Preview 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 MorePreview by Chris I. Nearly two years ago, when Steam Greenlight was in its infancy, several of our team pitched our most anticipated titles that we wanted to see receive the elusive ‘green light’. One of my two picks was Altitude0: Lower and Faster. This air plane racing title looked…
Read MorePreview by Harvard L. If there’s one trend which I don’t like about modern Western RPGs, it’s the increasing amount of darkness and moral ambiguity which developers are gravitating towards. It just so happens that games like The Witcher, Dragon Age, and Diablo, embrace the themes of gothic fantasy with…
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 MoreNews by Matt S. Having the audacity to try and come up with a sequel to the (literally) ancient game of chess takes gonads. And yet that is exactly what David Sirlin is doing with the straightforwardly-named Chess 2. Sirlin might not be a name that is instantly recognisable, but…
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 MorePreview by Shaan J. I’ve never envied those developers who choose to take up the task of developing a ‘sports’ game. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with sports games, but there’s an inherent sense of stagnation that plagues that genre, one that is most noticeable in franchises that rely…
Read MoreReview by Rob P. We need to talk about Matt. You know Matt, right? He’s our editor, and he plays games for a living. But I’m worried that he’s taking it too far. He’s already admitted to spending too much time with hardcore strategy games, and Distant Worlds: Universe might…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. The point and click adventure game The Whispered World was released back in 2009 by Deadelic Entertainment. It is back again as a Special Edition with an enhanced graphics engine as well as developer commentary and an overhauled tutorial system to better help introduce players to…
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