Stronghold 4 Looks Ready to Reclaim the Castle
The Stronghold 4 demo from Firefly Studios offers a promising return to castle building, siege defense and medieval resource management, blending familiar series strengths with a much more modern presentation.
Better Than Dead Takes a Strong First Shot in Early Access
Even in Early Access, Better Than Dead is an FPS that delivers brutal gunplay, a striking bodycam presentation and a focused vengeful story that already makes it feel like one of the most promising entries in this emerging shooter subgenre.
Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes Turns Desperation Into Great Strategy
With tense fleet management, excellent real-time battles and a constant stream of hard choices, Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes captures the desperation, paranoia and pressure of the TV series better than most other licensed type games ever do.
Monster Crown: Sin Eater Breeds a Better Monster Adventure
With deep fusion and breeding systems, strong retro-inspired charm and nearly 200 monsters to collect, Monster Crown: Sin Eater delivers a creature-collecting adventure that is easy to get lost in even if its story leans a little too hard into darker territory.
Voidling Bound Blends Creature Collecting and Bullet Heaven Action
With great creature variety, strong exploration rewards and fast-paced third-person combat, Voidling Bound delivers a memorable indie adventure that gives players plenty of reasons to keep experimenting with its strange and stylish monsters.
Mina the Hollower Digs Deep Into Retro Adventure Greatness
In Mina the Hollower, developer Yacht Club Games trades Shovel Knight’s side-scrolling action for a tough-as-nails isometric adventure inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, classic Castlevania and some Bloodborne-esque risk.
Town to City Builds a Cozy Voxel World Worth Settling Into
Galaxy Grove’s Town to City is a relaxing voxel city-building sim that trades stress and micromanagement for warmth, creativity and simple town-building joys. For anyone looking for a cozy builder that values imagination over pressure, Town to City is well worth settling into.
R-Type Dimensions III Gives a Tough Classic a Flashy Remaster
R-Type Dimensions III, the remastered version of R-Type III: The Third Lightning, captures the visual punch and old-school intensity of the SNES classic, but frustrating hitbox issues keep it from being the definitive version just yet.
007 First Light Delivers Bond at His Best
With a sharp young James Bond, an espionage-heavy story, flexible mission design and action sequences worthy of the films, 007 First Light feels less like a licensed game and more like a great Bond movie that happens to be playable.
Constance Gives a Fresh New Coat of Paint to Metroidvanias
Constance may not reinvent the labyrinthine platformer, but its hand-drawn world, relatable story and polished exploration make it an easy title to recommend.