Punishingly difficult games often walk a fine design line balancing fun and rage. This fine line pushes players to continue trying even when they are leaning more towards the rage side of the balancing act. Many beloved titles have nailed...
In 2010 developers Frictional Games released the indie horror title Amnesia: The Dark Descent which went on to become both a critical and commercial success. This success caused fans of the series to eagerly await a new entry to the...
It’s been ten long years since Croteam released the last Serious Sam and a lot of things have changed in the shooter genre. Instead of single-player experiences players are now drawn towards multiplayer competition in the numerous battle royales on...
Back in 2012 the action-rpg Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was released by Big Huge Games and 38 studios. This title received generally favorable reviews at release, but was plagued by 38 Studios bankruptcy, and poor timing of the game’s release...
Conceptually Paradise Killer is a lot to wrap your head around. At first glance the game appears to be a text based detective adventure. While this is a significant portion of the gameplay there are also open-world, first person, platforming,...
Over the past few years there has been an explosion in souls-like games that have hit the market. These types of games successfully mix tough difficulty with exploration and action-RPG elements that fans can’t seem to get enough of. Developers...
Back in 2005 a game called Destroy All Humans was released on PC, Xbox, and PS2. In 2019 THQ Nordic made a somewhat surprising announcement that they were remaking this title for a 2020 release. Destroy All Humans (2020) is...
Imagine you wake up in an underground facility as a blob of biomass. As you lay on the cold table you come to realize you are being held as a prisoner of scientists who poke and prod you while they...
Back in 2010 Deadly Premonition was released on PC and Consoles. While the game received a lukewarm reception at launch a subset of gamers found the title and propelled it into the rare realm of the cult-classic game. Fast-forward to...
Back in February of 2019 the game studio Chibig posted a Kickstarter for a tropical-farming sea exploration adventure game called Summer in Mara. This Kickstarter was fully funded in only a few short days and the game secured its budget...
