Medieval Mysteries and Murder Abound in Pentiment
Pentiment is a visually striking game played in a colorful world that resembles inked medieval portraits. In this medieval narrative mystery, players take on the role of a 16th century struggling artist who is forced to also become an amateur detective in a storyline that spans decades.
Trying for a Souls-Like Action RPG in Curse of Eternity
Curse of Eternity is an action RPG that does its best to mimic a classic Dark Souls like experience for more modern gamers. And while it gets the harsh difficulty correct, bad control schemes and less than fluid mechanics really hamper its enjoyability.
Skeleton Crew Offers Dungeon Crawling and Plenty of Brawling Fun
Skeleton Crew is a dungeon crawler that is also a side scroller and a multiplayer platformer. There’s also puzzles and mysteries to solve, and even a bit of base building. All that makes Skeleton Crew worth checking out.
Pokemon Violet Second Take Review
We covered the fun but flawed Pokémon Scarlet and Violet when initially released, but there is more than one fan of the series among the GiN reviewer crew. So, while Neal Sayatovich agrees with his colleague Vincent Mahoney, he still wants to offer his own take focusing on Pokémon Violet.
Escape Room Strategy Combines With Survival Horror in Do Not Open
Those who like escape rooms will find a lot to enjoy about Do Not Open, which presents an entire mansion to explore and multiple escape room like scenarios. But there is one big twist. When you take too long to open the exit, a monster starts stalking around the halls to add one scary additional challenge.
Casting a Spell With Dungeon Crawler The Pinball Wizard
The Pinball Wizard video game takes its name seriously, offering players a rogue-like dungeon crawler that is centered around levels of tricky pinball-like fun. A pinball dungeon crawler may sound like an odd combination, but it’s actually really fun.
New Winter Wonderland Awaits in The Long Dark: Tales from the Far Territory
Hinterland Studio has split their frosty Long Dark game into two parts, the story focused Wintermute missions and the open world survival portion of the game. Tales from the Far Territory is the first DLC for the survival section, and it’s a big one.
Hindsight Offers an Artistic Adventure With Thought Provoking Storytelling
Hindsight could almost rightly be considered more art than game, but for those looking for a unique adventure that shows how video games can address serious issues while also offering players some entertainment at the same time, Hindsight is more than worth the experience.
Dynamic Deck Building And Raucous RPGing in One More Gate: A Wakfu Legend
One More Gate: A Wakfu Legend is a rogue-lite RPG with a heavy emphasis on deck building, which is integral to being able to perform well in combat and complete quests. For those who like that kind of gameplay, One More Gate has a lot to offer.
Galloping Into The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s Free Next-Gen Upgrade
Upgrading an eight-year-old game to run well on next generation hardware is a tricky job, but The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is so beloved that developer CD Projekt RED decided to make it happen, and to do it for free. Now, everything is new again, and there is every reason for veteran and new players to grab their Witcher swords and start swinging.