Gothic is a title that holds quite the prestige. It is commonly considered one of, if not the best, “Euro RPGs”, not to mention one of the jankiest of experiences. It launched the career of original developer Piranha Bytes, who would go on to make the Risen and Elex series. Hoping to capture lightning in […]
A Simple Life with My Unobtrusive Girl is an adult roguelite roleplaying game made by the indie development team NLCH and published under Saikey Studios. The story follows the son of an alchemist and his efforts to traverse the Abyss in search of a cure for his adopted little sister’s illness. It features fully detailed […]
I’ll admit I knew very little about Sandfall Interactive’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 when it first released. These days, it’s hard to find the time to play a full length RPG, and so it needs to be something special to catch my attention. But then the whispers started: that Clair Obscur was just that, something […]
It’s garbage day, and you know what that means: it’s time to take out the trash. Kingdoms of the Dump is an indie Japanese-style turn-based RPG by developer Roach Games, set in a world full of rubbish, vermin, slime, and other nastiness. Six years after a successful Kickstarter campaign, this quirkily-themed title has finally been […]
UltraGirl Alters is a story-driven SRPG, where you become the manager of a new tokusatsu-themed virtual idol group. You can command them through battling virtual monsters, growing their skills, and their growth together as a group. It seems like an interesting idea to mix what’s essentially Vtubers, tokusatsu, and SRPG combat, so I picked up […]
Gaming is diverse to the point that we now have identifiable niches within subgenres. One such example is the “quirky indie” RPG often made in (or maintaining a similar feel to those made in) RPG Maker. These titles are usually unorthodox and much shorter experiences than you’d find in grander RPGs like Final Fantasy or […]
At one point in time, there wasn’t anywhere you could go on the internet without running into a reference to the little indie RPG game called Undertale. The quirky writing, even quirkier gameplay, and memorable soundtrack made Toby Fox a global name in gaming to the point he’s since had guest contributions to the soundtracks […]
Yoru ga Kuru! -Square of the Moon- Remastered is a 2024 visual novel by AliceSoft, an eroge developer famous for releasing a large number of both traditional and gameplay visual novels that tackle topics ranging from lighthearted, comedic high school romance to cruel, violent displays of oppression and power. The game is a remastered version […]
My experience with Citizen Sleeper was something of an accident. I bought some new games to play on a transatlantic flight, and after bouncing off a few action RPGs, found myself absorbed in a quiet, contemplative narrative game about life on a long-abandoned space station settled by those with nowhere else to go. I finished […]
Xuan Yuan Sword 7 is the latest entry of a long-running RPG series by Taiwanese developer Softstar Entertainment. The game had previously released on PC, XBox and Playstation 4, and now we’re taking a look at the rather ambitious gamble that is the Nintendo Switch version of the game. 7 Is the Magic Number So […]