Some of my favorite PC Gaming memories as a kid came from the likes of the now-desecrated Heroes of Might and Magic series, and to a lesser extent, King’s Bounty and Age of Wonders. These games hooked me with a mixture of town management, adventuring, hero building, and turn-based combat in a way few games […]
Metroidvania is a crowded genre these days. And with games like Hollow Knight and the Ori series setting a high standard, would-be contenders can’t simply be satisfied with functionality. To make an impact, a metroidvania needs something that stands out. Unbound: Worlds Apart from Alien Pixel Studios makes its bid with a unique portal mechanic. […]
Make sure you check your sleeping bag, water bottle, and backpack off the essentials list because we‘re going camping, ladies and gentleman! Welcome to an overview of the demo for Complex Relations; it’s a visual novel that’s currently being developed by Amai Works. If you’d like, there’s a downloadable demo on itch.io. JUST A SUMMER FLING! Complex Relations has the sub-title of […]
It is not often that I come across a game trailer that gives me goosebumps enough to make me immediately want to pick it up. Just from the trailer alone, with its shimmering visuals and moving vocals, I already anticipated Sumire to bring many feels. Available in English and Japanese, Sumire is an indie casual narrative-driven adventure game developed […]
Released for PC in six languages on 20 April 2021, Don’t Forget Me is an indie cyberpunk mystery adventure game by The Moon Pirates. In this four to seven-hour game, play as Fran, an amnesiac who is trying to make sense of what is happening around her after Bernard, the owner of a memory clinic, took her […]
Prepare to solve a mystery not as a detective but as a lawbreaker in Sol Dorado Heist, a short visual novel released for PC on 23 April 2021 by indie developer Megalixir Games. In this two to three hours long game, play as Alex Thorn who wakes up one morning from a vivid dream where […]
Sunblaze is a very difficult Celeste-inspired 2D platformer, developed by Games from Earth and published by Bonus Stage Publishing. Frickin’ Hard When I say Sunblaze is hard, I mean it. If you’re not a very patient and reasonable person, you might want to rent a mental asylum room in order to play this game. The soft cushioned […]
Calling all living and non-living individuals. Welcome to Gloom and Doom – a homage to 90’s slacker movies. Not exactly what most expect of a visual novel! FIRST IMPRESSIONS! As far as visual novels go, it’s eye-catching to see one that strays from the anime aesthetic. Don’t get me wrong, I am not complaining about that […]
One of the biggest takeaways I had after playing CAPCOM’s Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is its iconic phrase — Igiari (Objection)! Well, maybe not the phrase per se but the idea of being firm and raising objections to things that are simply nonsensical. I thought I would never find a game that is centered around this […]
We are back on track today for one more entry into our beloved series, welcome to Sade: A My Time with Dee Dee story! We’ve covered every one of them so far and we are into this for the biggest and most ambitious project so far. If you are a long-time follower of the site, […]