If there is one trend I absolutely love with this generation of game, it's the rise of small production publishers that are giving indie games a shot at retail release. Limited Run Games is probably the biggest name in this space, there are...

Save me Mr Tako is modeled after the catalog of a big, old, battery-sucking brick called the Game Boy. Everything about it is an homage to that long-gone era in gaming right down to the default green colored background. As someone...

Astebreed is a fantastic bullet hell game that originally launched on PC and eventually made its way onto PlayStation 4 too. Last week, it was quietly released on the Switch eShop without much marketing or fanfare. After spending some time ...

The pretty solid Fox n Forests will be getting a limited physical edition on PS4 and Switch. Coming from publisher Strictly Limited Games, there will be a standard and collector's edition available for you to display on your shelf. The stan...

Sluggish Morss: Pattern Circus is the kind of thing that I never would have even thought to want before setting eyes on its trailer, but now I can't stop thinking about it. According to creator Jack King-Spooner, "every scene and character ...

11 Bit Studios has released the latest chapter in for harrowing adventure game This War of Mine. The Last Broadcast is the second of the game's "Stories" trilogy, following on from 2017's A Father's Promise.In The Last Broadcast, we return ...

Back in September, Sony had quietly put up notices on the PlayStation store that a select few games would have their servers shut down. These games included Warhawk, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, and Twisted Metal. Originally set to ...

Exploration fans shouldn't miss Subnautica. The underwater alien adventure game does a masterful job of stoking curiosity and fear. It's best on PC, but there's also an Xbox One version if that's where you're looking play. Next month, Subna...

For those of you who like your video games foreboding and bleak, Humble Bundle has a selection of titles that should speak to you. This week's Humble Dystopian Bundle is super dreary. In, uh, a good way! It's a chance to pick up games many ...

After young Madelyn finds her family kidnapped and her faithful companion - Fritzy - killed by an evil sorcerer, the plucky knight-in-training dons her armour and takes up her lance in a quest to restore purity to the land. That's the story...

I doubt anyone is going to complain about the nominee list for The Game Awards' "Game of the Year" category this year. In a year packed with almost non-stop hit games, almost any month could have given us a game worthy of that coveted crown...

There's been a slight but much-appreciated resurgence in theme park simulation titles over the past couple years. One highlight is Parkitect, a game that feels like a loving tribute to the original RollerCoaster Tycoon and its classic seque...

[Sorry for the confusion, y'all. Contest is back to standard format!] Watch out for this contest: Win a brand new Switch console and a copy of Crashlands. If you haven't heard, Butterscotch Shenanigans released their hit game Crashlands on ...

Last week, I once again attended the annual PLAY festival in Hamburg, Germany. Alongside workshops and informative talks, the event included an exhibition of recent and unreleased experimental games and installations. As you would expect, p...

Go back in time with this contest: Win a Steam key for Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior. Have you ever wanted to be a time travelling cyber barbarian who cleans up the streets of the future using your big-ass sword and big-ass muscles?...

Over the past several years, I've become exponentially more prone to gushing over rad insect characters and rad fan art. Team Cherry's Hollow Knight supplied me with an entire nest of the former, and the (probably objective) fact that it's ...

Earlier this year, Suda 51 was hinting at the possibility of Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes receiving a physical release. While the answer was a firm "maybe," it seems some kind of magic happened as the game has turned up on Amazon.co...

Deep Silver are to publish 11 Bit Studios' grim survival title This War of Mine for Switch. The sleeper indie hit will be arriving on Nintendo's hybrid console at the end of the month.Originally released back in 2014, This War of Mine asks ...

If you're a PS Vita collector, then you might want to be on the ball for NIS America's next run of titles, as the publisher has announced they will be the last physical releases that they will be shipping for Sony's dedicated handheld conso...

Devolver Digital has announced a release date for Nomada Studios' stunning-looking platform adventure, Gris. The new title will arrive on Nintendo Switch and PC in December. A sublime trailer shows off game's arresting visual design.The tit...

It’s safe to say that the Nintendo Switch has replaced the Vita as a portable indie beast. Over the last year and a half, Nintendo’s hybrid device has amassed quite the collection of impressive indie titles. No one device lets y...

The awesome indie roguelike Road Redemption, inspired by Road Rash, is now available on PS4 and Switch. It will be heading to Xbox One in the coming weeks. The game can be yours for $19.99 off of the PSN or eShop (depending on console). It ...

Back in 2013, the indie game market wasn’t as flooded with roguelikes as it is nowadays. In the wake of Edmund McMillen’s ultra-successful Binding of Isaac, lots of devs tried their hand at crafting procedurally generated titles...

Matt Makes Games has been...making games for some time and if TowerFall put the developer on the map, then Celeste claimed an entire continent in its name. It's been taking the indie (and Switch) scene by storm this year (expect to see it i...

Whenever I watch footage of Hylics 2, a self-described "recreational program with light JRPG elements," I feel like I'm peering into someone's dreams. And it's not just the lavish visuals, surreal as they most certainly are. Every ounce of ...