The Joker Is Truly Wild in Balatro Deck Builder
Balatro is a new roguelike deck builder that takes the general rules of poker, and then uses mercurial joker cards to magically scramble everything around for players trying to achieve high scores and battle big bosses. It’s a unique experience with eight difficulty levels to test players’ skills and luck.
Chugging Along Towards Constantinople in New Railway Empire 2 DLC
The Railway Empire 2: Journey to the East DLC takes players on a whole new railroad-building adventure through the Balkans and to Constantinople with new locomotives, cities and an exclusive new luxury train service. It’s a challenging but rewarding addition to Railway Empire 2.
Abriss Is a Knock Down Success in Puzzle Gaming
Players in Abriss – Build to Destroy are tasked with some heavy demolition jobs using some really unique and dangerous methods of destruction like utilizing combat tanks, explosions and tossing big blocks into target buildings to try and cause a dramatic, cascading collapse.
Kid Friendly, Family Adventuring With Little Panda’s Jewel Adventure
This week the Modern Gamer takes a look at the rated E adventure Little Panda’s Jewel Adventure by developer BabyBus. Parents looking for a great title to amuse their kids, or for something to play together with them, should check it out for iOS or Android.
Conquering the Wilds in Way of the Hunter
One of the most detailed hunting simulations released in years, Way of the Hunter keeps its content fresh with constant new additions like hunting tools, animals and weapons. Their most recent release, Matariki Park brings hunters to New Zealand.
Diving Deeper Into A Classic Dungeons and Dragons Adventure
The new “Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk” Dungeons and Dragons module takes the classic Lost Mine of Phandelver module and adds new dungeons, creatures and adventure. It also has a map with the Phandalin region on one side and key encounter adventure locations on the other.
Making the Grain With Beer Factory
Not surprisingly, Beer Factory puts players in charge of running a beer factory. But there are quite a few twists to deal with first like broken-down equipment, unsanitary working conditions and even squatters living along the production line.
Rising Lords Offers Challenging Medieval City Building and Combat
There is a little bit of everything in Rising Lords, which on the surface plays like a medieval version of Civilization. But below the surface you have elements of city building, turn-based combat, management and even some board game elements to keep things interesting.
Comics And XCOM Collide in Marvel’s Midnight Suns
Marvel’s Midnight Suns has an interesting history of critical acclaim coupled with far less commercial success. Now, the XCOM-like title is available for most consoles and the PC, and you can even find it on super sale on some platforms like Steam, which makes for a very good deal.
Dancing the Night Away With Disco Simulator: Prologue
Disco Simulator: Prologue lets players manage every aspect of the hottest new club in town with dancing, drinks and entertainment. But first, players will need to do a lot of work, from arranging furniture to hiring employees and buying equipment.