Jason Coles, Author at Green Man Gaming Blog

Jason Coles

Jason likes to focus on roguelikes and co-op games; in a dream world he'd make a living writing about Dark Souls. As well as being a writer he also does personal training and accounting and can occasionally be seen on other people's streams. Being a big fan of fluffy things means he has two cats, both of whom refuse to let him sleep, but at least they are cute.

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The Best Indie Stealth Games

September 20th, 2023 Jason Coles

The best stealth games are the ones that let you live out your sneaky dreams, and probably save scum your way to victory. Carefully plotting and planning the perfect route is something that Assassin’s Creed games sometimes let you do, but the indie stealth scene is a lot more varied. We’ve got...

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The Best Indie FPS Games

September 20th, 2023 Jason Coles

The best first-person shooters aren’t always the ones that you’ve heard of. There are loads of lists out there with games filled to the brim with games like Call of Duty and Battlefield, but you already know all of those. So, what if we took a look at the more indie side of things and listed...

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Shoulders of Giants is an incredible roguelike where you're a frog on a mech

September 20th, 2023 Jason Coles

The roguelike field is overflowing with truly excellent games, so it can be hard to stand out. Well, what if you played as a frog that stood on top of a giant mech with a sword? That’s the core premise of Shoulders of Giants, and even if that’s all the game did right, we’d be tempted to talk...

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Superliminal Will Bend Your Brain Into New Shapes

September 20th, 2023 Jason Coles

Puzzle games come in a lot of forms. There are things like match-3 puzzles, mazes, word puzzles, and more. Some of the best puzzle games are the ones that play with your expectations though, and Superliminal won’t just play with them; it’ll ruin them forever with its unusual blend of...

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Orx is a tactical roguelike tower defence game filled with cool power ups and interesting decisions

September 20th, 2023 Jason Coles

Orx is a roguelike tower defence game where, instead of just building towers, you build up a whole city in each level. Each level has you placing cards down to change the way your city evolves; sometimes those will be roads that will help you generate money, sometimes they’ll be a military camp...

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Indie Game Roundup - September 2023

August 31st, 2023 Jason Coles

The best indie games coming in September are going to gently ease you into the Autumnal months and into a warm embrace. Summer is setting now, if you actually had one this year, and sure, it’s unseasonably warm basically everywhere in the world right now, but why worry about that when you could...

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Videoverse Is A Touching Throwback To The Internet's Early Days

August 18th, 2023 Jason Coles

The internet has changed a lot since its inception, but those who are around the age of 30 will know this better than most. Long gone are the days of haunting forums or updating your MSN Messenger status with whatever edgy lyrics took your fancy on the day. There’s no denying that things have...

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Lunacid Is A FromSoftware Throwback Like You Wouldn't Believe

August 18th, 2023 Jason Coles

When you mention FromSoftware, everyone automatically jumps to Dark Souls, or maybe Elden Ring now, given how monstrously popular that game was. However, before they started Soulslikes, they made a variety of other games. While I’d love to turn this into an article about Lost Kingdoms, I’ve...

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Mothergunship Turns You Into A Running And Gunning One-Person-Army

August 18th, 2023 Jason Coles

Mothergunship is a bullet-hell FPS game where you get to create your own guns out of different component parts. It plays a bit like Doom, with you being able to run about at high speeds and hop around as you shoot at things, and while the gameplay is genuinely enjoyable, the joy of the game comes...

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Best Indie Cyberpunk Games To Prepare You For Robocop: Rogue City

August 10th, 2023 Jason Coles

The best cyberpunk games let you fight back against the evils of capitalism, enjoy the neon sights, and hopefully get some cool robot limbs or something. It’s basically what a rebellion nowadays would be like in the real world, but with the bonus of having useful robotic parts, instead of just...

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Best Indie Space Games To Play Before Starfield

August 10th, 2023 Jason Coles

The best space exploration games are the ones that inspire wonder. It’s not necessarily about going into space itself, it’s more about the feeling of awe that such a thing would cause. That feeling that you’re seeing something genuinely otherworldly, and it’s a feeling that a lot of people...

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Indie Game Roundup - August 2023

August 4th, 2023 Jason Coles

August is somehow one of the most offensively stacked months of the year for indie games, and it’s almost a bit much. Seriously, could we all just chill out a little bit? How on Earth is anyone meant to actually find time to play all of these incredible indie games? We do this for a living, and...