For a couple of weeks now, I’ve been on the hunt for a video game that can make life a little easier for me and the person I’m seeing. We’re a full continent away from each other, and the great 2020 plague…
Warning: This article contains discussions of death, suicide, funerals, and transphobia. I recently played through A Mortician’s Tale, by Laundry Bear Games, purchased through the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality on itch.io. Though the bundle is now closed, the game is…
In an age of remakes and remasters, there’s always a lot of hype behind playing titles from our earlier years with a fresh coat of paint. The track record of this style of games has been fairly consistent in its positive reception,…
Despite my distaste for JK Rowling’s personal beliefs, I have been a fan of the Harry Potter franchise since I was a kid. I also happen to be fond of puzzle games, including the Professor Layton franchise. What do these two things…
It is extremely rare for a game to bring me to tears, but as I begin this review, there are a few in my eyes after wrapping up Sayonara Wild Hearts. I was reeled in by a brief trailer that I assumed…
Content warning: This review contains mentions of domestic violence, child abuse, and homophobia. Marie’s Room, by like Charlie, is an exploratory short story game. It is free-to-play through Steam, and won an award in the Brazilian Independent Games Festival’s “Impact: Social Matters”…
While I typically enjoy playing a mindless shooter or platformer, I’m not afraid to broaden my horizons and try genres I otherwise wouldn’t. I had the opportunity to do just that with The Almost Gone. My puzzle game experience doesn’t extend much…
There are two things I love in the gaming industry, Turn-based combat and puzzle games. Obviously, these two things don’t really meet up all that often, but when they do I am usually very excited. This is where Keen: One Girl Army,…
I’m always going to take issue with a game that can’t determine what it wants to be in its identity. Unfortunately, Waking is yet another case of a game that seeks to brand itself by inspiration from several other games. There’s elements…
When a retail game is offered for free in its release window, that’s usually a bad sign. It could mean the game is half-baked, rushed for release, etc. Thankfully, it looks like it was a case of good will from the Epic…