Tales from Windy Meadow — A community-centered visual novel
The world-building in the story is flawless thanks to the game’s keen interest in community and attention to detail.
Tied Escape: The Curse of Cortez should be an escape room
Tied Escape: The Curse of Cortez starts with you and a friend each tied to chairs and to each other. You need to work together to hit the correct buttons to escape… err.. well, get the fastest time. While at GDC, I spent some time playing…
X-Morph Defense — Dark side of the moon
Nintendo Switch owners are already spoiled for choice when it comes to high quality twin stick shooters, not to mention games with a strategic focus. It’s rare for a game to merge strategy and action as seamlessly as X-Morph: Defense does,…
Plünge is clogged with plumbing-themed mini-games
Sometimes, fast paced mini-games need a theme to string them together. In Plünge, that theme is plumbing. Playing head to head against another player in order to make a plummer fall in-love with you, Plünge was designed to be played using…
Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra — Will your works stand the test of time
A reflective review of Michael Kiesling's game: Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra.
How my dad feels about Official Mortal Kombat Klassic merchandise
If you’re following my Twitter, you’ll know that I am in America for a bit, hanging out with my dad. My dad doesn’t really understand the internet, doesn’t know much about what I do, and lives in a very small town — he doesn’t have a…
Art and Soul — Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles is an important example of leaning on your art design. The vibrant open fantasy world in Yonder dabbles in magic here and there, but most of the magic is found through discovery and exploration.
Airheart: A Tale of Broken Wings challenges you to crest above the clouds
Rise, fish, fight, feint, dive, and repeat. You are a fledgling pilot, inching ever closer to a mythical sky whale to fulfil a dream your father always had for you. In Airheart: A Tale of Broken Wings, each flight is a battle to survive so…
Resident Evil 2: The Board Game — Dark matters
Resident Evil 2 takes some of the most-loved aspects of the digital original and translates them onto the tabletop.
Wooden Nickel sees you living through newspapers in the wild west
Wooden Nickel, by the developers of Burly Men at Sea, takes you into a simplistic looking wild west, where you can explore loads of strange adventures. This narrative adventure puts you in the shoes of a traveller, looking to explore the…