Genres

I spent some time with the PC demo of Dinopunk: The Cacops Adventure and came away with a measured curiosity. The world blends volcanic wastelands with rusted steam machinery and repurposed dinosaur skeletons, creating an atmosphere that’s rugged without feeling overbuilt. Combat plays out in a turn-based rhythm that feels deliberate but not slow. The Hunter’s steam-rifle can bounce shots off armored foes, and the Engineer deploys clockwork turrets that chip away at enemy health over time. Exploration leans into…

Tales of the Shire is out now and thanks to our editor in chief Adam Roffel, I was able to get a digital copy of it for Xbox Series. I’ve been wanting to check this out! Is it a good game? Let’s go to the Shire! I’ve been hearing a lot of bad things about Tales of the Shire. All the reviews came out and said it wasn’t a good game. I wasn’t sure if I would get to play…

Missed the Kickstarter? Never fear—Clever Cat Games’ 8-bit tale of song, friendship, and imagination is now available to pre-order ahead of its February 2026 release. Pittsburgh, PA – July 29, 2025 – After singing a song of success on Kickstarter earlier this year, Echoes of the Unread, the literary genre-hopping NES epic from solo developer Matt Tuttle’s Clever Cat Games, is turning the page to its next chapter. Fans who missed the campaign can now pre-order this whimsical 8-bit adventure, available exclusively through publisher Mega Cat Studios’ online ...

Yesterday, Square Enix revealed a new HD-2D game for 2026. The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales looks great and best of all, a demo was released for it too. We checked out the demo and now have first impressions of it. I played The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales some and now want to present to you my first impressions of the demo. First of all, the graphics for The Adventures of Elliot are fantastic. HD-2D seems to…

In the ever-expanding world of simulation titles, Gas Station Manager stakes its claim in a fairly unexplored corner of roadside capitalism. Developed by Glyde Games and available on Steam, the game invites players to take a humble, neglected fuel stop and turn it into a thriving enterprise. If you’ve ever romanticized the idea of running your own quirky business with just a dash of chaos—this one’s got you covered. From the moment you boot up Gas Station Manager, you’re plunged…

A Nintendo Direct aired today and it was okay. It had some good moments, but it wasn’t until the very end that there was any big surprise. Let’s talk about today’s Nintendo Direct! Today’s Nintendo Direct just aired and….it was okay. There are going to be a lot of people who say today’s Direct sucked. I can understand why. I don’t think it totally sucked. I really liked how it started with a new Monster Hunter Stories, because I enjoy…

Nintendo has announced a Direct for tomorrow, July 31st, 2025. We have the details so far below! A Nintendo Direct Partner showcase has been announced for tomorrow, July 31st, 2025 at 8 am central. The Direct will be 25 minutes long and focus on information from Nintendo’s third party publishing partners. Both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 games will be shown. And thats all we know so far! What third party publishers could we see? Well, its very likely…

Retroware’s sludge-soaked slugfest highlights radioactive beat-downs with new gameplay trailer, coming to all platforms this holiday season

I have a Switch 2! What does this mean?! Well, its means I have some thoughts on the Switch 2 also. Here we goooooo. My birthday was last week and an amazing friend gave me a really amazing surprise: they bought me a Nintendo Switch 2! The Switch 2 came with Mario Kart World and so I connected my Nintendo account with my new system and downloaded some games, including Mario Kart World. And thanks to some Amazon money from…

There are games that entertain, games that challenge, and then there are games like Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination—games that unsettle you in the best possible way. This indie narrative experience doesn’t just tell a story; it drags you, willingly or not, into the fluorescent-lit bowels of corporate absurdity and moral compromise. And once you’re in, it doesn’t let go. Set in the cold, bureaucratic halls of the fictional SMYRNACORP, the game casts you as a desperate job applicant navigating…