PC Reviews

The Danganronpa series always felt like a series that flirted with my heart. An appeal to my gorehound interests? Check. A murder mystery set up with neat mini-games? Check. An aesthetic style that provides a...

Steamworld Dig was a breath of fresh air when I played it back in 2013. The unique Steampunk design of the world and the interesting concept of digging to explore underground and unlock upgrades really...

Bear With Me has been winning dedicated fans with its teddy bear noir since Episode 1 was released in August 2016. Our own Patrick Kennedy covered this release in his review here. In February 2017,...

For years, decades even, the concept of young students leading a double life has littered anime and western media. From Sailor Moon to the Persona series, there have always been stories of young people who...

Blood Bowl is a very hit or miss game for people. You either love it, hate it, love to hate it or hate to love it. The random luck aspect of the game can either...

I do find that DLC for RPGs offer so much room to tell the tales that would not have fit in the base game or to learn from prior failings. Fallout: New Vegas's Dead Money...

The idea of a ‘Warriors’-like game like Warriors All-Stars has always interested me. Be it Orks in Space Marine or Geonosians in Lego Star Wars, battling hordes of enemies has always appealed to me. It’s a...

StellarHub is a space station building simulator that allows players to study the smallest details of crew statistics. The game isn't simply about expanding your station and avoiding disasters; it's about giving the right job...

In 2009, a webcomic started called Homestuck. It quickly was recognized by people worldwide for its clever writing, interesting characters and concepts, and unique art style using an outdated computer art software and became an...

Combining Zelda-like dungeons with fast paced combat, Songbringer is the story of a human named Roq and his skybot buddy, Jib. Roq accidentally awakens an ancient evil entity and must adventure across the planet of Ekzera...

...Aaaahhh... ...Sorry! I was just thinking of back in 2015. Back when it seemed Telltale had locked down the episodic choose-your-own-adventure genre by riffing off established IPs to tell new tales within the universe. Then...

The Ys series is one of the most successful and recognizable of Nihon Falcom’s offerings. The series has been going strong in Japan since the late 1980’s and has been popular in the US since...

Horror is a very subjective genre and one defining example is a title known as Layers of Fear. This was an indie game from Team Blooper about art, love, life, and undying fear. Many gamers...

To say mental health representation in games has been rocky is to describe WW2 as “a minor kerfuffle that ended when America gave Japan a little bit of a slap”. Even if you only stick...

The team at Red Hook Studios has blessed us with the first DLC for 2016's gothic Kickstarter success, Darkest Dungeon. If you haven't played the oppressively difficult core game, you can read Robert's PC review...

You’ve escaped The Inquisition and your would-be executioner, and now you’re out for revenge. That’s the basic premise of Fictorum, an action RPG by Scraping Bottom Games, which utilizes a magic based destruction system and...

Released back when I was a carefree child who was still at university, the original Nidhogg was accessible and yet peculiar enough to warrant whipping it out when the gaming society I was at wanted...

The Legend of Heroes franchise is one of Nihon Falcom’s most recognizable franchises (aside from the Ys series.) The character development, storyline, and mechanics of the Trails in the Sky series are some of my...

Japan has known Type-Moon for almost 20 years as an organization of story-tellers. They've developed novels, manga, animes, and video games spanning many genres. Their longest lived narrative by far is the Fate/ series. Fate/EXTELLA: The...

You can’t take two swipes of the mouse across Steam without seeing a dungeon crawler. In fact, they’re everywhere! It seems that indie developers are taking the genre by storm. There’s good reason why lonesome...

Sundered is a game that appeals to a lot of what I like in games. The genre is a fantastic open exploration game in the style of what most would call the “Metroidvania” genre. The...

Once upon a time, I was tasked to review The Red Solstice, and from what I recall I had a generally good time. It was a sci-fi horror shooter based on Mars that never tried...

Classic RPGs have always been my favorite. The concept of a job system, turn-based gameplay, and colorful, charming 16-bit graphics were a large part of my gaming history growing up. Tangledeep seeks to capitalize on...

Sometimes, a super cute game comes along that sets impossible standards for all other games in my life. Once, that was Yoshi's Story. After that, the sweetness of Wind Waker stole my heart. This year's...

After an intense session of the new, fast-paced shooter, Crash Force, the game Semispheres was a welcome calm. The two games couldn't be more different. One is loud, energetic, and explosive. The other is quiet,...

Sometimes, after a rough day in the real world, I look forward to playing an intense game at home. Something that takes so much focus that I can't think about anything else. Crash Force is...