CGMagazine’s Dayna Eileen playfully paws through gameplay of Cat Cafe Manager, the charming restaurant management and feline adoption sim from developer Roost Games and publisher Freedom Games. Cat Cafe Manager is legitimately one of my favourite games right now. It has everything popular mobile simulators do, except now I can Read more…
Game Informer’s Wesley LeBlanc joins the fight with Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising‘s release date announcement on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. The fast-paced 2.5D action RPG with town-upgrading elements serving as a companion prequel game to the upcoming Hundred Heroes from publisher 505 Games, launches on PlayStation 5|4, Xbox Series X|S and Read more…
Roguelikes come in all shapes and sizes. The subgenre casts a wide net, tying together varied aesthetics, systems, and camera perspectives under the unifying banner of random-generation and challenging gameplay that often means starting over upon dying. 30XX, the follow-up to the acclaimed, best-selling Megaroguelike action-platformer 20XX from developer Battlestaple Read more…
Eurogamer’s Martin Robinson interviewed James Closs, developer of Jetboard Joust, a joyous fusion of classic arcade shoot-’em-ups and modern roguelikes from publisher Freedom! Games and developer BitBull, out now on Steam for PC and coming in 2021 for Nintendo Switch. Jetboard Joust picks up from its predecessor, with its core Read more…
For a certain section of gamers, coin-munching arcades and cumbersome plastic joysticks are sewn into the fabric of the medium. Flashing lights and pixelated characters define countless hours playing titles on systems and cabinets most people are familiar with only in passing. But for those that remember, a new wave Read more…
Rock Paper Shotgun has some steaming hot news: Necrobarista, the cinematic cel-shaded visual novel from Route 59 Games, pours onto Steam for Windows PC on July 22, 2020. Author Lauren Morton sets the stage for what to expect from this tale of death and decaf: You play as local barista Maddy Xiāo, incidental brewer Read more…
Android Police’s Matthew Sholtz called in a new game release on Android devices. Evolution: Education Edition, the turn-based strategy game of adaptation from North Star Digital Studios, is now available for iPads, Chromebooks, and PC via the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and Microsoft Store. Refined for educators and students alike, Evolution: Read more…
UploadVR’s Jamie Feltham explored the dreamlike landscape of Paper Beast, the poetic journey through a blossoming virtual world by renowned game designer Eric Chahi (Another World, From Dust), in a glowing review. Amidst its sandy valleys, snowy peaks, and eccentric wildlife, Jamie found a VR adventure nothing short of miraculous: With Read more…
Polygon’s Jenna Stoeber faced dozens of frightful encounters in WORLD OF HORROR, the unsettling cosmic horror RPG from panstasz and Ysbryd Games. The anxiety-inducing encounters and macabre monsters evoked classic choose-your-own-adventure stories and compelled her to chase the terrors: From creepy kitchens and classrooms to eerie people asking for help, these Read more…
Shacknews’ Riley Little delivered the news comic publisher Valiant has teamed up with game developer and publisher Blowfish Studios. The partnership is Valiant Comics’ first foray into the world of video games, with Blowfish Studios lending their game-making expertise to develop multiple titles based on Valiant’s superhero properties. Little noted that the move into games was Read more…