Backbone is a detective noir story driven adventure game and the first title developed by Canadian indie developer EggNut. Set in a dystopian Vancouver and populated entirely by animals, the game takes a dark and dingy mystery game and colors it with some playful intrigue. Playing as a raccoon detective was more than enough to…
From developer Stonewheat & Sons comes KeyWe, a new blue collar co-op puzzle game that sees the player control a pair of kiwi birds to complete fast and furious mail-based tasks. Featuring two hard working and industrious kiwis named Jeff and Debra, the game focuses on putting the pair of mailbirds to work at a…
The tag line of Sizeable is “Size really does matter after all”. It’s a fitting focus for a game whose primary gameplay mechanic involves giving players the hand of god by altering the size of objects in order to solve stage based puzzles. But this casual puzzle game from indie creator Sander Ambroos and Business Goose…
The renaissance of skateboarding video games is in full swing. Spearheaded by indies like OlliOlli and Skater XL, bolstered by 2020’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 and EA’s upcoming sequel to the Skate series, this sub genre of extreme sports games is nearing the same level of popularity that it experienced in the late 90s. Skate City, a 2D side…
As this reviewer’s pick for Handsome Phantom’s 2019 PAX Game of Show, Disjunction has felt like a long time coming. What we were promised two years ago was a stealth action experience enhanced with gorgeous cyberpunk pixel art, engrossing narrative, and deep systems of customization. I’m happy to report that developer Ape Tribe Games has delivered…
Loop Hero shuffles in card-based strategy with retro 8-bit visuals, looting, and base building mechanics. Set in a spooky world where defining features and memories have all been lost, players will use ingenuity and planning to reinvigorate the world and wipe away an evil sorcerer. We dove in ahead of the game’s full release later…
If the Game Awards were to give out an award for Publisher of the Year, the 2019 winner undoubtedly should have been Focus Home Interactive. The French independent publishing house gifted us with several fantastic games from lesser known developers and last year these titles included engrossing new IPs like A Plague Tale: Innocence and…
Check out our video preview of Rune Knights from Superhero Games, available now on Steam Early Access!
Backed by Gearbox Publishing and limited time console exclusivity on PS5, Counterplay Games brings us Godfall. First unveiled at the 2019 Game Awards, details and in-depth footage leading up to the release of this third person looter-slasher have been scant. Gamers were predictably nervous that this release could easily fall into the Ryse: Son of…
Check our 20 minutes of early gameplay from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla on PC!
