Journey to the Savage Planet will never leave you wanting for things to do. Nearly every inch of this strange and fascinating world tugs you in a different direction, begging you to find whatever it's hiding. Maybe it's more alien goo ...

It's a tale as old as time itself. A postman -- bogged down by seasonal allergies, fresh out of Claritin, and determined to finish his route -- hacks up snot on everyone's mail. That's the gross can-do attitude that'll see you climbing the...

In today's contest, we're giving away copies of Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD for Switch! I remember trying to play Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey back on PS1. I totally didn't get it lol. I couldn't figure out the gameplay, got frustrated, and wo...

The Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection originally had a January planned release date, but was recently shuffled into late February. It's okay, we can wait! These games have been great for over a decade now, so they deserve a great compilati...

A Hat in Time is still getting updates and DLC nearly three years after its initial release. That's not bad for an indie studio! Tip your hat for one more, as developer Gears for Breakfast just shared the details for the latest patch, which...

The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories wasn't 2018's best game, but it might've been 2018's darkest and most impactful game. Most everyone who spent time with Swery65's overlooked and underappreciated The Missing fo...

Playtonic is making a demo for Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair after all. The collectible-nabbing 2.5D platforming adventure is getting a demo on all platforms, but the timing will vary from release to release. The Steam demo is up fir...

According to a listing that popped up on Amazon UK this week, Marvelous' Dead or School is headed west this year on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, following on from its previous release in Japan in August 2019, (it is also available on PC via Ste...

Take note, developers: If you want me to write about your game on this Very Professional And Serious Gaming Blog™, you need to either make your game very weird, or incorporate dad puns into its title. I wasn't on staff here when Octod...

The La-Mulana 1 & 2 collection is releasing at a terribly busy time for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One – it's out March 17, 2020, right in the middle of a month brimming with big-name games. As we learned this mornin...

The source code for one of the greatest video games of the last decade, VVVVVV, has been released to the public by its creator Terry Cavanagh. The surprise drop happened during AGDQ, after runner Mohoc's crazy 100% run, which was held to co...

Throughout the course of several decades, Arc System Works has built up quite a reputation as a character factory. Not only do they have access to a ton of old properties, but they also have still-relevant heavy-hitters like Guilty Gear&nbs...

Indie developer Behind the Stone has released a launch trailer for its cartoonish adventure game Sir Eatsalot, which arrives on Nintendo Switch tomorrow, January 9. The side-scrolling title sees the titular knight on a quest to save the Kin...

Oddworld Inhabitants, developers of the weird and much-beloved Oddworld series, has revealed that it has signed a deal with publisher Microids to bring more classic Oddworld adventures to Switch, in addition to the upcoming release of Stran...

Fans of the weird and wonderful Oddworld universe will be pleased to hear that the HD remaster of 2005 shooter Stranger's Wrath will be arriving on Nintendo Switch later this month. Developer Oddworld Inhabitants has released a new trailer ...

Ape Escape is one of my favorite gaming experiences: period. I still remember the utter shock and awe that the DualShock controller method gave me when I played it for the first time: very few "new" concepts have that had much of an impact ...

When you think of "long-supported games by Ubisoft" your mind probably goes immediately to Rainbow Six Siege or The Division 2. But hanging out in the rafters, low key, are projects like Trials Rising. Rising actually debuted back in Februa...

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair managed to capture a lot of hearts this year with its old-school platforming sensibilities that some compare to the likes of Donkey Kong Country. Then, it managed to frustrate the hell out of those ...

Just a quick note this New Year's Eve Eve to remind you all that Epic Games Store is continuing its 12 Days of Christmas promotion, offering up free games every 24 hours for the... well... 12 days of Christmas. Like that song. FIVE GOLD RIN...

It's a return to the world of Vs. games for this week's offering from retro publisher Hamster Corp. As Balloon Fight - coded by Satoru Iwata no less - returns on Nintendo Switch.The platformer first arrived in the arcades as part of the "Vs...

I know it's not the Mega Man X revival we all wanted, but there's still hope for that. While Capcom is still hard at work on their real Mega Man mystery game, Capcom Taiwan is moving forward with Mega Man X DiVE (known as Rockman ...

Bloodstained is such an odd beast; but then again, it is a Kickstarted game when that route was all glitz and glamour and no consequences. The game actually came out (after years of hubbub) earlier this year in June, but since then the...

Another decorated PC game has gone free for the day over at the Epic Games Store. Celeste isn't just a fiercely challenging pixel platformer, it's also beautiful and heartfelt. We latched onto it so much that we ended up naming it our Best ...

Sometimes there's no rhyme or reason for demo delays, but in this day and age I'm just glad we're getting demos at all. Blasphemous is one of those perfect "demo games," as I know there's a lot of Metroidvanias out on the market now, and wh...

I'm just going to say this right out the gate: Y'all sleeping on this amazing game. It legit angers me, as it's the best platformer thingy that I've played since Dead Cells. Well, sleep no more, fools. I'm here to toss three copies out to t...