Age of Wonders: Planetfall – Star KingsTriumph Studios / Paradox Interactive It’s been a year and some change since Age of Wonders: Planetfall debuted, and it’s been a wild ride. Planetfall managed to pull off some game mechanics in unison that have been neglected for a long time when it comes to 4X games. It…
Solasta: Crown of the MagisterTactical Adventures The physical tabletop version of Dungeons & Dragons has seen a huge resurgence in popularity in recent times, as evidenced by its high ranking Twitch.TV presence, among other things. And that’s a great thing, as it gives people an alternative to the ubiquitous and frankly more wargame’y Warhammer franchise.…
LabyrinthineValko Game Studios Survival horror games used to be practically ever-present. Inspired by the likes of the Outlast and Amnesia series of games (as well as Resident Evil for all of the zombie-lovers out there), people were excited to get the bejesus scared out of them as they played this games, or watched others play…
SpellForce 3: Fallen GodGrimlore Games / THQ Nordic Before stumbling across Spellforce 3 randomly, I’d never heard of the Spellforce series before. Being a real-time strategy geek, this third offering really caught my eye—with its gorgeous graphics and interesting lore. It has been almost 3 years since SpellForce 3 debuted back in December of 2017…
Sign of SilenceRenderise Any good horror game or film invokes a sense of isolation at some point—usually toward the beginning of the tale. This makes the protagonist(s) seem much more vulnerable and apt to get attacked by whatever malevolent forces are in the said form of media. When it comes to horror games, in particular,…
Stellaris: Necroids Species PackParadox Interactive Stellaris is a stellar (couldn’t help it) science fiction sandbox strategy simulator that has gotten tons of post-launch content in the form of lots of DLC and free updates. Its developer, Paradox Interactive, has recently released yet another bombshell of an expansion for their critically acclaimed grand strategy gem. The…
Ghostrunner505 Games / One More Level Just like games with pixilated graphics, platformers have been making a pretty decent comeback as of late. These are mainly of the 2D variety where things are more or less clear, as to where you should guide your digital avatar. 3D platformers, on the other hand, can be a…
Amnesia: RebirthFrictional Games Back in 2010, a little game developer called Frictional Games blew the lid off of horror game conventions with their sleeper-hit, Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Infamously, they generated thousands of YouTubers with annoyingly goofy thumbnailed videos, trying to guide people through the game in Valley Girl accents. Their ultra-conformity aside, The Dark…
Baldur’s Gate IIILarian Studios The first Dungeons & Dragons role-playing ruleset was published back in 1974 by game designers, Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. It dramatically differed from the fantasy games that preceded it because it centered on individual characters that people created and played, rather than grand scale wargames. As Dungeons & Dragons blossomed…
Aquanox: Deep DescentDigital Arrow / THQ Nordic The premise of the new underwater vehicle game, Aquanox: Deep Descent, is a great one—something that would seem hard to mess up. In the near future, the Earth’s surface has been devastated by an apocalyptic war. In desperation, mankind has fled the surface and moved under the waves…