Japanese Folklore Shines in New Card Battler Mahokenshi
GiN played with Mahokenshi last year when the title was still in beta, and now dives back into its in-depth Japanese folklore for a full review.
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Inkulinati Illustrates Serious Tactical Strategy With Ink-based Humor
The amazing Inkulinati is an ink-based strategy title that features medieval battles raging across dusty manuscripts with leaders inking new creatures to try and outwit and outdraw their opponents.
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.
Enjoying The Battle of Polytopia on the Nintendo Switch
Heaps of praise have landed on the pixel-based game The Battle of Polytopia since it launched, and for good reason. This is everything gamers want in a 4X strategy title. Now, it lands on the Nintendo Switch and plays every bit as good as on other platforms.
Getting a First Look at the Upcoming Japanese Folklore Card Battler Mahokenshi
Continuing our first look at new games this week, we take a look at Mahokenshi, a card battler that is steeped in deep Japanese Folklore. This beautiful game is due to be released in January, but we got a look at the first five levels of the game on Steam.
Mario and Rabbids: Sparks of Hope Takes Aim at Turn-Based Strategy
Mario and his Rabbids friends are out to save the universe in the new Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope game, which pits the good guys against some traditional Nintendo enemies in fluid tactical combat that would certainly give XCOM a run for its money.
Turn-based Strategy Gunslingers and Zombies Takes Aim at the Undead Apocalypse
Gunslingers and Zombies is a budget turn-based strategy game that is available for the PC through the Steam platform and is also on the Nintendo Switch. It’s well made and may provide a good starting point for those who are new to turn-based, tactical gameplay.
There’s Nothing Soft About Supernatural Western Hard West II
Hard West II is a turn-based strategy game where your band of western heroes and outlaws are almost always outnumbered by bad guys, undead, demons, and everything else. And yet, Hard West II rewards those who forgo cover for run and gun battling.
Surviving the Aftermath Melds Civilization with Survival Simulations
Surviving the Aftermath is one of the best apocalypse-themed city building titles available right now. With story elements, quests, civilization-like diplomacy and combat, this is one nuclear hot title for those who like to build or rebuild a shattered world.
A New Deal for GWENT with the Rogue Mage Single-Player Expansion
The GWENT: Rogue Mage Single Player Expansion provides gamers with a stripped down, fast paced and rogue-like experience using the classic GWENT cards. It’s not going to appeal to everyone, but is a good choice for a quick game of powerful card versus card battling against the computer.