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REVIEW: Let the bodies hit the floor - Prodeus is a bloody good time
Prodeus: Not for the squeamish, but definitely for fans of the boomer shooter genre.

Nate Hermanson
Jan 17, 20238 min read


REVIEW: Unwind with ToastieLabs' cozy new release WooLoop
Cozy gamers take note and add some color to your world.

Julie Cooper
Jan 8, 20236 min read


REVIEW: Sci-fi gem I Was A Teenage Exocolonist bears high stakes and teen angst
Teen life already means being a fish out of water...but being one of the first humans on an unfamiliar planet really raises the stakes, huh?

Julie Cooper
Nov 26, 20226 min read


REVIEW: Witch Strandings is a one-of-a-kind healing adventure
The only thing Witch Strandings has in common with Strange Scaffold's previous works is that it's like nothing you've ever played before.

Nate Hermanson
Oct 13, 20227 min read


REVIEW: The Fridge Is Red and the whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Six interrelated horror vignettes, a standoff with a fridge, and a spooky VHS filter. What could go wrong?

Nate Hermanson
Oct 3, 20226 min read


BitSummit 10 Developer Q&A: Arts and crafts + emotional journeys = Paper Trail
Coming soon: A handcrafted world-folding adventure. Read our Q&A with the developers of the paper-folding puzzler, Paper Trail.

Rincs
Oct 3, 20223 min read


REVIEW: Millennials are killing the restaurant industry—again!—in 4-player co-op thrill PlateUp!
Alton Brown, eat your heart out. There's a new source of chaotic and competitive cooking entering the arena: PlateUp!

Julie Cooper
Oct 1, 20226 min read


BitSummit 10 Developer Q&A: Escape an adorable underworld with friends in co-op Hell Hell
When they made the phrase "cute as hell" they were definitely talking about Monoryllis' rainbow-hued rendition.
Green
Sep 30, 20223 min read


REVIEW: Jack Move's comfortably compact cyber-RPG experience proves less is more
Scamming corporations for a living? It ain't much, but it's honest work.

Nate Hermanson
Sep 29, 20226 min read


BitSummit 10 Developer Q&A: Grapple with deforestation in Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
Gibbon: Beyond the Trees is a game with a message, pairing a smooth and vibrant adventure with a real-life glimpse at an endangered species.
Green
Sep 26, 20224 min read


BitSummit 10 Developer Q&A: Kingblade Games instructs Do Not Buy This Game... but we say go for it
The developer says Do Not Buy This Game. But between you and me, I won't tell anybody if you do.
Green
Sep 23, 20223 min read


REVIEW: Return to Monkey Island proves that going back can be a hard but rewarding thing
Those aren't tears on my face, matey. It's just mist from all this seafarin'. ARGH.

Nate Hermanson
Sep 22, 202210 min read


REVIEW: Meditate on a few iffy decisions in Retreat to Enen
Maybe we're not cut out for meditation. Maybe Head West's Retreat to Enen wasn't cut out to be a survival game. Who's to say?

Nate Hermanson
Sep 20, 20229 min read


BitSummit 10 Developer Q&A: Type your way into surreal visuals in Mindhack
First-time game developers, VODKAdemo?, are bringing a fascinating visual novel with typing game mechanics in upcoming release, Mindhack.
Green
Sep 19, 20222 min read


REVIEW: Shuffle the deck against your foes in the witty and wily Card Shark
Nerial has gaming's equivalent of a pair of aces in Card Shark — and I wouldn't even mind if they'd cheated to get this winning hand.

Nate Hermanson
Sep 17, 20226 min read


REVIEW: Lord Winklebottom Investigates is a proper point-and-click murder mystery, old chap
Have a nice, short point and click adventure with your morning cuppa.

Nate Hermanson
Sep 14, 20226 min read


REVIEW: Tactically confront the horrors of war in Symphony of War
Symphony of War takes familiar tactical RPG action to darker places with mechanically sound gameplay and a great well thought-out story.

Nate Hermanson
Sep 6, 20226 min read


REVIEW: Half Mermaid haunts and humanizes the creative process with IMMORTALITY
IMMORTALITY is unlike anything we've ever played. Sam Barlow and Half Mermaid have crafted a narrative for the ages in this epic mystery.

Nate Hermanson
Aug 30, 202211 min read


REVIEW: Escape Academy bemuses and bewilders beautifully
Escape from your problems... in style. Coin Crew's Escape Academy delivers the education we want, need, and deserve.

Nate Hermanson
Jul 13, 20227 min read


REVIEW: Tribute Games nails it again with TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
Cowabunga, dude! Tribute Games' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is a smash hit with big 90s energy and no quarters needed.

Nate Hermanson
Jun 16, 20227 min read
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