Bleeding Cool’s Gavin Sheehan highlights 9 Years of Shadows, the radiant pixel art Metroidvania from developer Halberd Studios and publisher Freedom Games, releasing on November 14th, 2022. A once-prosperous land now shrouded in darkness, cursed to live in a colorless exile of monochromatic blacks and whites. Raise a massive halberd Read more…
Pure Nintendo’s Roger Reichardt leaves a rhythmic review of Kokoro Clover Season 1, the 2D platformer inspired by Japanese Sunday morning cartoons from developer Hikoteru and publisher Phoenixx. Kokoro Clover Season 1 is available now on PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch as well. “The charming anime-inspired platformer is perfect Read more…
Dread XP’s Jackson Wery heralds the coming of the second Early Access update for GRAVEN, the dark-fantasy action-adventure FPS co-published by 3D Realms and Fulqrum Publishing and developed by Slipgate Ironworks™. GRAVEN is currently available on PC via Steam, Epic Gams Store, and GOG, and will later launch on PlayStation Read more…
Katherine Castle at Rock Paper Shotgun double-jumps to give high praise for LUCID, the crystal-hopping adventure platformer by Eric Manahan of The Matte Black Studio and published by Apogee Entertainment, and shared its 2024 release window while recalling a behind-closed-doors preview at PAX East 2022. When I first saw Lucid Read more…
The team at TechRaptor attended this year’s PAX West and compiled a list of 13 of the most tremendous titles on display. Their list includes Ysbryd Games’ and Necrosoft Games’ Demonschool, the school-life tactics RPG with hints of Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, and Italian horror cinema. The combat somehow manages Read more…
CNET shared the 8 standout games from PAX West 2022, including the mid-20th century interactive novel Varney Lake and Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly, the next chapter in this heartfelt and cozy indie title. The technology-focused publication had this to say after getting hands-on with both titles: As Read more…
Ryan Dinsdale of IGN suits up to share the slimy details of the upcoming release of Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, the 4v1 hunt or haunt asymmetrical multiplayer game from IllFonic, set to release October 18th to PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via the Epic Games Store. Read more…
TechRaptor’s Samantha Plaisance has you covered with the dates for Whateverland, the hand-drawn, point-and-click adventure game from Caligari Games. This Tim Burton-inspired puzzle journey will have you in the Halloween spirit in no time, coming to Windows PC via Steam, GOG, and Itch.io on Thursday, September 15, 2022. The game Read more…
Game Skinny’s Jonathan Moore experiences peace and serenity in Retreat To Enen, the tranquil survival game from developer Head West and publisher Freedom Games. The world as humans know it has fallen, years of war, socioeconomic calamity, and disastrous climate changes have pushed humans to the edge of extinction. However, Read more…
Bleeding Cool’s Gavin Sheehan grabs a front-row seat for indie developer Tuatara Games’ Bare Butt Boxing, and discovers just how zany intergalactic, physics-based boxing can get. The comically chaotic multiplayer brawler will enter the ring via Steam Early Access in Q4 2022 If you haven’t had a chance to check the Read more…