Reviews

I adore rhythm games. The satisfaction of getting a perfect rhythm in Crypt of the Necrodancer or solving the Mermaid Puzzle in Stardew Valley is a delight few games can replicate. And yet, while their gratifying gameplay feels and sounds terrific, Rhythm games are usually very solitary, single-player experiences that are hard to share or […]

Love may be the most beautiful thing in the world, but when things go sour, it can get pretty messy, to say the least. Whether you are someone who tries to find comfort in a gallon tub of ice cream after a breakup, someone who parties to distract from the heartache, or someone who laments

Since its release in 2015, I have spent hours on Cities: Skylines. I brew an herbal tea, load up the game, and put on a true crime podcast in the background for a real self-care relaxation session. Whatever works, right?! It is a game I love and come back to time and time again. So, of course,

You’ve probably already heard about My Time at Portia; it’s a pretty popular indie farming game made by Pathea Games, but what you might not know is that it has a successor called My Time at Sandrock. This game has been in early access for a long time and just recently got its 1.0 release,

Truly innovative puzzle games don’t come around too often, though, in the early 2010s, the genre seemed to be going through somewhat of a renaissance. 2011’s Portal 2 revitalized the perfect mix of puzzling and story the Point-and-Click genre had birthed a decade before, and indie titles like Braid a few years earlier and FEZ a

The art of climbing. It’s something that pretty much every single human being has some sort of experience doing. Whether you are someone who knows their Carabiners from their Prism descenders, or you’re someone like me who was notorious as a child on the local birthday party circuit for clambering on Bouncy Castles and causing

At the Summer Games Fest this year, there were quite a few unique, standout titles, but one that particularly caught my eye was shown off at the Xbox showcase, a striking, hand-drawn, and western-themed Metroidvania taking place entirely within the constraints of motorbike controls, called Laika: Aged Through Blood. Despite how cool it looked, I

If you’re someone who plays a bunch of multiplayer games with your friends and family, you’ve definitely heard of the Jackbox Party Pack series before. It’s a series consisting of compilations of five smaller games to make a well-rounded package of fun times that can be played with around 1-8 players or, in some cases,

This one wasn’t on my radar until JT mentioned it during an episode of the Indie Game Culture Podcast. As soon as I saw the screenshots, I knew I had to play it, so I went straight to the Nintendo Store to pre-order it. A Tiny Sticker Tale promised to be a short and cozy

Isometric bullet hells are a riot. From slaying unholy amalgamations of your mother in The Binding of Issac to leveling theological monstrosities in Cult of the Lamb, I adore their almost hellish creativity and lovingly horrific charm. And yet, while I’ve sunk a lifetime into games like Hades, their repetitive reputation as roguelikes can grow