On this month’s Digitally Uploaded podcast, my fellow DDNet-ers guessed what Children of Silentown will be like. Their conclusion was Little Nightmares. And I’d have to disagree. There’s no running, no action, due to the point-and-click nature of the game. Thematically, I guess it’s kind of close, but honestly, I wouldn’t compare the titles at all. What Children of Silentown…
I don’t remember a ton about Children of the Corn, but I do remember two things. One, it scared the living daylights out of me (I was way too young). Two, children with glowy eyes will forever relate back to it. Honestly though, thr glowing eyes seem to be where…
Self-described “cozy” games are all the rage right now. Often they’re life…
Nobody ever thought it would happen, but then it did: Ron Gilbert…
On this month’s Digitally Uploaded podcast, my fellow DDNet-ers guessed what Children of Silentown will be like. Their conclusion was Little Nightmares. And I’d have to disagree. There’s no running, no action, due to the point-and-click nature of the game. Thematically, I guess it’s kind of close, but honestly, I…
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I don’t remember a ton about Children of the Corn, but I do remember two things. One, it scared the living daylights out of me (I was way too young). Two, children with glowy eyes will forever relate back to it. Honestly though, thr glowing eyes seem to be where…
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Self-described “cozy” games are all the rage right now. Often they’re life sims, sometimes other genres, but there is nothing quite like Riley & Rochelle. I’d describe it as cozy because it is an intimate look at two young lives, and it creates a swirling warmth sensation around you while…
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Nobody ever thought it would happen, but then it did: Ron Gilbert returned to Monkey Island with, well, Return to Monkey Island. The game is a sequel to The Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge. The game first launched for PC and Nintendo Switch in September,…
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Wayward Strand is such an odd little game, but that is by no means a criticism. Despite its utterly fantastic concept, and ironically given that it takes place in a floating airship, this game is sweet, meditative, and very grounded. It’s also incredibly Australian, but not in the over-the-top, Crocodile…
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A game… where you might learn something?!?! Perish the thought! That is what Chinatown Detective Agency is, though. It’s inspired by the classic Carmen Sandiago (the only game we were allowed to play on school computers when I was in primary school), and it’s a puzzle-based adventure game where the…
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