It’s creeping ever closer to Halloween, so we are ramping up our coverage of games with a spooky twist. The Darkest Tales falls into that category perfectly as a Metroid-like hack-and-slasher title featuring dark takes on popular fairy tales and a teddy bear hero with attitude.
Marie Brownhill, our Modern Gamer columnist, continues to look at spooky and seasonal titles. This week, she dives into the Lovecraft inspired madness of Last Threshold, a visual novel that has a soundtrack driven atmosphere and is dripping in hand-painted haunting backgrounds.
A terrible dental crisis has had our Save State columnist, Vincent Mahoney, having a hell of a week, so he decided to lean into that theme and play Hades to take his mind off things. What he finds there is a beautiful platformer that not only plays well on his PC, but also works perfectly on the Steam Deck for those who may or may not be temporarily bedridden.
Square Enix announced that turn-based tactical role-playing game, TRIANGLE STRATEGY is out now on PC (via STEAM). Previously released on Nintendo Switch in March 2022, TRIANGLE STRATEGY is an exciting HD-2D tactical RPG from the award-winning development team behind OCTOPATH TRAVELER, and BRAVELY DEFAULT, featuring a strategic turn-based battle system, deep branching story and arduous moral choices. TRIANGLE STRATEGY takes place on the continent of Norzelia, where players will determine the fate of three powerful kingdoms embroiled in conflict, Glenbrook, Aesfrost, and Hyzante. Set 30 years after the “Saltiron War,” players will guide protagonist Serenoa Wolffort and his faithful companions, … Continue reading Epic Nintendo Switch Triangle Strategy RPG Moves to PC via Steam
DON’T NOD, independent video games publisher and developer, is proud to announce its partnership with War Child. The UK-based charity works tirelessly in helping children who are suffering in war zones and conflict areas worldwide. The Gerda: A Flame in Winter – War Child Charity Digital Edition will be available on October 12 on Steam for PC to commemorate Day of the Girl, a campaign focused on bringing awareness to the issues that girls and young women in war zones face around the world, to advocate strongly for their human rights, and to raise crucial funding to support them. This … Continue reading Publisher Don’t Nod Partnering With War Child Charity on Gerda: A Flame in Winter Campaign
The Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous was an epic RPG that was universally loved by players and reviewers. But the DLCs have been a bit lackluster so far. That changes with The Treasure of the Midnight Isles, depending on what kind of RPG you most enjoy.
Just in time for the fall season, the cozy and relaxing visual novel/witchcraft simulator Witchy Life Story has arrived on Steam. A young witch has been exiled to a town by her grandmother, and you as the player must help her make the town’s harvest festival a success in order for her to be allowed to continue with her witch’s training.
Gamedec – Definitive Edition is all about the major tweaks that the game has received throughout the year, and it brings a fresh look to existing cases. To summarize the post-launch support, the devs will release the Free Characters Pack with new personas. Each of them has its strong sides and already allocated aspects. What’s more, the True Detective Mode will test your firmness. Will you try to face once again the challenges that await the residents of Warsaw City of the 22nd century? Gamedec – Definitive Edition will replace the current existing product in the stores. That means all … Continue reading Gamedec Definitive Edition Now Available on PC
Flush with the success of the Edgerunners anime series, the Cyberpunk 2077 game is experiencing a resurgence in popularity, with millions of players diving back into Night City’s dark utopia. And thankfully, the developers have released another patch that adds a bit more single player content and quite a few nods to Edgerunners.
C.A.R.L., a game created by well-known YouTube personality Andrew Kenady and co-developed by Matt Bitner of Morningstar Game Studio (developer of A Robot Named Fight!), is launching today on all major consoles and Steam. Inspired by PC classics such as Cave Story, Speedy Eggbert, and Jazz Jackrabbit, C.A.R.L. blends classic platformer action with quirky RPG and story elements to deliver a clever, humorous, infinitely satisfying retro romp. Get in the shiny metal shoes of C.A.R.L. (Computer Automated Resource Locator) – a small but daring automaton lost within the sprawling Kent Industries. Brave each perilous factory floor to collect Tech Units … Continue reading Retro Platformer C.A.R.L. Launches to Consoles and Steam
