TTRPG Review: Goblin Quest (2015)
I’ve been fascinated with tabletop RPGs since the early 80s, as I’ve previously mentioned elsewhere on the blog. Dungeons & Dragons was one of my earliest, post-Star Wars obsessions; the […]
Video Game Review: Little Inferno (Steam)
Version Played: PC (also available on Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Switch, Wii U) I remember working my way through World of Goo, when it became available as a downloadable game […]
Video Game Review: Q-YO Blaster (Switch)
Q-YO Blaster – Available now on Switch ($9.99/£8.99) – Published by Forever Entertainment I think it was way back in the Dreamcast days that I was scared away from playing […]
Kickstarter Spotlight: Zid Journey
“Two years ago, me and my girlfriend finished and released Zniw Adventure,” Łukasz Mikołajczyk tells me. Zniw Adventure, by Mikołajczyk and Karolina Twardosz, is a 2D point ‘n click adventure […]
Kickstarter Spotlight: Lost in the Shuffle: A Double-Dealing Puzzle Game
Currently seeking funds – and heading towards the end of its rightfully successful Kickstarter campaign as of the time of writing – Spencer Beebe’s clever puzzle game Lost in the […]
News: itch.io Charity Bundles
Indie creators on itch.io have banded together to offer some phenomenal bundles of games (mostly video games and tabletop RPGs) for some very worthy causes – and I figured it […]
Kickstarter Spotlight: A Trail of Ooze (PC/Mac)
A Trail of Ooze is a point and click adventure that’s currently seeking funds on Kickstarter, with a beautifully appealing, hand-drawn visual style and a sense of humour that’s billed […]
Preview: Billiards Dungeon
Combining two of my favourite things – fantasy themed dungeon delves and the game of Pool – Billiards Dungeon looks like a game that’s going to be incredibly fun. One […]
Board Game Preview: Top Pop
Though carbonated drinks have, somewhat surprisingly, been around since the 1700s and flavoured fizzy beverages date back to at least the 1800s, it wasn’t until mass production processes were pioneered […]
FlensGameDev Creators Bundle
Celebrating the talent in the development community of Flensburg, Germany, the FlensGameDev Creators Bundle – now on itch.io – brings together fifteen different games, with a minimum cost of just $5 for the whole bundle. There’s the Centipede-esque Hummingz, which marries the classic single screen shooting action of the Atari arcade game with some brilliantly detailed and naturalistic visuals. It’s […]
Bundle for Racial Justice & Equality
This week has seen an awful lot of tension and anger brought to the surface worldwide. For those of us unable to protest and/or offer support in person, there are other ways we can help. One way in particular that I wanted to highlight is that of indie game hub itch.io, who’ve put together a bundle of more than 700 […]
Kickstarter Spotlight: RalphGame
Kickstarter Link here Currently seeking backers on Kickstarter, action RPG RalphGame is looking very promising indeed. Despite old school pixel art visuals, the gameplay is very modern in its design, with an open ended nature that allows you to play however you decide to. I found it very intriguing that no non-story based battles are obligatory, meaning that most battles […]
Kickstarter Campaign: Commander ’85
Currently in the midst of a Kickstarter campaign – and around 40% funded with 27 days to go as of the time of writing – Commander ’85 is an adventure game for PC and consoles, with release planned for Autumn 2020. Capitalising on the currently very widespread nostalgia for the 80s, it’s a game that’s absolutely loaded from top to […]
Review: Little Inferno
Version Played: PC (also available on Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Switch, Wii U) I remember working my way through World of Goo, when it became available as a downloadable game on the Wii (hey kids, remember the Wii?) in 2008. It was a game that was perfectly suited to the Wii’s controls, seeing you picking up and placing blobs in […]
Pecaminosa – Crowdfunding Campaign Launch
Though I’ve shone a spotlight on Pecaminosa a few times before, the game’s Indiegogo campaign is live as of today – so it’s a great opportunity to spread the word of this wonderful looking game once more. Billed as a ‘Pixel Noir’ game, Pecaminosa is a game that has definitely had my attention for a long time now. Dripping in […]
Preview Update: Pecaminosa
I’ve covered Pecaminosa before, but wanted to spotlight it again; it’s a hugely promising indie title that’s coming to PC this year. Described as a pixel noir RPG, it’s got a wonderful sense of style, with a wide range of influences including LA Noire, Fallout and Grim Fandango. It looks like a great mix of noir, RPG mechanics and surrealism […]
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