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I didn’t know Mothmen 1966 would be a horror game before I played it. Unlike most modern horror games that emphasise slasher-style visual horror, Mothmen is a homage to something more old-school. The game’s writing emulates 1960s pulp fiction, and its presentation is akin to early 1980s graphic adventure games....
From sacrificial lamb to all-powerful conduit of a chained being known only as ‘The One Who Waits’. Cult of the Lamb tasks players with building up their flock, indoctrinating new followers, and taking control of their destiny as they fight back against fate with dark rituals and ungodly sacraments. Half...
There’s nothing quite as powerful as a child’s imagination. Lost in Play is an adventure game that takes the creativity and energy of playtime and peppers it with all the charm of a polished animated cartoon. With visuals inspired by shows like Gravity Falls, a colourful cast of wacky characters,...
It’s amazing how we can simply look at an item and be catapulted into an array of memories that centre around it. Maybe it’s a pencil we used in an important exam, or a coffee mug from a trip overseas—just our interactions with these pieces allow our mind to conjure...
Lost Epic is a 2D Soulslike action-RPG wherein the player must travel across the land slaying 6 malevolent deities on behalf of a clan of witches. With its flashy combat and gorgeous art direction, there’s quite a lot to like in Lost Epic. However, it lacks the depth of the...
University can be a fun and rewarding experience if you have the resources to pursue your full potential. On the flipside, you can struggle to succeed because someone made a mess in the planning phase. Two Point Campus puts you in the role of a campus administrator who gets hands-on...
Modestly chipping away at the indie horror scene has been a publishing studio by the name of DreadXP. You may know them for their bigger more recent releases, or maybe their Dread X Collections, a series collating smaller experiences in the form of playable teasers. Mortuary Assistant, a solo dev...
After a 6 year of absence while we explored another world, Azure Striker GUNVOLT 3 has finally made its grand flashy entrance onto the scene, and thankfully it was well worth the watt. Let’s charge right in, shall we?
Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game developed by Gummy Cat and published by Armor Games Studios. In it, you play as Hank, a young loveable bear swept up in a deal where you set up your very own B&B resorts in the middle of the woods.
Glimmering in streaks of peach fire, the sun sinks lazily beyond the horizon, ceding the last remaining bastions of its shine from a desolate battlefield. A piper, flanked by two filthy, battle-weary companions raises an instrument to his lips and begins to play a low, wistful melody. As the melancholic...
It’s always cool to see a developer attempt something new. There are so many games that stick to tried and true formulas, following the trends and making a game that will appease the broadest demographic. However, there’s always fun to be had when a game dev team tries something weird....
Live A Live
It’s not often gamers get the opportunity to experience a title that was never released in their region, and in Australia in particular there were several RPG’s in the 90’s that didn’t make their way down under for one reason or another. Live A Live is a particularly curious case,...
