Text-based RPGs have never been “my jam,” as I suspect the youth would say. I didn’t grow up in what I think of as the genre’s “golden age” a few decades ago, so perhaps that’s why I’ve never gone out of my…
It all depends on your definition of a Souls-like, but Another Crab’s Treasure places itself among the pantheon of imitations despite lacking one of the defining traits of the genre. Released early in the year, Aggro Crab’s second game takes place down…
“Skipper Dan,” a song by “Weird Al” Yankovic, tells the story of a brilliant actor who has always been told he’ll be extremely famous someday. However, because he can’t find any big-ticket gigs in show business, he ultimately ends up working a…
Despite storming the field when the team won but wasn’t promoted in 2003, then having season tickets right behind the dugout in the new stadium the year following and beyond, I was never a big fan of whatever you call “the beautiful…
We all know the story of Timothée Chalamet and Jiminy (or Gemini in-game) Cricket in the story from Italian writer Carlo Collodi, right? So I am sure I don’t have to explain in great detail the plot of Neowiz Games and Round8…
Let’s play the usual game of me talking about a tactical shooter/military sim, while also notably being quite vocal on the after-action reports of real-world missions. If we’re one thing as humans, we’re contradictions. Something that sounds like a contradiction is a…
Food is a large factor in how people come together. Family units, friend groups, so many people bond over food. Inbento is a logic-based, sliding-based puzzle game that melds the love of food with puzzles and a heartfelt narrative. Inbento is a…
I love a good bit of Poker every now and then. I’m not exactly a gambler, but there was a time when I enjoyed visiting friends for Poker night. LocalThunk’s Balatro simulates the idea of Poker, mixing it with something else I…
I imagine knowing that your main reason for getting up in the morning and going to work so that you can pay off debt isn’t the most pleasant feeling. However, that exact situation is the force that drives the story of Potionomics.…
Ever since the olden days of DOOM in 1993, the dark, brooding landscape of shooters has often captivated players. Greats like DUSK and Devil Daggers have brought the depths of Hell to the forefront, and the most recent case of this comes in KILL KNIGHT, a…