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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Demo Impressions

Not a day goes by anymore that I don’t want to play a bullet heaven. I’m currently grinding away at Soulstone Survivors and have several more hours to go, enjoying the chaos of fighting thousands of enemies with only a few buttons. When Deep…

Long Gone Days (PC) Review

Whenever I hear about a turn-based game, I tend to stay away. I prefer having a full hand in the action that plays out with combat that is based on skill and less so on chance and intense strategy. I felt the…

Bang-On Balls: Chronicles (PC) Review

Other than a few scattered memes, I had never heard of Country Balls before I caught wind of Bang-On Balls: Chronicles. My draw to the game which has been in Early Access for more than two years was the premise of an…

El Paso, Elsewhere (PC) Review

In 2023, there’s been a wealth of games that honor the classics. Warhammer 40K: Boltgun honors DOOM, Viewfinder honors Myst, and now, El Paso, Elsewhere honors Max Payne. The latter hasn’t picked up much steam and is currently quite under the radar. That’s…

Beyond Contact (PC) Review

When I first heard about Beyond Contact, I saw the pitch as “Don’t Starve in space” and I was drawn in without hesitation. The open-world survival crafting genre got stale for me half a decade ago, but the exemplary titles in the genre (like…

The Expanse: A Telltale Series Episode V (PS5) Review

At long last, the final episode of The Expanse: A Telltale Series concludes the bi-weekly releases after a huge cliffhanger in Episode IV. Up to this point, Drummer has had to make a lot of long-lasting and impactful choices. Now she has to…

Fortune’s Run: Why Did Steam Reject Its Build?

*WARNING* This article discusses depictions of sexual assault. Viewer discretion is advised. There are a lot of games on Steam, more than you could fathom. The de facto online gaming marketplace that got its start as a Half-Life 2 hub has become…

RoboDunk (PC) Review

I grew up with a lot of sports games, especially in the era where the action was exaggerated and arcade-y to the max. When I wasn’t playing NFL Blitz, I took a liking to NBA Jam‘s ludicrous presentation and huge fun factor any chance…

Boti: Byteland Overclocked (PC) Review

If I’m not looking for the next roguelite or bullet heaven to sink a ton of time into, I have a penchant for platformers of the 3D variety. Hearkening back to the most nostalgic genre for me, I just love collecting everything…

Goodbye Volcano High (PC) Review

As of 2023, I’ve been playing games with the “Telltale formula”. That started with The Walking Dead: A Telltale Game Series, and I grew to call Life is Strange one of my favorite games of all time in 2015. There’s something about the episodic formula,…