Odinfall (Chumps Preview)
Chumps Preview is a special kind of post where we unofficially preview games in Early Access, Beta, or are otherwise “unfinished.” This kind of preview is meant to be a first impression rather than a definitive review where we provide a rating to determine a game’s value. As such, we fully expect a game covered in a Chumps Preview to have room for improvement, some bugginess/incompleteness, and ot...[Read More]
Toads of the Bayou (PC) Review
What do you get when you mesh a strategy RPG, roguelike, and deckbuilder with a froggy thematic? Toads of the Bayou, of course. I came across it when its trailer was shown during PC Gaming Show 2024, chock full of upbeat banjo twangs and a glimpse of the dragging and dropping of card-based gameplay. Needless to say, the frog-based pixel art looked so dang unique while the game appealed to my love ...[Read More]
Gestalt: Steam & Cinder (PC) Review
Metroidvanias should employ unique thematics, be it religious Castilian-inspired worlds, East-Asian taoism, to steampunk. Too many metroidvanias utilize grit and dark worlds in an attempt to set the player on an odyssey out of the depths of Tartarus. I can understand that familiarity breeds nostalgia, which in turn breeds happy players, but breaking the trend can lead to just as many happy players...[Read More]
Silt
Silt is a tremendously evocative adventure, taking players into the furthest mysterious depths of the ocean. It’s just a damn shame the journey is over so swiftly. Denying the allure of Silt‘s aesthetic and atmosphere is an impossible task. Nearly every screen of the game grabs at the player’s attention with inky black animations and the grey tones of underwater horror spilling f...[Read More]