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Gears Tactics
Gears Tactics is one of the best translations of one genre to another I’ve ever played. The benefit of having many other games to use as inspiration and the backing of first-party production value give it a degree of polish you don’t see often in a turn-based tactics game. It’s...
Cloudpunk
Cloudpunk makes the gorgeous neo-future city of Nivalis the star of its story and uses a myriad of quirky NPCs to make it feel like a real place. A few of the gameplay mechanics fall short of engaging, but fans of the cyberpunk genre should enjoy the experience. The game...
A Fold Apart
A Fold Apart is roughly three hours in length, which, although short, is highly polished and tells the story that it wants to tell in a way that is truthful and fun. In a time when many of us know how it feels to be separated from our loved ones,...
Iron Danger
Iron Danger delivers on its promise to combine real-time and turn-based gameplay to create a time-bending mechanic that opens up new possibilities for the genre. Unfortunately, an engaging narrative does not accompany the polished combat. Nonetheless, players are still offered a strong gameplay experience that is easy to understand but...
Bleeding Edge
The game has the depth of gameplay and the quality of characters to hang with other popular team-based competitive titles; it just currently lacks the breadth of content those games have had years to build. But with a recently added map and additional character already on the way, the future...
Exit the Gungeon
The game does translate the hair-trigger chaos of bullet hell to a 2D sidescroller, but it’s not a perfect landing. While the highly skilled will get the most out of the mechanics, a bit too much is stacked against you and left to chance, making it less fun to attempt...
Beautiful Desolation
Ultimately, I can’t understate how fascinating and engaging the characters and the world they exist in are. If you have the patience to put up with some clunky game design and busywork, Beautiful Desolation is absolutely worth playing. This game is available now for $19.99 on GOG and Steam.
Arise: A Simple Story
Arise: A Simple Story is a story-driven, atmospheric 3D platformer by Piccolo Studio. You play as a man who recently died, traversing environments that symbolize meaningful moments in his life. For example, sometimes you’re as small as a bug, jumping across lily pads and hitching rides on bees. Statues in...
Disco Elysium
I’ve got no real complaints about Disco Elysium. I do think it shouldn’t say you’re overwriting a save file when making a new one, and it’d be nice if the developers pointed out Quick Saves are an option. But I didn’t encounter any major glitches or bugs. ZA/UM has managed...
MediEvil
MediEvil has no online multiplayer component. It promises no DLC. There is no crafting system, no base building, and Sir Dan cannot spend points to earn new abilities from one of three skill trees. When the story is over, it is actually over. Although the original title got a sequel...
MediEvil
MediEvil has no online multiplayer component. It promises no DLC. There is no crafting system, no base building, and Sir Dan cannot spend points to earn new abilities from one of three skill trees. When the story is over, it is actually over. Although the original title got a sequel...
The Sojourn
The Sojourn is a lengthy collection of puzzles with cool mechanics that demand you fully understand how they function. After about 11 hours, it was still introducing new challenges to take on. Puzzle game fans should take note. The game is out Sept. 20 for $25 on Xbox One, PlayStation...