Nintendo Life declares City of Brass, the Arabian Nights-inspired first-person rogue-lite adventure from the BioShock veterans at Uppercut Games, to be “one of the most entertaining roguelikes to swing onto Nintendo Switch.” In his 9/10 review, author Dom Reseigh-Lincoln heaped particular praise on the whip-centric combat: Read more…
In a round-up of role-playing games launching this month, Forbes’ Kevin Murnane shared the good word about Evoland: Legendary Edition release this week. Shiro Games’ journey through the history of action/adventure gaming, Evoland: Legendary Edition, is now available for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Read more…
Shacknews‘ Bill Lavoy awarded an 8/10 score in his review of System Era Softworks‘ Astroneer, the accessible interplanetary survival played by more than 2 million space explorers while in Early Access. Lavoy praised the final release’s co-op system that allows players to drop in and out Read more…
TouchArcade’s recent SwitchArcade round-up gives fans of roguelikes something to look forward to: City of Brass. The Arabian Nights-inspired first-person hack-and-lash adventure from the BioShock veterans at Uppercut Games is swinging onto Nintendo Switch February 8, 2019. Shaun Musgrave gave us a breakdown of Read more…
PlayStation LifeStyle’s Matthew Hayes shared the console release dates for Shiro Games’ Evoland Legendary Edition. The genre-shifting adventure game arrives on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One this week. Here’s PlayStation LifeStyle on what players can expect from this entertaining mash-up: Read more…
NintendoLife highlighted several new indie games in their Nindie Round Up, including JackQuest: The Tale of the Sword, the fast-paced fantasy action platformer from publisher Blowfish Studios and developer NX Games, giving it a solid “thumbs-up.” Nat Eker gives impressions on JackQuest’s feeling and Read more…
Fanbyte’s Eric Van Allen played WORLD OF HORROR, the unsettling cosmic horror retro RPG from Panstasz and Ysbryd Games, at PAX South 2019. Eric reports that WORLD OF HORROR is a memorable experience, marked by its creepy, distinct visuals and haunting music. Read more…
During PAX South, USgamer’s Mike Williams had the chance to play Fantasy Strike, an accessible 2.5D fighting game from Sirlin Games. Mike enjoyed its simple controls, low barrier to entry and empowering combos: I found Fantasy Strike to be a damned good fighting Read more…
VGChartz‘s William D’Angelo reported that Blowfish Studios’ upcoming console release of sci-fi mech action game War Tech Fighters rockets toward Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in Q2 2019. War Tech Fighters takes inspiration from both Japanese Anime and Hollywood blockbusters. Join the Read more…
Eurogamer’s Matt Wales ushered in gripping, goth news for Xbox fans: Salt and Sanctuary, Ska Studios‘ brutal hand-drawn 2D Soulslike platformer with over 900,000 downloads, brings forgotten cities and blood-soaked dungeons to Xbox One February 6, 2019. Matt laid out what Souls fans can expect from Read more…
