Indie Game Previews

I really like cozy indies. When I'm not wrapped up in an otome game, I enjoy getting lost in games that make me feel like a child. Whether it is the amusement of a talking...

No Longer Home is a semi-autobiographical game from the developers Humble Grove and the publisher of In Other Waters, Fellow Traveller. The game follows Ao and Bo. They are two non-binary friends who have just...

World Splitter, developed by NeoBird, is a delightful puzzle platformer where you literally split the world in half to get your UFO-critical device back from mischievous critters that look like colorful balls of fluff. The...

I've just finished Eternal Hope: Prologue and wanted to give some impressions on the game so far. The game was made by Doublehit Games and just released yesterday, and hopefully, I'll be checking out the...

The Fallout series has taught us that once the world has been decimated by atomic bombs, the world will be occupied by shanty towns and cities made out of car doors, each one run by...

The last game I will be talking about from EGX 2019 was the one I was by far the most impressed by. The demo itself was a polished sandbox type of level, showing off the...

Another game I was pretty impressed by was a game published by Team 17, famous for the Worms series of games, called Monster Sanctuary. This was by far the most indie looking game, but there...

  This is the first of a few articles about my time at EGX 2019 and the games that really stuck out to me. EGX has everything from brand new unreleased titles, popular games, merchandise,...

The thing about games with “emergent gameplay” is that, for some people, that gameplay never emerges. Noita, with its procedural generation, crafted spells/weapons, and roguelite design, leans hard into that “emergent” concept. It counts on you...

Look Your Loot is a single player mobile card game developed by Igor Suntsev at Dragosha Games. It was made with DEFOLD engine. In the game, you play as a tiny adventuresome mouse. The goal is...

While everyone was waiting to get their hands on the new Call of Duty and Destiny 2 at E3 2017, I was busy talking to the brilliant minds over at Team 17. I had the pleasure of getting hands-on...

Most co-op games aren't co-op games. Yeah, technically all noncompetitive multiplayer games are generally considered "co-op," but how often are they games that genuinely demand cooperation? With it's asymmetrical gameplay, HACKTAG is one of those few...

Sundered is a procedurally generated, 2D metroidvania with a focus on fast-paced combat, enormous bosses, and gorgeous, hand-drawn animation. While Thunder Lotus Games' first title, Jotun, borrowed themes from Nordic Mythology, Sundered instead draws inspiration...

Video games are a young medium. As such, there are many serious topics out there that have yet to be tackled. However, games occasionally come along that push boundaries, tackle new subject matters and help...

Like it or not, violence is a big part of most games. But to be fair, it's a big part of all entertainment mediums . Whether you're shooting dudes, slashing monsters, or straight up poisoning...

Developer - The Deep End Games Publisher - The Deep End Games Location - Boston, Massachusetts What is it? If you could combine Gone Home's storytelling with Firewatch's paranoia and a healthy helping of Outlast's...

Developer - ML Studios Publisher - ML Studios Location - Worcester, Massachusetts What is it? If Divekick and Super Dodge Ball had a baby, it would be this. A minimalist, competitive dodgeball fighting game, Pixel...

Developer - Gabe Cuzzillo Publisher - Devolver Digital Location - Brooklyn, New York What is it? After realizing how much more fun it was to grab and throw enemies rather than sneak past them, Gabe...

Developer - Broken Door Studio Publisher - TBD Location - Somerville, Massachusetts   What is it? After they received an A for their student project at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, these small groups of developers decided...

Developer - Artifact5 Publisher - Artifact5 Location - Montreal, Canada What is it? Anamorphine is a surreal, first-person narrative that unfolds by playing through the memories of the protagonist, Tyler, as he recounts his relationship...

Xenoraid is an interesting game in that it exists within the bullet hell genre while managing to avoid feeling too repetitive for relying on many of the common aspects of the genre. Sure, it'll feel...

Dead Years is the first title from two-person, Montreal based Studio ZeroByte. It's a narrative heavy, quest-based title set in a cell-shaded, open world zombie apocalypse. You play as both a girl and her dog,...

Gamers who grew up playing Sonic games and have been wanting the same type of experience found in the golden years of the 16-bit era will find their wish granted in Freedom Planet. The colorful...