The Waylanders Merges Celtic Lore with Time Traveling for RPGers
Role-playing games have seen a huge resurgence in recent years, with titles like Pillars of Eternity and Pathfinder Kingmaker setting a high bar. The Waylanders does not quite reach that level, but this clever adventure gets pretty close.
Rustler Serves up Campy, Medieval Crime Spree Gaming Fun
It’s pretty clear where the developers of Rustler got their inspiration, as comparisons of the medieval adventure to early Grand Theft Auto games are obvious. But beyond that undeniable hook, Rustler offers a lot of depth not normally found in 2D adventure games.
Out of This World Sci-Fi Adventuring in Out There: Oceans of Time
The Out There: Oceans of Time game tries to straddle the divide between a story-based title and a resource-management survival game, and it mostly succeeds by allowing the player to choose how they want to navigate between story nodes.
Deep Tactics for Frying Mechs in Ignited Steel
It’s Mech Week here at GiN, where we are celebrating reviews of new games featuring those lovable, lumbering, stories-tall giant robots of destruction. Next up we take a look at the surprisingly deep strategy game Ignited Steel: Mech Tactics.
Mechs Versus the Swarm in Rogue-Like Mech Armada
It’s Mech week here at GiN where we are celebrating reviews of new games featuring those lovable, lumbering, stories-tall giant robots of destruction. First up is Mech Armada, a rogue-like title where mechs battle with the Swarm.
Making Your Bread and Butter in Bakery Simulator
Are you fabulous with flour? Yearning for yeast? Do your cupcakes always come out ready for a food magazine? Then you might be ready to tackle Bakery Simulator, a game about baking bread and earning it too. Just be ready to get a little hungry when you play.
Spooky Supernatural Adventuring in Ghostwire: Tokyo
Tokyo is overrun by deadly supernatural forces in this unique and combat-heavy adventure game. Figure out why all the people disappeared. Dive into dark Japanese mythology. Pet wandering Shiba Inu dogs and more in this spooky adventure.
Light-Years From Home Shines for Young Readers of Sci-Fi Stories
Light-Years From Home by skilled author Michaelbrent Collings may be the perfect title for young readers who love sci-fi. The book features teens that get abducted by aliens and then must work together to survive that unexpected trip.
Fabled Lands: Light Role-Playing in a Heavily Storied World
Fabled Lands takes the classic adventure stories written by authors Dave Morris and Jamie Thomson and puts them into a video game where you can explore almost anywhere and role-play however you wish with no physical dice required.
Sephonie: Puzzle Perfection for Platformer People
Our Modern Gamer may not be too good at platformers, but even she really enjoyed the beauty and gameplay found in Sephonie. If you have any interest at all in platforming games or puzzles, then don’t miss out on giving this charming indie game a go.