Video Game Previews

I feel like I’ve played a large number of word-based puzzle games, as there are just so many out there. LOK Digital, however, does something completely different, as you don’t actually need to know any words to solve this puzzle. You just…

Pine Hearts is an adorable adventure game where you play as Tyke, a young adult looking to re-discover some of his memories by visiting their quiet hometown in the mountains. It all starts  after you’ve gotten off your train, with quests…

Highschool is a hard time for any teenager. Pineapple: A Bittersweet Revenge takes a Reddit story about a highschooler and brings it to life. This story is one of revenge, of getting back at your bully, and about standing up for yourself —…

Cozy games, particularly ones with crafting aspects, are popping up more and more. This is great for me, personally, because these types of games are some of my favorite. Pieced Together is a cozy, scrapbooking puzzle game.  You play as…

Echo of the Waves is a stunning, puzzle-based adventure game set in a watercolor world. Playing as Zephyr, a cartographer-musician who is looking to discover this new place, you’ve got a lot of exploring to do and mysteries to solve.  Echo…

Willow Guard feels like it combines a bunch of different elements; an action RPG with deck building and a strong narrative drive, that takes you through a world where animals are the dominant, intelligent creatures and must survive against…

Built like a classic point and click adventure game, but with a new story, Wildwood Down is a funny, coming of age style story game about a bunch of teenagers on Spring Break! Making their way to Wildwood New Jersey, you play as Daniel, a…

Miniatures is an artistic, thoughtful anthology of four games that touch on childhood experiences with deeper, darker undertones. I've played through the two-part demo of Miniatures a couple of times now, each time spending maybe 20-25…

Wizdom Academy is a story-driven school-building game, where you need to take on a bunch of management roles to ensure your newly established wizarding school is successful, and that your students go on to live amazing lives outside of the…

If you are not familiar with Sokpop, they are a collective of game developers who create bite-sized, short experiences in small amounts of time. Recently, however, they started working on Grunn, which is a longer form game! This is quite…

Sorry, We're Closed takes the corridor crawling, limited ammo and puzzles of 90s survival horror and gives it a grungy, punk twist. There are a lot of people out there with very fond memories of the Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Parasite…

Dissecting Love is a narrative driven game that takes you through the relationship of two queer individuals, who are navigating their own issues while literally having an autopsy. It’s a strange look into a story, with so many little…

Roguelike shooters aren't the rarest combination these days, but Wild Bastards makes up for that with a great setting, quick showdowns and a really cool combat meta, all set in an intergalactic Wild-West drentched in neon. Wild Bastards is…

There is a lot lurking underwater, including a bunch of little baby crabs and a giant crab king if you are playing the game Crab God. This atmospheric, underwater strategy game has you trying to manage your gang of baby crabs to create an…

Ever want to simply cause a bit of mayhem?! I’ve played a few games where you take on the role of a cat destroying the house, but never where a dog messes up everything! Doggy Don’t Care is a puzzle game about a dog named Charley, who has…

Everdeep Aurora takes you to a world where meteors are currently raining down from the sky, forcing everyone to go underground if they want to survive. You are a little cat, called Aurora, who was taking a nap before this disaster. When you…

Despite its flaws, Relic Odyssey is an interesting FPS game that will definitely appeal to the more casual gamer, throwing out the high skill ceiling that more 'hardcore' games have to offer.

Renting in this day and age is a big challenge, but in Janet DeMornay Is A Slumlord (and a witch), you’ve not only got rental problems, but also some supernatural ones that you need to deal with! Your landlords, to the new place you and…

When it comes to cozy, relaxing games, there are plenty to choose from! I’m more of a cozy gamer myself, so when I saw Marble Meadows and read that it’s a “cozy, 3D platformer full of whimsy and wonder” I thought, wow! I get to be a little…

Mika and the Witch’s Mountain allows you to become a witch-in-training, however, as it starts you've just been pushed off the top of a mountain by a bigger witch, and now need to work as a delivery driver so that you can save up enough…