Preview by Pierre-Yves L. By taking a casual look at FortressCraft Evolved, you might mistake it for Minecraft. After all, they both share a similar visual style and basic gameplay mechanics. But that is where all the similarity ends. FortressCraft is an early access game on Steam that shows a…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. Planning to eventually have its first game, Kidnapped, available on as many platforms as possible, indie developer Deceptive Games has begun by making it available for appraisal via Steam Greenlight: Deceptive Games are pleased to announce its first game “Kidnapped” starting with Windows desktop PCs is…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. Inspired by an unrealistic amount of hours playing the likes of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Megaman, Metroid, and Limbo, Memories is a confident mixture of action, puzzle-platforming, and a forebodingly dark atmosphere that will have you reminiscing of your formative gaming years (while playfully punching…
Read MorePreview by Jim S. Terrian Saga is an action platformer that is reminding me a lot of the games I played as a child. It’s almost like a mix of Mega Man and Commander Keen. Players will take control over KR-17, a small military robot with a surprising amount of…
Read MoreReview by Aidan B. I find that there are times in life when you feel something… a smell, a noise, a familiar sight or a familiar experience and it takes you back in time. We call it “nostalgia,” and while it’s hard to tell what will make us nostalgic, when…
Read MoreReview by Shaan J. Shovel Knight might just be my favourite “NES” game of all time, and that’s saying a lot. As much as I love to play new releases, I always enjoy revisiting older titles, even if it’s a game I’ve played to death. But booting up a decidedly…
Read MoreReview by Sam M. If there is one genre that still hasn’t found strong footing on touchscreens it’s platformers. While there are a few exceptions that have succeeded, and attempts to simplify the genre down into endless runners and the like have been commercially successful, many traditional platformers suffer from…
Read MoreReview by Shaan J. There’s been a noticeable resurgence of old-school, retro-inspired platformers in the last five years or so, and some of the more noteworthy titles attempt to elevate their difficulty status to something akin of “NES-hard”. A lot of games fall short of this mark. 1001 Spikes does…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Entwined is a bittersweet story about relationships. Abstract as it is, it’s a heartfelt look at the way relationships function, and serves a reminder that communication within a relationship can be difficult, and can even break down, but the ultimate reward for getting it right is…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Last year I had the pleasure of meeting Tamara Schembri and Peter Budziszewski; an Aussie indie team with a love of the whole “games as art” deal. As you can probably guess, I immediately became a fan. Budziszewski is a veteran of the Australian games industry, having…
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