[Image courtesy of Eggsandjakey] Animal Crossing: New Horizons launched just as most parts of the world really started to feel the pain from the COVID-19 crisis. For many, the game made for the perfect escape. Depression, anxiety, and ...

In an age where games often come as a form of escapism, it's interesting to see one built around an over-the-top brawler intertwined with today's social realities. However, Treachery in Beatdown City does just that -- it's a beat-'em-up str...

I appreciate it whenever a cool April Fools' Day gag turns out to be a real project. That's the case for Darkest Dungeon: The Butcher's Circus, an upcoming PvP-themed DLC for the brutal strategy RPG. The add-on will let players pluck four o...

Indie developer Re-Logic has proudly announced that its survival/adventure title Terraria has sold a huge 30 million copies across all platforms since its original launch in May 2011.For those of you who aren't among that impressive number ...

After dropping out months ago, I'm contemplating resubscribing to Apple Arcade for another month just to play the new Grindstone update – that's how much I'm into Capybara's maniacal puzzle game. The "Back to the Grind" update adds 15...

When I think of "dungeon crawlers," I tend to picture very specific imagery – and Going Under, a "satirical dungeon crawler about exploring the cursed ruins of failed tech startups," isn't it. It's darling as hell! The creator, Aggro...

Signalis isn't your everyday survival horror game – not even close. It's drawing from icons like Resident Evil and Silent Hill as much as it is Blame! and Ghost in the Shell, and it's low-poly to great effect. According to creator ro...

Our Spidey Sense didn't betray us yesterday. Despite it being April Fool's, Cellar Door Games teasing a new Rogue Legacy felt legitimate. As it turns out, this was no joke or goof, no prankin' or foolin'. Cellar Door confirmed that it'...

During these uncertain times, many have clung to the new Animal Crossing for comfort. It offers players a world with enough structure to help make sense of existence, but not so much that you ever feel trapped or otherwise punished. It's le...

Today, Stardew Valley publisher Chucklefish lifted the lid on an art style overhaul for Witchbrook, its internally-developed magical school simulation game. Before, the studio's art direction looked super similar to Stardew (which many fans...

We've got Steam copies of mech-based action game Metal Unit in today's contest! I hate to be a party pooper, but April Fool's Day kinda sucks. At best you get some chuckle-worthy jokes; at worst you get ill-intended pranks or fake announcem...

Rogue Legacy developer Cellar Door Games knows April 1 isn't the day to make announcement. It does, however, think April 1 is the day for teases. We'll evidently hear about a sequel to one of the most successful indie games ever tomorr...

Lab Zero Games has prepped a fresh new update for its gorgeous action-adventure Indivisible. The free update, which goes live across all platforms tomorrow, April 2, will add new modes and balance tweaks to Ajna's mythic adventure.New Game ...

Treachery in Beatdown City looks like a new take on Double Dragon for the NES, but it actually plays a lot more like Bravely Default II or another high-level strategy turn-based RPG. That's what's going on under the hood. In terms of the bo...

In today's contest, we're giving away Switch copies of RPG title Sin Slayers: Enhanced Edition! Everyone knows that RPGs are classic time-wasters. They're chock full of battles, exploration, endless dialog, and incessant grinding. Point bei...

If you're in the mood a bit of cathartic chaos and ultra-violence, then Devolver Digital and DeadToast Entertainment might have just the ticket for you, as their weird, over-the-top shooter My Friend Pedro comes skateboarding onto the PS4 p...

The year is 2075, and all is not well beneath the ultraviolet lights of Neon City. Following the Android Revolution, which resulted in a civil war and the destruction of thousands of automatons, the bustling cyber metropolis and its surroun...

In today's contest, we're giving away PS4 and Xbox One copies of turn-based space RPG Deep Sky Derelicts! This whole quarantine thing is getting pretty old. Earth kind of sucks right now -- wouldn't you just kind of like to get away? Well, ...

I don't know how you feel about Limbo or Inside, but given Playdead's trajectory, I'm down for life. We know so very little about the studio's next game, "a third-person science-fiction adventure set in a remote corner of the universe," and...

This one goes out to all the parents with kids who are driving them up the wall. From now until April 1, 2020, The Behemoth is letting Steam users download and play Castle Crashers, BattleBlock Theater, and Pit People for free on PC. "If yo...

I hope a lot more people get a chance to play and enjoy Below, Capybara's dungeon-crawling roguelike adventure, once it debuts the far less punishing Explore mode. The free update for PC and Xbox One is scheduled for April 7, 2020, and that...

Outer Wilds won't be an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC for too much longer. Annapurna Interactive and Mobius Digital are bringing the space-faring mystery adventure game to Steam on June 18, 2020. Outer Wilds was a game-of-the-year conte...

Independent game developer Jacob Williams is bringing ITTA, a tough new bullet-dodging adventure with "ancient golems" and "toothy horrors," to Steam and Nintendo Switch on April 22, 2020. The setup involves a slain family, a spirit guardi...

With the physical world at a standstill, the digital world is thriving.  More and more publishers are moving to the Nintendo Direct model at an unprecedented pace, to the point where when things cool down, we'll probably be seeing more...

In today's contest, we're giving away copies of Viking survival RPG Valnir Rok! Lots of us are stuck at home. If you're lucky, you're able to still work and earn an income. If you're not, then it's going to be a long couple of [hopefully on...