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Waking up in an abandoned spaceship on the outskirts of a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society, Sleeper discovers they’ve escaped the evil clutches of their creator Essen-Arp. However, trapped in a decaying artificial body that was never designed to attain freedom, Sleeper must find a way...
When you first look at Teardown, you might assume that the goal of the game is to destroy everything you can see, or that you are destroying large buildings. The truth is somewhere in the middle; you are destroying buildings but your goals don’t involve destroying everything in sight. Instead,...
Anuchard is the striking new bell-bashing indie game from the folks over at stellarNull that is hitting a near-perfect tune. This RPG is an action-adventure sharing the qualities of a puzzle game and a brawler. Clang your way through dungeons as a charming little bell-tolling battler, in search of a...
Wildcat Gun Machine is the valiant debut effort by Brisbane-based developer Chunkybox Games, bringing a visceral, demon-slaying bullet-hell experience. With its rad techno soundtrack and grotesque enemy designs, it has a lot going for it, however the lack of narrative context to motivate the player and shallow, limited gameplay holds...
A Memoir Blue is both beautiful and extremely heartfelt. Another indie game from indie publisher Annapurna Interactive, this game feels right at home with its contemporaries in the indie space. Unlike the electrifying gaming experience that is The Artful Escape, also published by Annapurna, A Memoir Blue is a much...
Winter Ember is an isometric stealth action game developed by Sky Machine Studios and published by Blowfish Studios. Playing as the disfigured and troubled protagonist Arthur Astorias, you’ll sneak through dark alleyways and mysterious mansions in a stunning 19th century setting.
Wii Sports, despite being simple in premise and not really a hot contender in discussions of the best games for the Wii, was nevertheless the greatest selling game on the console ever. It has sold over 82 million copies worldwide, more than double the number of the runner-up, Mario Kart...
Rogue Legacy 2
Proving lightning can indeed strike twice, developer Cellar Door Games have released their followup to the 2013 hit, Rogue Legacy. This action-packed sequel expands upon the lineage set out by its predecessor, practically bursting at the seams with new content and mechanics. After previewing the title following its Early Access...
Our house… in the middle of a siege… The House of the Dead: Remake is here! After a prequel back on the Wii, we’re finally seeing some new blood being pumped into SEGA’s zombie arcade series. As the title suggests, this entry is built from the ground up as a...
Back in 2018, developer Sengi Games announced their “botanical action adventure” The Serpent Rogue. Now, four years and a worldwide pandemic later, their game where you play as a plague doctor is released. The protagonist is dubbed “The Warden”, but they wear the traditional mask and hat of the physicians...
I am more conflicted about Chinatown Detective Agency than I have been with a game in a very long time. It’s a mystery story that relies on your own investigation skills, which is an incredibly effective mechanic, and has gorgeous character illustrations and detailed pixel art. I wanted to love...
Norco
NORCO is a point-and-click mystery that calls itself a “Southern gothic” tale, and it wears that label on its sleeve. It’s set in the real-world town of the same name, located just 30 minutes from New Orleans, USA. To its North-East lie lowland swamps, and back in the bad old...
