Life is lonely. Certainly no one needs a videogame to tell them that. But Mike Bithell’s 2D puzzle platformer THOMAS WAS ALONE is a sincere and charmingly simple discussion of loneliness, insecurity and isolation combining puzzles, a darkly atmospheric soundtrack … Continue reading
If gaming could be said to have a counter culture, it would be fair to say the survival game is one of the darlings of said culture. In the case of Don’t Starve there are no brain munching fiends in … Continue reading
Proteus is a sequence of various islands in which you walk through, as you observe their environments and the diverse life forms that live there. There are people who have called Proteus a “walking simulator,” Others have deemed it a … Continue reading
Grimind is the product of a single man, Paweł Mogiła. Don’t be put off by the middling score. Read the review, play the demo, and decide if you’re willing to support one of the most engaging 2D physics puzzlers we’ve … Continue reading
How do you feel about quirk? As independent games have gained a wider audience in the past few years we’ve also had a lot more quirky; quirky music, quirky looking art styles and quirky ideas. And this is good! We … Continue reading
Say the words Zelda meets Demon’s Souls and what do you think of? If you’ve got a love of indie games and a taste for the old-skool, you might well come up with something like New Game +, the latest … Continue reading
“What the hell is this?” That’s all I had written after two weeks with Dark Scavenger: a single exasperated sentence, a handful of unhelpful screenshots and an intimidating blank text document filling the screen. I feel like I am scavenging … Continue reading
SCP-087-B follows a recent trend of short indie horror games that are so focused on their primary goal – TERROR – that they easily rival titles from big-name studios trying to elicit the same reaction. SCP-087-B is no exception.
There has always been a divide in the world of videogames, where action and narrative have uncomfortably met and struggled to combine. While most titles choose to eschew the story in favour of weighing more heavily upon the ludologist side … Continue reading
Ever want a simple life where, instead of working in an office, you could be at a fast food restaurant serving customers without the need of responsibility hoping it will lead to feeling happy and contented? No? Well I guess … Continue reading