What are the most underrated card games, board games, and pastimes?

In our fast-paced, digitally-driven world, we often find ourselves looking for ways to unwind, have fun, and connect with others. Whether it’s a rainy day indoors or a sunny afternoon at the park, entertaining games and pastimes can help us relax, strengthen relationships, and make lasting memories. In this article, we will explore a variety … Read more

Humble Bundle Twin Sails Collection packs seven digital board games plus DLC

Humble Bundle has a new bundle packed with digital board games and tabletop games. The Humble Bundle Twin Sails Collection just launched recently. It includes 37 items including A Game of Thrones: The Board Game, Ticket to Ride, Carcassone, and more. Here is a description of the bundle: It’s time to complete your collection of … Read more

Hope For the Warriors uses Dungeons & Dragons as a therapeutic tool

Dungeon & Dragons Hope for the warriors

The national nonprofit has organized weekly matches that have helped veterans cope with stress. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Hope For The Warriors – a non-profit dedicated to restoring a sense of self, family, and hope for post-9/11 veterans, service members, and military families – has been using Dungeons & Dragons as a rehabilitative tool for … Read more

Dark Quest: Board Game Steam Early Access release date announced

Tabletop lovers will want to check out Dark Quest: Board Game. The roguelike adventure game Dark Quest: Board Game was just announced. The game is launching on Steam Early Access next month. Described as a roguelike adventure board game, players build a party, draw adventure cards, roll dice, and fight monsters to defeat the sorcerer … Read more

The Legend of Vox Machina is coming to Prime Video this month

Get caught up in The Legend of Vox Machina, Amazon Studios’ new adult fantasy-adventure series. Prime Video is off to a great start this year. Despite having a smaller content library than rival Netflix, Amazon Studios is working hard to change that. That is why The Legend of Vox Machina, their new animated series for … Read more

Gloomhaven is a tactical RPG launching on Steam in October

Adapted from Isaac Childres’ renowned Gloomhaven board game, this digital version will be challenging even for the most experienced players. After two years in Steam Early Access and more than ten major updates to adapt to the game’s community, Asmodee Digital and Flaming Fowl Studio have announced that Gloomhaven will finally be released officially next … Read more

Chessplosion is available now on Steam

Chessplosion is an explosive take on the classic strategy table game. It is now available on PC via Steam. Chessplosion, the next project from solo indie developer CT Matthews, was released today. Chessplosion is an arcade action puzzle game in which you drop chess piece-shaped bombs to trigger chain reactions and trap opponents; it’s a … Read more

Blizzard announced the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King board game

Wrath of the Lich King, the popular World of Warcraft expansion, will be released as a Pandemic System Board Game in October World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King was the second addition to Blizzard’s MMORPG, a game-changing expansion that is responsible for the game’s global popularity, with 2.19 million active players on average … Read more

Deck-building roguelike Tainted Grail: Conquest launches on PC

Fans of deck-building roguelikes have a new option as Tainted Grail: Conquest has launched on PC via Steam and GOG. Tainted Grail: Conquest, a deck-building roguelike RPG from developer Awaken Realms, is now available on PC via Steam and GOG.com for $19.99 with a special 10% launch discount. Following an early access phase, the official … Read more

Vulgord’s Tower is a card-based RPG from a father-and-son indie developer

We’re big fans of indie developers here at Game Freaks 365. So when we heard about Vulgord’s Tower from a father and son duo – Brian and Gage Magar – we wanted to share their story. The pair began work on Vulgord’s Tower when Gage was just eleven years old and together spent nearly four … Read more

Crit for the Cure: the*gameHERs livestream for Breast Cancer Research Foundation

The women-led gaming community the*gameHERs is partnering with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation for their Crit for the Cure fundraising in honor of Women’s History Month. Starting today, Crit for the Cure is a three-day series of live-streamed tabletop games. The gaming community can watch the*gameHERs and other names in the industry play one-shot role-playing … Read more

SXSW Gaming Awards 2021 winners

The winners of the SXSW Gaming Awards 2021 have been revealed. SXSW partnered with IGN to produce the SXSW Gaming Awards show. It was broadcast on Saturday, March 20 via livestreams on ign.com, twitch.tv/sxswgaming, and twitch.tv/ign. The 2021 SXSW Gaming Awards include 43 nominees across 12 different categories. Winners of the awards are determined through … Read more

SXSW Gaming Awards 2021 nominees announced

The nominees for the eighth annual SXSW Gaming Awards have been revealed. SXSW has partnered with IGN to produce the SXSW Gaming Awards show. It will broadcast on Saturday, March 20 at 7:00 PM Central Time. The show will livestream on ign.com, twitch.tv/sxswgaming, and twitch.tv/ign. “Gaming is a key part of the creative ecosystem that … Read more

Frostpunk: The Board Game has raised $2.3 million on Kickstarter

Frostpunk: The Board Game is going to become a reality. The game approaches its Kickstarter campaign deadline on October 29 with over 1,000 percent of its funding achieved. We’ve been following Frostpunk: The Board Game since it was announced in June. The game quickly blew past its Kickstarter goal within 54 minutes of launching the … Read more

Necromunda: Underhive Wars Review

Necromunda: Underhive Wars is based on the recent re-release of the original ’90s skirmish tabletop game produced by Games Workshop. Developed by Rogue Factor, the game has released on PC, PS4, and Xbox One after a troubled development. For the most part, there aren’t many obvious signs of this though. The game’s campaign is the … Read more

Frostpunk: The Board Game blows past Kickstarter goal within 54 minutes

Fans must really want to get their hands on Frostpunk: The Board Game. The tabletop adaptation of the survival city-builder was fully funded on Kickstarter within an hour. “It took exactly 54 minutes to reach the initial 200,000 Euro goal once the Kickstarter launched earlier today,” developer 11 Bit Studios announced. “In the upcoming days, … Read more

Tiny Build buys Hello Neighbor developer

Tiny Build has acquired Dynamic Pixels, the developer of Hello Neighbor. Tiny Build says that they plan to invest over $15 million into the franchise, which includes the investment into the development studio. The new team is called Eerie Guest Studios and is based in Hilversum, Netherlands. “We are working on more acquisitions to strengthen … Read more

Escape the Night: The Board Game is based on the hit YouTube series

YouTube star Joey Graceffa has partnered with Studio 71 Games to expand the Escape the Night universe with an all-new board game. Graceffa – who has over 12 million subscribers on his channel – is perhaps best known for his YouTube series Escape the Night. In its fourth season, the murder-mystery series won Best Unscripted Series at … Read more