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Tearing down the walls: the generational gap of Broforce
Some of you might need to shave again. After gestating in the womb of Early Access for seemingly an eternity, Broforce finally made its glorious, testosterone-fueled debut last month. I’ve mostly...
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Even more games for the entry level player
Did I crop this image to fit the size limit, or to make fun of 90’s Rob Liefeld? You decide! A little something before my last round of picks: I can’t recommend games I haven’t personally tried out...
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Arabela: for once, I‘m not buying IAP-free
Under most circumstances, excessive IAP and pay-to-win elements can totally destroy a great game, and we have come across many of those games. But my encounter with a gorgeous puzzler proves nothing...
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I Wanna Be A Hero: a groovy attempt at a minimalist action rogue-like
As existing genres of games are pretty much fully exploited, devs are actively looking into more possibilities of cross-genre games. I Wanna Be A Hero is a pixel-packed action rogue-like game...
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Paranormal Prototype: Sylvio 2 and horror in daylight
First person horror title Sylvio came out in June of 2015, and when we reviewed it, we found it to have a very different take on how most modern games handle scares. The plot of Sylvio revolved around...
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Runestone Keeper: just one more tap
About half a year ago, I had a taste of a game called Runestone Keeper at the IndiePlay party. Due to how short my playthrough was, I wasn’t awfully impressed by the game. But after having a full...
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You Must Build A Boat: in-depth RPG under a matching-three facade
Ah, it looks like a running game. What? Why am I playing a matching puzzler? Wait, this is how a RPGworks, isn’t it?! That was basically my psychological progression when I played You Must Build A...
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Undertale is as clever as it is compassionate
Goatmom knows what’s best for you. I spent the first week of 2016 trying to catch up on all the good stuff I missed in 2015. The first half was spent on the truly excellent Tales From The Borderlands,...
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Underwater Woes: Adoflish is a platformer sans platforms
Playing Super Mario Bros. on my cousin’s bootleg Nintendo is one of my first gaming memories. Ever since then, I have adored platformers. I have played quite a few of them over the years, and each of...
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Kumoon Ballistic is surfing on the tide of VR
On January 7th, all of the industry’s eyes focused on the opening launch of Oculus Rift pre-orders. Though the price of $599 doesn’t look too friendly to regular customers, the first batch to ship...
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Feel the depths of despair in Buried
In my longstanding quest for the perfect horror film, I’ve found movies ranging from the excellent and the underrated to the awful and the baffling. I’ve always favored the supernatural, particularly...
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Simple Spy: a maddening minimalist platformer (that I love)
Every so often you find a game so infuriating that you can’t put it down. Like an Adderalled-out freshman the night before finals, your mind has one focus and one focus alone: take down that monster...
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Be the bacon of hope in hammy RPG Pigsodus!
Bah, Ram, Y-Wait you’re not sheep. A few months ago, I would have said that sidescrolling indies are something we’ve probably seen a little too much of. They’ve all had a hard time sticking well into...
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Cube Saga Run is a fun, simple, and surprising puzzler
Once upon a time, in a land of bright colors and geometric shapes, there was a brave little red cube. Its sole purpose was to survive each dangerous level in its quest to get to the other side of the...
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Solstice: True Winter is coming
Solstice is the kind of game you set aside time for, settle down in a comfortable chair on a quiet afternoon, and engross yourself in. It reminds me of a classic Sherlock Holmes mystery but in a...
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Désiré and bleak indifference in modern society
(Warning: there will be some minor SPOILERS in this article) For about fifteen minutes and for perhaps the first time, my Americanness failed me in a video game. About a third of the way through...
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Bulb Boy is a weird, creepy, dark, gross, fun adventure
I never thought the day would come when I could tell people that I fought against my own poop and that it was pretty fun. This is just one of the monsters you will encounter in Bulb Boy, a 2D...
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Add color to the world in charming puzzler re:color
Now that I’ve had a chance to play the demo for re:color, I’m kicking myself for judging a book by its cover. I had initially shrugged at their vague trailer video showing a simple path drawing game...
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VA-11 HALL-A might be the best game I’ve played all year
Well hell-ooooo bartender. If I could get away with writing “VA-11 HALL-A by Venezuelan developers Sukeban Games is a damn good game, guys” and leave it at that, I would. Unfortunately, it would...
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“Mediocrity doesn’t take you very far:” Blyss devs speak on what drives them
I’ve never been that big a fan of puzzle games, but in all honesty, it’s only because I suck at them. The last puzzle game I was any good at was Tetris, and that was back in my school days. Since...
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