Review by Hamza A. A top down rougelike that involves upgrading, shooting, hacking, and a randomly generated level each time you get terminated? While I normally turn down a game that fits this description, Neon Chrome got my utmost attention from the very beginning. And by beginning I mean straight…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Blues and Bullets is a game that appeals to almost all of my sensibilities. It’s narrative-focused and striking, and fits neatly within the crime noir genre; something that has fascinated me into many, many years of study. Related reading: The other staff favourite episodic game series…
Read MoreReview by Jim S. It’s 3AM in the morning you want nothing more than to get some sleep, but it seems your neighbour thought it was a good night for a party. They will soon regret having a party. You throw on a mask and grab a knife and set…
Read MoreReview by Mikhail M. Recently, more and more games that were announced for release on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita have been seeing the handheld versions delayed indefinitely or even cancelled. Luckily DrinkBox Studios bucked that trend, and has delivered one of the most unique handheld experiences ever, combining the…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. NORTH is a wonderfully thought out art game about the current refugee crisis, drawing influence from cyberpunk and surrealism. A lot of people are going to be scared off by this sentence alone and write the game off as a walking simulator. If you aren’t though,…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. Stories: The Path of Destinies could best be described as an action RPG wrapped in a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure picture book. I don’t mean that in the sense of having a choice-driven narrative, as is so common in games these days, but that Stories has as a core…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. By this time, it’s safe to say I trust Kalypso with all my city-building needs. I mean, one word sums up my trust quite nicely: Tropico. But Kalypso is now making the leap from city building to city ruling, publishing indie developer Fragment Productions’ Urban Empire.…
Read MoreReview by Hamza A. The Collider 2 is a tunnel racer that’s unlike most tunnel racers out there. With fantastic visuals and a sleek sci-fi setting that brings to mind the world of Mass Effect, The Collider 2 is as visually impressive as it is in its gameplay. Featuring high…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. It almost feels trivial to write about Western Press, a game with such a short runtime that you could feasibly finish a dozen rounds in the time it takes to read this review. A one-on-one twitch multiplayer game developed by Bandit-1 and published by Aussie favourite…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. I honestly can’t imagine a more difficult topic to approach through a video game than one of the most dramatic, important, and political events that has happened in modern history; the Islamic Revolution of 1979 that took place in Iran. Related reading: Another interview about Iran,…
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