Do you like games? How about being given them for free? How about being given exactly 2821 free games crafted around a thought-provoking central theme? I’m going to go ahead and assume that you didn’t reply to any of those questions, because you’re probably reading this at work or sitting at your computer in your underwear. Only a weirdo would ...
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Owlboy has released after 9 years of development
Passion can make a project come to life, but dedication and conviction are the elements that keep it alive after troublesome times, that is the story of D-Pad Studio. Simon Andersen had the idea to make Owlboy back in 2007, and with a team consisting of 4 people (including himself) development of a demo of the game started on that ...
Read More »Great and underrated games are now in Humble Bundle!
Humble Bundle has been an excellent, economical way of getting fun games for a very small price while helping charity at the same time. Ever since its first appearance in 2010 hundreds of games have been available, from Saints Row to Thomas was Alone, from Metro 2033 to Thief. And until the first days of October, there is not only ...
Read More »Cuphead release date set for second quarter 2017
Cuphead got immediate attention as soon as it was revealed during the Xbox E3 press conference of 2014, a run and gun indie platformer with aesthetics inspired by the cartoons of the 1930’s is similar to what many ask for when they say they want to see “completely new ideas” when it comes to making original Intellectual Properties. However, the ...
Read More »Furi hits Xbox One with timed exclusive content
Perhaps you were a fan of the PC and PS4 indie action shoot em up known as Furi, it was released on July and it was well received by critics and gamers, especially the amazing soundtrack. But some doubted if the game was going to release on Xbox One as well or if it was a PlayStation console exclusive (after ...
Read More »The beloved Stardew Valley gets gigantic update today!
Developed by the developer ConcernedApe and published by Chucklefish Games (The team that developed Starbound and published Risk of Rain), Stardew Valley was one of the biggest surprises of the year, a Harvest Moon-inspired farming simulator that silently released on February to positive critical reception but it was also completely embraced by the gaming community, with 400’000 copies sold in two weeks. Since ...
Read More »Indie Spotlight: ICY – A Review
Inner Void Interactive’s first game, ICY, is an interactive story game set in a post-apocalyptic tundra. It’s a world with lots of snow and not much else, and this new landscape has been aptly titled the White Wastes – a barren, seemingly inhospitable landscape full of bandits and beasties. A new ice age has arrived and you’re an avalanche survivor, suffering from amnesia, who was ...
Read More »Steam Greenlight Spotlight: Estoc
Today’s Greenlight spotlight is focusing on Estoc, a simplistic multiplayer sword-fighting game. Often in games, simple mechanics lead to boring and repetitive gameplay, which in turn repels potential players. Estoc features such simple mechanics that I worry it won’t have enough lasting potential to draw a large community. However, as well as Nidhogg did (which is a very similar game), ...
Read More »Brilliant Action-RPG Umbra Launches Kickstarter
Umbra is an isometric action-RPG set in a corrupted and devastated world. As a former officer of the Human Republic, you have been exiled and forced to flee persecution as a result of the magical powers that you have newly and unexpectedly developed. Aided by a mysterious group of Templars who shield you from the humans and monsters that have ...
Read More »Steam Greenlight Spotlight: Tiki Galore
https://youtu.be/KqqdP8wbbrM Today’s Greenlight Spotlight is on Tiki Galore. Tiki Galore is an online multiplayer arena in which players control a Tiki Warrior with an unusual thirst to dominate his or her opponents. Battle your friends in free-for-all or team battles which take place in various immersive tropical levels. To be honest, the reason I chose to spotlight the game was ...
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