There are some pretty complex gaming formats within the indie scene. We have been tasked with exploring pocket solar systems in The Outer Wilds. We’ve pushed our little brains to their limits to break down the inception-like puzzles within Coocon, and we’ve had to master various card-based systems to conquer titles like Inscryption and Slay […]
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Fans of the challenging roguelike Dead Cells can look forward to its release on Netflix, with all DLC packs freely included, this October 31st. For those who haven’t had a chance to try it, Dead Cells is a 2D roguelike Metroidvania where you play as a slime-headed warrior on a quest to slay the king
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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
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If you happen to be a game developer, or at least take a passing interest in game development, you’ll know that creating a successful game is a pretty hard thing to do. You need to establish a killer gameplay loop, create a world worth exploring, craft a series of deep and nuanced characters, and, most
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A few times every year, Steam has an event for all the PC gamers who want to try many different up-and-coming games, mostly indie titles that need to get their name out there and are launching soon called Steam Next Fest. Naturally, it’s that time of the year again, and Next Fest 2023 starts back
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As gamers, we like to think that the developers of our favorite franchises and hotly anticipated titles have our best interests at heart. We want to believe that developers will always include the features that fans have been crying out for since the last release, and we wholeheartedly expect them to give it their all
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When we think of indie development, we usually think of the long process of taking an idea and molding it into a fully formed title. However, before you can do that, you need a concept worth molding into a full release in the first place. It all starts with a spark, a gimmick, a joke
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There are a ton of household names that just roll off the tongue when discussing the characters within the AAA scene. Kratos, Lara Croft, Master Chief, Cloud Strife. I could spend all day naming elite gaming characters, and I would imagine you would nod your head as I did, mumbling, ‘Know that one, and that
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When you think of top-down shooters, you probably think of Hotline Miami, Enter the Gungeon, or a similarly high-energy game. However, Sobaka Studio has shown a trailer for their new game aiming to tweak the formula called Remedium. This new project tries to mix the gunplay in these games with an aesthetic that looks at
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For the longest time, I had a bit of a strained relationship with the top-down RPG genre, or more specifically, isometric RPGs. There was something so alien about them that made me shy away from their often meticulously crafted worlds. Whether it was the density of the systems on offer in games like Fallout 2,
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