Tag: Indie Game
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Gloomwood: Thief is Dead – PC Early Access Preview
It is dark in the hole you find yourself, a darkness so black you could be floating. The blackness is tinged with rusty iron reds and waterlogged muddy blues and greys. Prisoners’ screams echo around you. “Get to the lighthouse”, a voice tells you, and the door opens. You’re free for now; welcome to the…
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Restless Soul: Dad Joke Adventure – PC Review
For all the death we gamers partake in, it often remains a difficult topic to discuss. I can’t help but think of those passionate moments clinging to the last bit of HP. It’s funny how insignificant those clutch moments feel compared to real-life experiences. Regardless of your familiarity with the subject, death has a habit…
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Justice Sucks: Tactical Vacuum Action – PS5 Review
What if Solid Snake was a Roomba? Or maybe if Macaulay Culkin, rather than being a cute trap-setting kid, was a cute, murderous, trap-setting vacuum cleaner? Well, Justice Sucks is here to answer those questions. Spoiler alert: it answers these questions really really well! “Justice Sucks plays out in a very accessible isometric perspective, allowing…
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Railbound: Ticket to Puzzle – PC Review
I have been on a train-game kick these last couple of months, but it is not a city builder this time. Instead, it is a logic-based puzzler in the vein of pipe routing games, well, without the pipes. Despite the ‘difficult’ tag on steam, I found Railbound to be a relaxing casual experience full of…
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ANNO: Mutationem: Beautiful Cyber Pixels – Switch Review
Not going to lie, but I am a sucker for a sleek cyberpunk aesthetic, a dystopian world filled with neon-lit streets and futuristic gadgets. This is exactly the vibe that ANNO: Mutanionem emitted when I set my sight on it for the first time. It was previously released on PC and PlayStation consoles back in…
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Digital Nightmares: This is Not About Porky’s Revenge
Will Dan or Max gain some ground this week, or will Jasmine sweep another week? This time Dan, Jasmine (in spirit), and Max try to persuade Erik to play a reverse mystery game, a woodblock-styled comedy-horror game, or enter the backrooms for a spell. Prepare for unnecessary tangents, game recommendations, and which game Erik chooses…
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Madville+: A Masterfully Visceral Arena Shooter – PC Review
Back when I was in secondary school – high school for you Americans – I played a lot of browser games with my friends. My all-time favourite was Boxhead, a simple action game about defending your base against hordes of demons. It was gory, action-packed and filled to the brim with customisation. Its simplicity also…
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Cult of the Lamb: Cute But Deadly – PC Review
I’m always a sucker for great art direction and animation style, especially when it comes to indie games. So when I first laid eyes on Cult of the Lamb after excellent marketing from Devolver Digital, I knew I was in for a treat with this creepy but cute gem. Massive Monster’s newest project, Cult of…
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Please, Touch The Artwork: Pure Puzzle Genius – Switch Review
When I was fourteen I was taken on a school trip to an art gallery. The function of the trip was to teach us to appreciate art and come to terms with how it made us feel. Of course, being fourteen, I pretended I cared little for what was on display. However, deep down, I…
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RITE: A Meticulously Crafted Platformer – Switch Review
As a video game journalist, it’s often beneficial to pretend you’re awesome at video games. Of course, there’s nothing about being a video game journalist that qualifies you to be a great “gamer”. Nor is there really anything about being a great “gamer” that qualifies you to be a great games journalist. However, in this…
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Rollerdrome: Making Extreme Sports More Extreme – PC Review
Following up this year’s excellent 2.5D skater OlliOlli World, Roll7 and publisher Private division are back at it again with the chaotic third-person shooter Rollerdrome. Heavily inspired by late 70s and early 80s sci-fi trashy dystopias, Rollerdrome is a fight to the death on rollerskates. It doesn’t reach the flow state heights of OlliOlli World…
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Thymesia: Plagued With Fun – PC Review
One thing I find fascinating about the Soulslike subgenre is the full circle it represents in gaming culture. While inclusivity is absolutely necessary for this industry, gaming continues to deliver punishing experiences. Much of my childhood was spent in front of various arcade machines. As such, I quickly learned that skill was often rewarded. This…