Mirthwood brought its first-ever playable demo to PAX West and solidified its place as a life and farming sim game worth watching.

Palms sweaty, pulse racing. The typical PAX West experience? Or the result of playing the demo for World of Horror?

As Long Gone Days approached its October release date, we talked with Lead Programmer Camilo Valderrama at PAX West.

X marks the spot, and Bilkins' Folly HITS the spot with its delightful treasure-hunting and puzzles.

Two crabs enter the arena... but only one can leave victorious. We talked with PLAYISM at PAX West about the absurd brawler Fight Crab 2.

Necrosoft Games Founder and Director Brandon Sheffield schooled us in all things Demonschool at PAX West 2023.

There's nothing prehistoric about Paleo Pines' fresh ideas, but the execution isn't always dino-mite.

Meet me in the liminal space of one reality-shifting El Paso motel.

At PAX West 2023, we drilled down into the Everdeep with Ysbryd Games Founder Brian Kwek, publisher for Everdeep Aurora.

When the game reaches its climax, and the emotional impact is at its peak, Stray Gods soars.

We had a long chat about the beautiful and layered platformer Animal Well with its solo developer, Billy Basso, at PAX West 2023.

Chants of Sennaar tasks you with puzzling out the intricacies of the human experience through languages learned from scratch.

Dropkick Navvy shows what survival actually entails: A lot of stumbling, talking to trees, and getting bonked on the head.

Greg Lobanov's "dream game" to make is our dream game to play. Find out what we learned at PAX West 2023 about Beastieball, coming in 2024.

The Gunbrella is the Best Weapon of 2023, THERE I SAID IT.

We went hands-on with Galactic Getaway's PAX West demo and chatted with Akrew CEO Daniel Luu about their Nookazon origins and debut game.

Eternights is visually striking, features stirring character arcs, and shows great talent. Even if in the end, I recommend it conditionally.

Metal Bringer has players use deep mech customization to craft Labors and Arms, then fight enemy hordes in a satisfying series of waves.

WHAT'S IN THE BOX? Peek inside for a look at Monstabox, which debuted publicly for the first time at Bitsummit 2023.

Decarnation's horror has Gloria slipping between a nightmarish reality and disturbing, fleshy dreams.