Starlite: Astronaut Rescue Review

Starlite: Astronaut Rescue bills itself as an educational mini-adventure offering players a chance to “experience the thrill of standing in the boots of a future astronaut on Mars.” It sounds like a really cool concept. Who doesn’t want to feel like they visited Mars? After all, it is not a fluke that movies like The … Read more

Vertigo Void Review

Making repairs to the International Space Station probably feels a lot like a puzzle for the astronauts dangling precariously in near Earth orbit. Any wrong move could be your last. Vertigo Void is a budget priced puzzle-platformer that takes place in outer space. Your astronaut works his way across platforms, pressing buttons and avoiding hazards, … Read more

Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 2: Assembly Required Review

Minecraft: Story Mode Episode 2 is a bit of a mess. The episodic story-driven Minecraft spinoff has hit a rough patch that it might not be able to get out of in time to save the flailing series. Episode 1: The Order of the Stone proved to be a mixed bag at best, focusing heavily … Read more

80 Days Review

In the 21st century, circling the globe is as easy as hopping on a jetliner and enjoying the ride. But globetrekking was once a perilous journey wrought with unexpected bumps and the ever-present potential for catastrophe. 80 Days is a game that takes place at the height of the Second Industrial Revolution. It’s an era … Read more

Broforce Review

At first glance, Broforce seems like your run of the mill side-scrolling shoot em up. Like many indie games these days, the pixelated graphics draw retro inspiration. The game mechanics similarly borrow from classics of yesteryear. However, after playing Broforce for hours on end, it becomes obvious that there is something special about this game. … Read more

The Talos Principle Deluxe Edition Launches on PS4

2014’s surprise PC hit The Talos Principle is out now on PS4. Players embark on an existential journey as a sentient AI through humanity’s greatest ruins. The game mixes over 120 different puzzles with historical settings and philosophical thought. The PS4 Deluxe Edition also comes with the PC version’s four additional episodes. The game retails … Read more

Stairs Review

Horror games have seen a big uptick in quality in recent years with the influx of indie titles that have challenged the dated formula of big budget action. Stairs is the latest indie horror game to slow things down and get back to the basics of the genre. You play as Christopher Adams, a journalist … Read more

Mighty No. 9 Release Date Confirmed for February 2016

Mighty Number 9 has a new release date. Deep Silver announced today that the fan-funded game, which raised nearly $4 million on Kickstarter, will be out on February 9, 2016 across last-gen and next-gen consoles as well as PC, Mac and Linux. Mighty Number 9 is a Mega Man inspired side-scrolling action game from Keiji … Read more

Noct Is A Survival Horror with a Soundtrack from Nine Inch Nails Guitarist

An online survival horror game is coming out just in time for Halloween. Devolver Digital has announced that Noct will launch on PC, Mac and Linux on October 22. The indie game is a 2D top-down multiplayer survival horror that blends RPG elements with arcade combat. As a survivor of an apocalyptic purge, you can … Read more

Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma Out Now on PC and PS4

Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma, Volume 1 is out now on PC and PS4 with an Xbox One launch planned for October 9, 2015. Volume 1 is the first of a three part series with each game having its own unique story, characters, sound track and combat styles all taking place in a third-person … Read more

Almightree: The Last Dreamer Review

Almightree: The Last Dreamer is the first Steam title from Indonesian developer Chocoarts. It is an indie action puzzle game that right off the bat feels reminiscent of the PS2 era. Its low poly-count design is what makes it feel most like a game from a couple of generations ago, though its mobile origins are … Read more

Amnesia: The Dark Descent Free on Steam Until Wednesday Afternoon

If you missed the indie survival horror hit Amnesia: The Dark Descent, now is your chance to play it for free. But you’ll have to act fast as the deal ends on Wednesday at 1 pm Eastern. Frictional Games is giving away Amnesia in celebration of their latest game, SOMA, which is coming out on … Read more

Zombie Filled Tower Defense Game Infects Wii U

Zombies are everywhere. Whether it’s The Walking Dead or World War Z, you can’t avoid the outbreak in popular culture. So it should really be no surprise that a company came up with the idea to mash zombies with a tower defense game. The game is called Zombie Defense and it’s out now on the … Read more

A Fistful of Gun First Impressions Preview

Strap in your boots and load your weapons. A Fistful of Gun is a new indie 2D shooter from Devolver that mixes classic arcade-style gameplay with a Western theme. The game has two main offline modes so far: arcade and story. Arcade mode is exactly what it sounds like; a more casual and score-driven gameplay … Read more

Xeodrifter Lands on PS4 and PS Vita

Xeodrifter is out now on PS4 and PlayStation Vita. The 2D action-adventure game — which was previously released on PC and Nintendo 3DS last December — plays a bit like a classic Metroid game. PlayStation Plus subscribers can download Xeodrifter for free throughout September as part of this month’s new PlayStation Plus game collection. Xeodrifter … Read more

What If Half-Life 2 and Hotline Miami Had A Baby?

It’s not a question that you probably ever asked before but one relevant to Half-Line Miami, a new fan-made project: “What if Half-Life 2 and Hotline Miami had a baby?” Half-Line Miami takes the 2D top-down perspective of indie hit Hotline Miami and sets the game in Half-Life 2 locations. There are a total of … Read more

RymdResa Review

Imagine if you will that your home world is gone — blown to pieces by a stray asteroid. You watch in horror from a spaceship as your civilization is wiped out in a matter of seconds. How do you survive such a traumatic event, both psychologically and physically? Not very easily. The harsh environment is … Read more