Dead Island 2 Haus DLC Review — Hell-A Horror Story
Dead Island 2's Haus DLC elevates the base game experience with a memorable new zone and great writing.
Erik Hodges is a hobby writer and a professional gamer, at least if you asked him. He has been writing fiction for over 12 years and gaming practically since birth, so he knows exactly what to nitpick when dissecting a game's story. When he isn't reviewing games, he's probably playing them.
Song of Nunu Review — The heart of adventure
Nunu and Willump take off on a quest to find the Heart of the Blue in this epic Riot Forged adventure called Song of Nunu.
RIPOUT Early Access Preview – Needs a bit more work
RIPOUT enters early access today, and while the game has a fun foundation I think it needs some work to be done before it reaches its full potential.
Dark Envoy Review — A shadow of what it could have been
Some interesting progression and game-design choices are hidden behind awful dialogue, stiff animation, and boring combat. This leaves Dark Envoy a few pieces short of a puzzle.
Slay the Princess Review — It’s in the title
Slay the Princess is an unexpected hit for me, telling a deep and emotional story with a massive branching path system.
Hellboy Web of Wyrd Review — Giving the Underworld an uppercut
Hellboy Web of Wyrd fully delivers on the identity of the Hellboy comics, with a unique and fun gameplay system that's held back by a few hiccups.
Wizard with a Gun Review — A magical Devolver revolver
Wizard with a Gun feels like Don't Starve Together—with a much less punishing approach and more wizards with guns.
ENDLESS Dungeon Review — Unlikely Heroes
ENDLESS Dungeon takes the familiar ENDLESS franchise and sends it to brand new territory with a clever mixture of roguelike and tower defense gameplay.
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged Review — Burning rubber in the backyard
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 - Turbocharged throws you onto toy-sized tracks at insane speeds for some truly high-octane races.
Long Gone Days Review — Good times and war crimes
This modern military RPG certainly delivers in some compartments, but its wonderful aesthetic can be challenged by poor design features and a failure to commit to its own agenda.
Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic Review — Let’s Do the Time Warp Again
Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic is a relaxing object spotting game, and might be just what you need to unwind right now.
The Lamplighters League Review — Puckish and Rogue
The Lamplighters League rides on its strong premise, aesthetic and setting, but tired genre-specific mistakes and underwhelming execution of its premise leave it short of its full potential.
Wargroove 2 Review – Rat Army, Rat Navy, Rat Magic
Rats, once again, nearly trigger the apocalypse in this straightforward and engaging pixelated wargame.
The Fabulous Fear Machine Review – Produce a little Panic
The Fabulous Fear Machine uses engaging strategic gameplay to tide you over between great stories told through phenomenal comic pages.
High on Knife DLC Review – Knifey’s Big Adventure
High on Knife features a new adventure with returning characters and new friends from the High on Life universe, specifically one stab-happy compatriot.
El Paso, Elsewhere Review – High Stakes
El Paso, Elsewhere combines superb shooter mechanics with some of the best writing I've seen in a while, to create a truly unique and memorable game.
Paleo Pines Review – Jurassic Lark
Paleo Pines does a few things right, but fails to stand out compared to many farming games already on the market.
Project Planet: Earth Vs Humanity Review – Apocalyptic
Project Planet: Earth Vs Humanity is a fun enough party game, however it doesn't live up to the strategic depth you might imagine from the premise.
Unity apologizes and announces changes to Runtime Fee Policy in open letter
Unity Create lead Marc Whitten apologizes to the community and explains some changes to Unity's upcoming Runtime Fee policy in an open letter.
Payday 3 Review — Not quite on the money
Payday 3's hyped launch was met with a disappointing amount of service consistency and conenction problems that prevent the game from having a chance to shine.