There are a lot of roguelikes out there, but one subgenre that’s been popping up recently is the Match-3 puzzle roguelike. Think Puzzle Quest, but with permadeath and different mechanics. If you’ve not played Puzzle Quest, then you can consider this a recommendation for that as well.
In the...
I don’t think it’s especially unreasonable to posit that if you’ve been a Dragon Age fan since the series started in 2009, the last ten years have not been easy. At all. With the previous game in BioWare’s ongoing RPG franchise, Dragon Age Inquisition, releasing back in 2014 and its...
If you are anything like us, the recent delay to Assassin's Creed Shadows - pushing it back to 2025 - has left a shuriken-shaped hole in our gaming schedule. After all, having to wait a few more months can feel like an eternity if you were really looking forward to the game, but never fear, the...
Sometimes all that is needed to make a great game is great gameplay. As demonstrated by early games like Pac-Man and Galaga, it’s often easy to forget - what with games becoming increasingly complex - how much fun pure, arcade-style gameplay can be. Enter KILL KNIGHT.
Doing away with almost...
Emerging from a team of developers at Atlus responsible for the legendary Persona JRPG series, Metaphor: ReFantazio is an all-new, tremendously promising genre effort that both embraces and iterates upon everything that made the Persona series so beloved in the first place.
With that in mind,...
If you yearn for the thrill of seafaring adventures and the power to summon mythical beasts like the Kraken, Rogue Waters is your ticket to pirate paradise. As its name suggests, Rogue Waters is a roguelike, but one with a heavier emphasis on story than a lot of others in the genre. You take...
The best indie games in October have a surprising lack of general Halloween vibes. That’s not a complaint, it’s just an observation, but you never know, maybe we will get jumpscared by a few shadow drops as the month progresses. In the meantime though, we’ve made a little list of some of the...
This blog article is a sponsored piece for The Last Plague: Blight
2024 may well go down as being the year of the survival game. There have been plenty of excellent genre options released this year, including the likes of Enshrouded, Nightingale, Bellwright, Core Keeper, Soulmask, and even...
Long before British developer Supermassive Games would scare the collective pants off of everybody with its Dark Pictures Anthology series, The Quarry and most recently its Dead by Daylight tie-in, The Casting of Frank Stone, it manifested Until Dawn into reality back in 2015. As we now sail past...
Elsie is a roguelike game that draws inspiration from the Mega Man series and adds a healthy dose of randomness and challenge. It's a tough game that requires patience and skill, however, for those willing to put in the effort, Elsie offers a deep, replayable experience with a wide variety of...
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is the next entry in the widely acclaimed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series and puts players into a world filled with danger, mutants, and strange anomalies that go against the very laws of physics. It’s a dangerous world, and with the previous entries so beloved by fans...
Get ready to slice through hordes of zombies with the best weapons in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster. This iconic survival horror game is back with a remastered edition, offering a fresh take on the original Dead Rising experience. So whether you're a seasoned player or new to the series, here are...
