Before We Leave is a winning concept for a peaceful city-building game. It's a relaxing take on games like Anno and A Kingdom for Keflings in which you'll harvest resources from a lost civilization, explore and expand to neighboring islands...

Great news for Xbox fans, as Annapurna Interactive has announced that its gorgeous, emotive, and utterly unique musical odyssey Sayonara Wild Hearts is headed to the Xbox One platform next week.Sayonara Wild Hearts wowed critics and fans wh...

I can already feel it. Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is going to be ridiculously fun while it lasts. It's the video game equivalent of an obstacle course game show, something I wish we saw far more often. The competition is online-enabled, s...

I don't know when I put down Dead Cells, but I did, and I've been meaning to get back into it ever since. The roguelike action-platformer has seen continuous support for years now, to the point where it's easy to lose track of what's coming...

Oh my goodness, yes! The creators of 20XX, a roguelike rendition of Mega Man X, are back with a follow-up called – you probably guessed it – 30XX. The sequel uses a far more fitting art style thanks to pixel artist Glauber Kotak...

It never hurts to have a map handy for Dead Cells, especially as new areas join the flow-chart-like world. The Bad Seed includes two early-game biomes, as well as a third area that's home to a new boss. These DLC zones are by no means hidde...

Indie developer Digital Happiness has announced that the sequel to cult 2014 survival horror title DreadOut will be hitting PC via Steam later this month. DreadOut 2 will see the return of the original game's shadow-crawling, smartphone sho...

There are more good-but-not-great indie platformers than we know what to do with, and even as a lifelong fan, the games that lack that extra something all tend to blur together. Ynglet, the next project from Knytt and Affordable Space Adven...

If you weren't already fully on board with Knuckle Sandwich, a funky role-playing game possessed by the spirit of Mother, then today's combat-centric "2020 Teaser" could be the final nudge you need. The battle system calls to mind Undertale...

Okay, maybe "cinematic universe" is a tad on the dramatic side. But whatever's next from Stardew Valley's developer Eric Barone will tie into his farming sim that took the world by storm. Barone responded to a fan's question on Twitter abou...

Bloodroots caught our attention back in 2018 with its frenetic pace and improvisational combat featuring ladders, among other random objects. Now, it's ready to test us. The action game lands on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC (via t...

Are you in the mood for a low-key, laid-back, stripped-down camping trip? What about a good-natured adventure game that's less about interacting with stuff and more about absorbing the atmosphere? It's a specific question, I know, but I can...

Don't let anyone undersell you on the value of animated intros for video games. I won't hear it! When done right, animated intros can fire up your imagination and establish the tone for the rest of the experience. Even before that point, th...

I love my Nintendo Switch (who doesn't?), and I have a real soft spot for tower defense games. Whenever those two interests happen to intersect, it's bound to be a good day. Today certainly is. Ironhide Game Studio is bringing its excellent...

Below was one of 2018's most perplexing, punitive, and challenging games. The premise is simple -- keep going downward -- but the execution is meticulous and frustrating. Jordan's review is dripping with trepidation, like Below i...

Every time I run into Dead Static Drive – a self-described "Grand Theft Cthulhu" – I can't help but crack a smile. This latest gameplay trailer calls to mind Tremors, so you know Team Fanclub is onto something. The 2020 PC and ...

It's wild to see an early-2000s online sensation like Soldat return out of nowhere with a sequel. Later this year, creator Michal "MM" Marcinkowski is hoping to catch lightning in a bottle again with Soldat 2. As a "direct successor," the g...

It's been a couple of years, but Florence – a storybook-style game about a 25-year-old caught up in this thing called life – still rings true. It's a short, impactful experience, one that tends to stick with players. Follow...

Moving Out, a couch co-op game about moving couches (and other junk), is next on my local multiplayer list. Between that near-universal premise, the warm aesthetic, and the possibility of player-led hijinks, developer SMG Studio and Overcoo...

Beautiful Desolation is an isometric point-and-click adventure with a cool hook and an even cooler look. Following a successful Kickstarter funding drive, the game is now eying a February 2020 launch on PC. The Cape Town-based developers at...

Always Sometimes Monsters was not the Feel Good Story of the Year back in 2014, and there's no expectation that the sequel will set off bouts of euphoria or plaster grins to faces. Well, maybe if you're the kind of monster who finds g...

Mediatonic and Flaming Fowl have announced that Fable Fortune - the studios' fantasy-themed digital card game - will be closing its servers in March, bringing the game to an end on both the PC and Xbox One platforms after three years of ser...

Not three days after I published my review-in-progress for Silver Falls: 3 Down Stars, the update players had been waiting for dropped. The game-breaking bugs plaguing those who picked it up were no more and everyone would be able to see th...

Coffee is my blood. Not literally – that would be hideous – but the caffeine-infused drink has become an unfortunate necessity, something required to start my day, keep me moving once we hit lunch and, on occasion, warm up those...

Video game demo discs had a simple joy to them. Today, they feel like a lost art, but for some of us, they left a lasting impression – they helped define our interest in video games as a lifelong hobby. Assorted independent PC horror ...