Now here's a name I haven't heard in years. Timespinner is a tribute to '90s action-platformers, most notably Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. It has a neat time-stopping mechanic for world traversal puzzles. You'll use melee attacks, sp...

It's safe to say every game developer working today has probably played and enjoyed a Legend of Zelda game at some point in their history. Nintendo's adventure series has been consistently popular for more than 30 years, and it's not h...

Holes get a bad rap. Their existence signifies an absence; the appearance of a hole means something can never be whole. Losing a loved one leaves a hole in our heart. Perceived gaps in storytelling are called "plot holes". Places that peopl...

Last year, the entire internet was delighted by the exploits of the Asshole Goose, star of the Untitled Goose Game. The project from House House, creators of Push Me Pull You, absolutely won our hearts with its puzzle-stealth gameplay,...

I'm all about these spooky lo-fi games that pop up from time to time. Ray was telling us about Paratopic a few months ago, and now the first-person horror title is gearing up for a Definitive Cut release on Steam and itch.io. The faces may ...

For years now, Valve has been making strides with Steam to get away from the closed-off environments of the Windows and App Stores that Microsoft and Apple provide. Valve is all about user freedom and allowing people to play games the way t...

The Gardens Between is one of those titles that always brightens the mood every time we hear something about it. We first wrote about the puzzler last year, but it's actually been in the works since at least 2015. In the run up to rele...

Sim game developer Twice Circled has moved from the world of pharmaceutical conglomerates to fish keeping. The studio's next title, Megaquarium, is a tycoon game about running a public aquarium. A lot more work goes into keeping a healthy ...

I wanted to start this piece with lede touching on how Chris Avellone is a titan of western game development, a man who has put out hit after hit to resounding success and acclaim. As I wrote that droning introduction I realized it was all ...

Donut County should appeal to fans of Katamari Damacy. It's a lighthearted game in which you are a hole that can move around and swallow objects to grow larger, and you'll solve puzzles along the way. After a long wait, it's nearly ready fo...

The traditional 2D platformer genre accounts for some of my favorite games ever. That being said, it's always awesome to see a game try and change the genre in new and exciting ways. Semblance does just that, in a way I'm surprised I h...

The name caught me off guard at first, but the more I see of Kingdoms of the Dump, the better it looks. This Super Nintendo-inspired RPG about a trashcan knight really leans into its garbage theme. Join the trashcan knight, Dustin Bins...

While my Steam purchasing has severely slowed down in recent years, I still catch myself eying the marketplace's top-sellers list. I like seeing what folks are into and whether or not I'm still with it. This week, Steam has broken out a lis...

It's been a few years since ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove received its Kickstarter funding and got into production. Even with a slight delay postponing their return to Earth, the funky '90s duo is still trucking along. While a firm ...

Indie roguelike, Metroidvania game Dead Cells is now available on Linux and Mac OS X. This coincides with the current Steam summer sale with a 40% off discount. Once the summer sale is over, the game will be increasing in price (from $19.99...

If you're an owner of a Mac compatible computer and are looking to jump into Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, you've just run out of time. Due to the shortsighted implementation of DRM in the Mac OS port of the title, Rising will no longer w...

Valve recently added the ability for Steam users to see how much money they've spent, and this sure feels like the video game equivalent of learning the exact date you're going to die. I didn't need to know this. I didn't need to know this ...

It has been roughly half a year since Blizzard announced it would be releasing a vanilla version of World of Warcraft. Dubbed "Classic," we only really knew that it was happening and not which version of the game it would be based on. Would...

If you're the type of person to host game-playing get-togethers with friends, there are certain titles you really ought to have on hand, and I'd say Duck Game ranks pretty high on that list. It's stupid. It's fun. It's stupidly fun. It's al...

Nigoro's ruins-exploring adventure La-Mulana 2 is gearing up for a summer release on PC and Mac. It's been, what, a few years since we last covered the game? I had forgotten it was on the way! Nigoro and Playism ran a successful Kickstarter...

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Myst, Cyan is putting together a limited-run physical collection of all seven games that even includes a replica Linking Book. While the package is only being offered through a currently-running Kickstar...

Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption calls itself a combination of "Dark Souls-inspired combat and the intense focus of a boss-rush action-RPG, with a twist: every time you fight a boss, you must level down." If that doesn't get your attention...

Mexican indie outfit Bromio have announced that their bizarre fighting/puzzle adventure game Pato Box will be receiving a free update next week. This update will add some new features to the Super Punch-Out!!-inspired title.Coming on May 7,...

Stardew Valley publisher Chucklefish has revealed another one of its upcoming projects, Eastward, an action-adventure title set in a ruined world. It's in production at Pixpil, a small team inspired by Mother and Zelda, and has a soundtrack...

Jay Tholen is going from making an adventure game about a grotesque but lovable clown to a '90s internet simulator in which you'll browse the weird web and "[keep] the internet clear of wrongdoers, with reports and rewards coming direct fro...