Indie Game Reviews

I am not good at Devil Daggers. The longest run I've made is 0.004 seconds under a minute. I am bewildered as I look at leaderboard scores that go any higher than mine. Devil Daggers is brutal and...

Superhot is a first-person shooter indie game developed by Superhot Team. It was born out of a 7 day competition. It then leaped onto Kickstarter and gained rapid success. Check out the launch trailer below to...

To me, it is very weird to see games that feature historical figures who were alive when I was around. It doesn't really phase me when I see Leonardo Da VInci or George Washington, but...

Man, aren't children... Aren't they inefficient? They have feelings, they have dreams, and they have desires. This, in a setting as unforgiving, cruel, and mental-illness-inducing as the education system, will not do. What if something...

We’ve all seen The Never Ending Story; it's that 80’s classic fantasy epic where the kid reads a book and goes to a magical world with a giant white dragon that looks high and his horse...

It’s been a while since I've played an engaging and enjoyable puzzle game that was set to deliver new dynamics. In fact, the last game that relied so heavily on puzzle elements was Portal 2, and...

Back in the 90’s, games such as The Secret of Monkey Island and Broken Sword were kings of their generation. Their influence on gaming narratives and character development inspired not only the adventure genre, but...

Games have the power to move and entertain us through exciting game mechanics, while others grasp our attentions with well written and thought provoking narratives. We’ve seen many titles drive forward an interesting plot with...

Talking about the loss of a loved one is difficult, especially when first introducing someone to the tragedy. You might be tempted to just tell the story and that's that - who cares if they...

With the success of The Binding of Isaac, there are many indie developers determined to craft surreal adventures with a bleak and disturbing twist on the fantasy epic. The Madness of Little Emma is the...

2D platformers, beyond Nintendo's elbow nudging nostalgia, appear to me to be something of a rarity. Already one or two of you are likely poised to launch into the comments section to yell at me...

I’ve studied game design and reviewed games for the past few years. For over three years of my life I programmed; I learned the fine details of theory and design, and all of the important...

Parody is often an odd form of entertainment, especially in video games. It's very difficult to do a parody correctly, and I've yet to see a game that has. Bedlam is a parody game that actually...

"The urge to destroy is also a creative urge." - Pablo Picasso From Super Mario Bros. to The Last of Us, fungi have played supporting roles in video games for decades. Mushroom 11, from husband...

“Can you, humble player, make it through one thousand rooms? Can you find what lies at the end? Or… is there even an end?” Spooky’s House of Jump Scares is a silly horror adventure that...

Whether it's the idea of sneaking into secret bases or finding out hushed up secrets, taking on the roll of a spy is as fun as it is mysterious. In Master Spy, you'll take on...

Have you ever wanted a game that combined the 2D sections from Super Mario Galaxy with the difficulty of Super Meat Boy? Then Airscape: The Fall of Gravity is the game for you. The basis...

At first glance, Volume looks like a very uninspired stealth game. After playing for a while, I enjoy it quite a lot, but there are several issues holding it back from being a fantastic game. Volume...

Physics based games where you play as something you've never played as before seem to be a new trend. Thankfully, so far they've been pretty good, and I Am Bread is no different. It's nice to...

While many indie video games base their art direction on the 8-bit or 16-bit style graphics, Adventures of Pip blends the worlds together in both graphics and gameplay mechanics. In Adventures Of Pip, the world focuses on pixels primarily...

At this point, it feels as if there’s hardly anything left to say about Goat Simulator. If you’ve heard of it, you probably already found a way to either play the game or actively ignore...

Galak-Z: The Dimensional is a troublesome game for me to review -- Troublesome because all the while I was playing, I could really see why so many people love these kinds of games. I could appreciate the...

You would forgive me for thinking that the world itself has traveled back in time to 1989 with releases of films like Robocop, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and now the host of games designed with 8bit...

It seems as though silhouettes have once again become popular for the first time since Victorian times. They offer us the chance to experience an enchanting and abstract world of fantasy and wonder. Or, if...

Olympia Rising's an indie platforming game from the relatively new studio, Paleozoic. A nod to the platforming games of old Olympia Rising retains the old school charm and adds its own fresh ideas and mechanics into...

I can't really think of many games with medieval settings that don't rely heavily on fantasy elements; The only games that come to mind are Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, and War Of The Roses. Legends Of Eisenwald is...