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Sanity of Morris (PC) Review

Sanity of Morris, the latest release from developer Alterego Games follows protagonist Jonathan Morris on a quest to find his estranged father. The developers are previously known for the drastically different puzzle adventure, Woven. It has a fairly simple premise that grows…

Channel Zero Season 3 Episode 6 Review: “Sacrifice Zone”

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Channel Zero. Having reached the finale of “Butcher’s Block,” I can say that one of the consistent strengths of this season, and of Channel Zero in general, is its capacity to wield atmosphere to great effect.…

Channel Zero Season 3 Episode 5 Review: “The Red Door”

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Channel Zero. The penultimate episode of “Butcher’s Block” sees Alice and Zoe switch narrative positions. Alice is now thoroughly under the Peach family’s sway, while Zoe struggles to pull her back to herself as the sister…

Call Me Under (PC) First Impressions

Call Me Under, the forthcoming visual novel from Lunaris Games currently slated for release in 2021, offers an alternately dreamy and unsettling trip through an alternate 1950s. It is centered on the underwater, glass-encased city perhaps aptly named Styx. As a community…

Channel Zero Season 3 Episode 4 Review: “Alice in Slaughterland”

Warning: This article contains discussion of cannibalism, violence, racism, and spoilers for Channel Zero. “Butcher’s Block”‘s fourth episode, the aptly named “Alice in Slaughterland,” pivots to focus the drama on the interior of the Peach residence. It’s an intelligent move, given the…

The Sinking DMCA: Frogwares Copyright Strike Against Nacon

In the latest development of a lengthy legal dispute between developer Frogwares and publisher Nacon, Frogwares has issued a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) strike against Nacon following the reappearance of The Sinking City on Steam’s digital storefront. This well-documented legal dispute…

Channel Zero Season 3 Episode 3 Review: “All You Ghost Mice”

“All You Ghost Mice” functions in many ways as a one-room (or, perhaps, one-house) problem. It hinges primarily on the trappings and tribulations that make up the Peach house, and the relative inability of protagonists’ Alice and Zoe to find their way…

30XX (PC) Early Access Preview

I feel compelled to start this review by saying I’m probably not 30XX‘s target audience. That’s not an indictment of the game, by any means. Despite some rough edges that are no doubt a product of its Early Access stage of development,…

Channel Zero Season 3 Episode 2 Review: “Father Time”

“Butcher Block”‘s second episode, “Father Time,” is a stylistic vision layered over questionable substance. In all honestly, that’s a not-uncommon foible from the horror that deliberately leans into the gross-out factor. It feels particularly jarring here, though, as the writing moves between…

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood (PC) Review

Warning: This article contains mentions of death, misogyny, racism, and spoilers for Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood. Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood is the recently released action RPG from developer Cyanide, set in and borrowing from the World of Darkness tabletop RPG…