Route 59 Games‘ Necrobarista is one of the indie games that Eurogamer’s Johnny Chiodini says you need to have on your wishlist. He describes his experience at PAX West 2018 with the cinematic cel-shaded visual novel that takes place in a supernatural coffee house in magical modern-day Melbourne: As you have conversations in Read more…
Rock, Paper, Shotgun’s Alice O’Connor reported on Ysbryd Games‘ upcoming release N1RV ANN-A, the sequel to cyberpunk bartending RPG novel VA-11 HALL-A. Praising VA-11 HALL-A‘s original gameplay, where “drinkers respond differently to different drinks, sometimes shaping their moods and stories,” Alice mentioned the new game “will go down in Saint Alicia, where bartender Read more…
NintendoLife recently posted news about the release of Artifex Mundi‘s newest heartwarming adventure My Brother Rabbit. Explore an imaginative world dreamt up by a loving brother and his recently sick little sister inhabited by a friendly rabbit. Help the rabbit along his journey to make his friend flower recover from a Read more…
The Guadian‘s Oliver Holmes gushed about The Voxel Agents new release The Gardens Between, the adventure puzzle game in which players manipulate time to guide two best friends through a surreal world of mysterious garden islands. Calling it a “miniature meditative masterwork,” Oliver said the game is an “essential” for the “chill Read more…
PC Gamer’s James Davenport visited The Blackout Club at PAX West 2018, and played with Question co-founder and legendary game designer Jordan Thomas. Davenport shares his experience of investigating the town’s mysteries, and trying to survive the supernatural horror known as The Shape. The Shape will casually stroll from the biggest sinner to Read more…
Polygon’s Dante Douglas reported on how the upcoming launch of Killer Queen Black from Liquid Bit and BumbleBear Games is making Killer Queen Arcade players hopeful for a positive impact on the competitive scene. The addition of Killer Queen Black “could change the small but dedicated community forever,” says Douglas. Douglas also Read more…
In a recent VentureBeat review, Stephanie Chan praised Destination: Primus Vita, the episodic first-person space puzzler from Epsilon Games. Stephanie highlighted the game’s overall design and feel, stating “it looks and sounds terrific as you investigate your environment, solve puzzles, dash through mazes, and navigate short conversations with your colleagues and friends.” Read Read more…
VG247’s Sherif Saed reported on 3D Realms and Voidpoint’s use of old-school tech to create its new FPS, Ion Maiden. Powered by the Build Engine, the same tools that powered such classics as Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood, Ion Maiden looks like those games on the surface but is more capable under the Read more…
VG247’s Kirk McKeand interviewed Question Co-Founder Jordan Thomas about cooperative paranormal horror mystery The Blackout Club. In this long-form interview, McKeand explains that Thomas’s history with horror goes back a couple decades through games: “As well as creating the infamously unsettling Shalebridge Cradle level in Thief: Deadly Shadows, he is the designer responsible for Read more…
Sam Prell from GamesRadar+ wrote about 3D Realms’ and Voidpoint’s Ion Maiden using the same engine that powered Duke Nukem 3D. So what does a 2018 game built on 1996 code look like? Pretty damn cool, actually. This isn’t another modern game just trying to look the part of a retro Read more…