Ocean’s Heart is a game that overtly and deliberately puts its Legend of Zelda front and centre. It’s explicitly made for an audience who loves A Link to the Past and wants more of what made that game special. It’s a loving tribute to one of the most revered games …
If you like short, experimental, artistic games, you’ll want to pay attention to Sunlight, the latest game from Krillbite Studio (Among the Sleep, Mosaic, The Plan). Coming to Steam on January 14, it sees you exploring a hand-painted forest and listening to a story unfold through the whispers of the …
Devespresso, the Seoul-based studio behind The Coma, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, and Vambrace: Cold Soul has announced its newest project, a “Brothers Grimm meets Oz” fantasy puzzle adventure game called Scarlet Hood and the Wicked Wood. The game continues Devespresso’s signature hand-illustrated manhwa style courtesy of Minho Kim, but …
There’s no shortage of great shoot-’em-ups on Switch, but few compare to Crimzon Clover: World EXplosion. Originally released in 2011 (with a couple of revisions since then), this indie gem has rightfully earned a spot at the same table as the DoDonPachis and Ikarugas of this world: bullet hells are …
Last night, Nintendo shared its latest Indie World showcase to reveal a whole host of indie games making their way to Switch, including the likes of Among Us, Super Meat Boy Forever, Spelunky, and plenty of others. As usual, the broadcast came with a handful of “Surprise! It’s available right …
Haven is something truly special. Videogames seem to struggle with meaningful depictions of romance anywhere outside of the otome and dating sim niche—and as much as I love otome games, romance is something that should be far more universal, and there’s a lot of untapped potential in approaching romance through …
I’m still struggling to wrap my head around the fact that The Falconeer was built almost entirely by one person. Tomas Sala, best known for the “Moonpath to Elsweyr” mod series for Skyrim, has poured his heart, soul, and years of his time into The Falconeer, and it shows. This …
When it comes to psychological horror games with a deeply atmospheric surreal bent, few can match Bloober Team. Layers of Fear and Layers of Fear 2 are fine examples of that, delving as they do into the fractured psyche of an artist and filmmaker, respectively, but Observer might just be …
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas was a thoroughly enjoyable, if somewhat derivative, Zelda-style action adventure game. It used its comparatively low budget and short form in its favour, capturing much of the Zelda magic in a game that never overstayed its welcome. By comparison, Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost …
Everybody’s daydreamed about waking up one day with pixel puzzle-themed superpowers, right? No? Well I know I have, and apparently the good folks at Rude Ghost have too, because that’s the concept behind Pixel Puzzle Makeout League, a humorous, surreal, adorable game that sees you saving the day by solving …
