Take others' fates into your hands with this contest. Win We. The Revolution for Steam! Hey, so this one is pretty unique. There's a great setup, great visuals, and what looks like some pretty harrowing gameplay. Sounds good, right? Win a S...

If you can be inconvenienced by an extra email in your inbox, you can get a free game for the trouble. Or, if it's not even an annoyance, you still get the free game. Loopholes! Kinda. Humble is giving Tacoma to anyone who signs up for...

When the world of pinball bleeds into the world of video games, the results can be pretty dang awesome. Look no further than Yoku's Island Express, or an old favorite, Devil's Crush. The next game in that vein to grab my attention is Creatu...

Every year in spring, thousands of developers, industry insiders, and gaming enthusiasts flock to San Francisco to clog the already busy downtown streets for the Game Developers Conference. Unlike the more fan-facing shows, like PAX or E3, ...

Indie behemoth Vlambeer is making its way to the Switch in earnest as they had several announcements to share during Nintendo's Nindies Showcase today. A number of titles are coming, including Super Crate Box (with multiplayer), Nuclear Thr...

After many a delay and years of waiting, Nightdive Studios' System Shock remake has finally resurfaced. A new 20-minute video was uploaded to the official YouTube channel and it gives us a look at a more complete version of the Medical Bay ...

A new 2D arena shooter is headed to PS4, PC and Xbox One courtesy of Brazilian indie kids Studica Studios. Gravity Heroes is a 2D platform shooter where every ceiling, every wall, every surface is a floor. Set in a near-future, where man an...

Otherside Entertainment has finally offered us a look at the long-developed sequel to one of the creepiest sci-fi games of all time, System Shock 3. The short teaser lets us take a glimpse within a futuristic locale, before bringing us face...

When The Messenger launched on PC and Switch last year, I was pretty intrigued. The art style looked to harken back to classic titles like Ninja Gaiden on the NES, with Dtoid's own Rich Meister giving the game 10/10. I watched Game Attack s...

Elden Pixels' NES-style platformer, Alwa's Awakening, will launch on PS4 this week, Thursday in fact, following on from its previous releases on PC and Nintendo Switch.The 8-bit adventure follows you Zoe, as she attempts to restore peace to...

Golf is a very deceptive sport. While many people will bemoan how "boring" it is, they're only looking at it from the viewpoint of a spectator. Actually picking up a club and swinging at a ball will show you just how much technique goes i...

Enter our contest to win a Steam copy of Mars Underground! What would you do if you relived the same day, every day? It's been explored in movies before (Groundhog Day of course comes to mind) but man I can't think of any examples from game...

The sky is the limit for Yacht Club Games. In just a few months they're set to wrap up all of the content they promised in their Shovel Knight Kickstarter campaign, which began crowdfunding operations all the way back in 2013. Whi...

It takes a special something to energize me on a groggy Friday morning. Towers, a "fantastical world full of mysteries and wonders for players to explore and build together," hits like a jolt of caffeine down my spine. The game draws elemen...

Dead Cells was a roaring good time, but if there's one thing I would've liked to see, it was more bosses. When the first DLC releases soon, my wish will come true. Rise of the Giant is a free add-on "mostly aimed at the people who have been...

Most people are quick to tell you how much their job sucks. Maybe it's because of some issues with their superiors. Or a deluge of annoying small talk grinds their gears. There's no shortage of potential complaints: a terrible commute, unco...

The folks behind Mercenary Kings, Flinthook, and Ninja Senki DX are cooking up another adventure molded after their love of retro gaming. Panzer Paladin, the next title from Tribute Games, will let you slice demons in a sword-wielding mech...

Indie kids TurtleBlaze and publisher The Arcade Crew have revealed a new cutesy platformer, currently in development for PC and Nintendo Switch. Kunai is a new metroidvania title starring an ever-evolving robot on a quest for identity.It's ...

I am all the way into this debut trailer for Solar Ash Kingdom, the next action game from Hyper Light Drifter creator Heart Machine. The team has shifted from pixel art to full 3D, but their vibrant sense of style and color wasn't lost in ...

After years of wading around on its own hosted website and supporting itself through Patreon, the mother of all rogue simulations Dwarf Fortress is making its way to Steam and Itch.io in the near future. Part-management-sim, part-rogue, Dwa...

After successfully playing around with industrial espionage in Gunpoint and spaceship heists in Heat Signature, designer Tom Francis is moving onto [checks notes...] wizards? Yeah, wizards. It makes a weird sort of sense. His next project, ...

Hollow Knight is a masterpiece. This isn't really a new or interesting opinion. People have been shouting it from the rooftops ever since it released two years ago. Soon, Hollow Knight will have space on shelves at home. Developer...

Indie-kid Ken Gao successfully turned a lot of heads with his dramatic and heartrending 2011 release To the Moon. Now it seems Freebird Games is preparing to take players on another psychological trip with their next release, Impostor Facto...

Japanese developer Kadakowa Games has regrettably announced that RPG Maker MV has been cancelled on Xbox One. The humble PC release, which allows players to create their own fantasy adventures, is currently in the process of making the tran...

Break those bricks, sister! Enter our contest for a chance to win Strikey Sisters for Switch! I'll admit it: I love brick-breaking games. I have no idea why, I just always have. So when I saw one come in through the tipline that featured bo...