One of the things I love most about indie games is their tendency to bring surprises to the table of some kind. Drink...
Among the indie games I’ve greatly enjoyed on PC over the years and have wondered when they would make their wa...
Having played the game already at PAX East this year where I was blown away, this review was a bit of a foregone conc...
Whoever out there would say that simple games, or at least ones that at a glance could be “casual”, are a...
Oh how I love it when great music and rhythm games show up pretty well unannounced to blow me away. While I do wish t...
While there aren’t any new games included in this pack, you could definitely consider it a bit of an All-Star p...
As regulars probably know well by now, I don’t tend to be a fan of visual novels and even sometimes struggle wi...
While I may be prone to complaining when titles put me to sleep with their droning stories and dry lore, when the qua...
A worthy discussion that has come up in recent years has to do with accessibility and whether games that are inherent...
Having grown up spending far too much time and money in the arcades of old, the Pac-Man series is near and dear to my...
There’s something to be said for indie games that, at a glance, may feel like they’re taking shortcuts, b...
With the volume of titles I’m typically reviewing on a weekly basis I’ll admit that anything that calls i...
When I saw the roster in this massive arcade compendium I was already pretty impressed, but having jumped into the Ar...
The distance between honoring a game (trying to build on what made people love it and hoping to create something a li...
As long-time followers of mine will undoubtedly know, I’m a lover of games that qualify as being weird. With th...
When I typically think of Metroidvanias I’ve been conditioned a bit to the point that I assume the balance is u...
Having always been more of an arcade and combat racing kind of gamer, titles that are more simmy have always been a c...
Too often in the indie space I’ve found that games that bill themselves as being horror in some way have genera...
As a long-time fan of roguelikes of all shapes and sizes I suppose it is natural that I’d be attracted to the p...
While my fondest memories of great Switch titles tend to focus on games that are more on the more gameplay-focused si...
Puzzle platformers on the Switch have taken on all sorts of appearances on the Switch, but nothing has been quite lik...
There’s nothing like a relaxing puzzle game to take a break from the stresses of more action-based and intense ...
While there’s no question that the traditional mascot platformers for the most part went the way of the dinosau...
It’s always cool to see a new and inventive take on a puzzle platformer, and ElecHead certainly accomplishes th...
As a big fan of retro arcade games, and someone who has sunk innumerable hours to continuing to enjoy them over the y...
Going back to the glory days of the classic Contra, both at home and in the arcades, the run ‘n gun shooter has...
Roguelike deckbuilding games have been quite the rage for the past few years, but not everything in the space strateg...
When it comes to tactical strategy the Switch has been blessed with both some variety in takes, ranging from more lon...
What I love about indie games is their ability to make sometimes relatively small tweaks on or hybrids of well-known ...
While in general there’s been a lack of diverse sports games on the Switch, despite the past popularity of skii...
It’s always a pleasant surprise when a game that looks and feels in line with titles you’ve struggled to enjoy in the...
While mechanically and functionally a different animal Harlow has a core simplicity that marries with smart design th...
As a fan of the previous OPUS titles, each of which offered up their own unique sort of world with rich characters an...
To this point when I reflect on the best roguelike shooters I’ve played on Switch the tendency is to be reminde...
If you’re a fan of challenging platformers this generation has been a particularly good one thanks to games com...
While it gets off to a bit of a light start, Nova-111 is the sort of game that’ll sneak up on you with its chal...
At first glance, Freshly Frosted actually gave me a start since I was worried it would be some sort of factory automa...
Among many classic games I was always drawn to in the arcades, Shinobi just seemed to scratch an itch for a certain s...
When you try to tackle coming up with a new and exciting take on the action puzzler space it’s a bit of a tough...
With a colorful and cute look, some pretty solid level design, and a generally approachable level of challenge, Grapp...
While we’re to the point where there are quite a number of roguelike deckbuilders on the Switch, it’s nic...
The world’s greatest detective (or, at least the most well-known overall) is back on the Switch for another dos...
When it comes to game experiences that deliver a strong story I’ve been fascinated to see the diversity in the ...
While perhaps they aren’t for everyone, I do find that a cool cyberpunk experience, exploring more digitally di...
Among the weirdo indies out there that simply have their own style and approach, The Binding of Isaac is practically ...