Rock Paper Shotgun’s Rachel Watts gets her spine chilled during her time at PAX East with WORLD OF HORROR, the unsettling cosmic horror retro RPG coming to PC, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4/5 later this year from developer panstasz and publisher Ysbryd Games. “World Of Horror is a 1-bit horror Read more…
Softpedia’s Andrei Dumitrescu had a devilishly good time escaping Hell Of An Office, the satanic speedrunning first-person platformer from developer 43 Studios and publisher Joystick Ventures, available now via Steam Early Access. “A quick dash gets me to the next platform. While in the air, I launch one rocket from Read more…
TechRaptor’s Austin Suther goes into Turbo Time with their latest preview of Turbo Overkill: Episode 2, the critically acclaimed, hyper-fast-paced cyberpunk boomer shooter by Apogee Entertainment and developer Trigger Happy Interactive. Currently available now on PC via Steam Early Access. “What was already a fantastic Early Access title turns into 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…
Hardcore Gamer previewed 30XX, the sequel to developer Batterystaple Games’ 20XX, the co-op roguelike platformer enjoyed by more than 200,000 players, and says it “shows great promise.” Author Jeremy Peeples talks about how the sequel sets itself apart from its predecessor in more than just its new hi-bit art style: Enemy variety has been Read more…
30XX, the megaroguelike from Batterystaple Games, was “perhaps, the best game [Marshall Honorof from Tom’s Guide] played at PAX East 2020.” Right from the first moment, the gameplay was pure Mega Man-style fun. We made our way through the stage, running, jumping and dashing our way past obstacles, as well as shooting enemies or Read more…
Hardcore Gamer’s Jason Bohn felt like a hero dashing through the cyberpunk streets of Ghostrunner at PAX South 2020. The first-person cyber-punk parkour action game from developers 3D Realms, One More Level, Slipgate Ironworks™ and publisher All In! Games, showed off an action-packed demo at the show featuring the main wall-running and quick-paced sword Read more…
Pocket Gamer’s Dave Aubrey previewed MADFINGER Games‘ most recent addition to the long running Shadowgun series – Shadowgun War Games. The PVP focused gameplay impressed with intense, hero-driven 5v5 battles diverting from the traditionally single-player focused franchise. Combining familiar and original aspects of fast-paced team multiplayer shooters, Shadowgun War Games looks Read more…
Destructoid walked away “very impressed” by WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, a dark fantasy horror FPS powered by the original Quake engine from 1C Entertainment and 3D Realms in collaboration with developer KillPixel. Author Peter Glagowski discusses how the game carves out its own style in his preview from PAX East: Quake was all about tight corridors and reckless abandon, but Wrath is about open Read more…
Darren Nakamura of Destructoid got the opportunity to preview Tasharen Entertainment’s Windward at PAX East. He says that “time melted away” as he explored the open ocean and completed missions as a seafaring merchant, all the while keeping a close lookout for pirates. To read the full article, visit http://www.destructoid.com/it-s-easy-to-zone-out-in-the-high-seas-of-windward-289081.phtml