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A Hat in Time Announcement Set for August 20

by Brandon Lyttle on August 17, 2018 with 0

A few days ago Gears For Breakfast, the developers of indie game A Hat in Time teased a “special announcement” on Twitter on August 13. We have a special announcement for A HAT IN TIME that will air in time…
Indie News Rainswept Developer Armaan Sandhu’s Q&A with Indie Ranger

by Travis LeFevre on August 12, 2018 with 0

Releasing in January 2019, Rainswept is a murder mystery set in a small town of Pineview. The town i...
Indie News Freedom Planet Hits the Nintendo Switch on August 30

by Brandon Lyttle on August 11, 2018 with 0

Announced at E3 just this year, the Nintendo Switch port of Freedom Planet had been given an officia...
Indie News Less is More: A Look at Unturned

by Travis LeFevre on July 23, 2018 with 0

Sometimes, the simplest of games can become a phenomenon. For Nelson Sexton, the founder of Smartly ...
Indie News From Mods to Metroidvania: David Münnich of SupraGames

by Travis LeFevre on July 9, 2018 with 0

Metroidvanias are a popular subgenre of video game – and it’s pretty clear to see why. When done...

Opinion

Why Valve’s Laziness Only Hu...

by Ali Abdullah on August 19, 2018 with 0

It is no secret that Steam’s Marketplace has taken a dive in recent years. It has gone from tech demos being sold to games with no executable file, so you can’t even open the game. There was a time, though,…
Opinion

The Long Dark Is A True Survival G...

by Mark Filipov on August 17, 2018 with 1

Over the years, there seems to have been a shift in what a survival game is. Not horror-survival or any other subcategory of survival, but rather a true survival game. These types of games used to be about — you guessed it — survival….
Lists Opinion

8 Indie Characters Who Should Be I...

by Brandon Lyttle on August 10, 2018 with 0

Crossover games have long been a staple of big developers to introduce fans to new game series and to celebrate the range of characters that have enjoyed success on their systems. But it’s only recently that Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros….
Opinion

No Man’s Sky Underpins the Impor...

by Andrew McAtominey on July 31, 2018 with 0

When No Man’s Sky launched in 2016, it did so to little fanfare. Years of E3 demos, interviews, and even late-night talk show appearances had put gamers into a state of anticipation that matched the likes of Half-Life 3. Unfortunately,…

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Nintendo Switch
Semblance Review: Solid Gameplay In A Squishy World

by Andrew McAtominey on August 18, 2018 with 0

Semblance is an indie puzzle-platformer with an adorable squishy character, a uniquely squishy world and creatively squishy puzzles. Dropped in without much preamble, you’ll find the game has a rather simple structure. There are three worlds: Cuddly, Swamp and Snowy,…
Early Access Daemonical Review: The Devil’s In The Details

by Brandon Lyttle on August 15, 2018 with 0

A dark forest, scattered objectives and a bloodthirsty killer; this is the tried and true formula fo...
Homebrew Games Tanglewood Review: A Fox On The Run

by Travis LeFevre on August 14, 2018 with 0

Tanglewood feels like an old classic for a new age. Having been developed solely on equipment from t...
PC Magicat Review: Catnip & Cantrips

by Brandon Lyttle on August 13, 2018 with 0

Magicat follows the adventure of a magical cat seeking to reclaim a powerful crystal that has been s...
PC FAR: Lone Sails Review: A Bleak and Beautiful Journey

by Billy Burk on August 6, 2018 with 0

FAR: Lone Sails is a work of art. Developed by Okomotive and published by Mixtvision, it was release...
PC Marble Skies Review: More Marbles, More Madness

by Brandon Lyttle on August 4, 2018 with 0

Marble Skies is a breakout game from developer Birdwall Games, released for PC. The game is a simple...
PC Ancestors Legacy Review: Brutal Medieval Warfare

by Ali Abdullah on August 2, 2018 with 0

Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based strategy game developed by Destructive Creations. There are four p...