Children of Silentown (PS5) Review

Mixing Gothic with A lot of Heart By Alex Orona Children of Silentown is a new indie point and click adventure by way of Elf Games and Luna2 Studio. While point and click adventures aren’t new, this one brings a heavy dose of morose in theme and tone. It wears its Tim Burton influences on …

Power Chord (PC) Review

Turning UP the Volume With Power Chords By Eric, Getty, Gettinger Prepare to have your face melted off by the power of rock and roll. This is the most rock and roll roguelite deck builder you will ever play. Power Chords takes the genre and cranks up the volume with a wicked story, mountains of …

A Space For The Unbound (PC) Review

Giving A Space For The Unbound a full dive By Eric, Getty, Gettinger Since first trying the demo for A Space for the Unbound in 2020 I have been eagerly awaiting its release and it was entirely worth the wait. This slice of life point and click adventure drops you into the shoes of Atma. …

SANABI (PC) Preview

Grappling Hook Like A Boss By Alex Orona Sanabi is a new Early Access action platformer by Korean indie dev WONDER POTION. While it’s got the Early Access status due to unfinished story, all its gameplay mechanics are rock solid and its art is a beautifully detailed pixel art. Let’s get into what makes Sanabi …

Mothergunship: Forge (PC VR) Review

A Little Rogue-like, A Little Industrial, A Lot of Fun Mothergunship Forge is another participant in the roguelike gold rush, this time as a virtual reality run-based experience.  It is a “shooting gallery” - a virtual reality experience where you’re affixed to one relative area while waves of robotic brigades infiltrate your space and attack, …

Alex Oronas Game of the Year 2022

Man, what a year. I really tackled my backlog this year while still managing a new game or two. Unfortunately there were too many good games on my plate and I enjoyed way too much so let's start with the Runners up. Runners Up Trombone Champ, Session, Midnight Fight Express, Arcade Paradise and Norco I …

Joel DeWittes 2022 Game of the Year

This year I put down the Switch and picked-up the Xbox controller.  Microsoft has deftly positioned themselves as a service-focused platform with Xbox Game Pass (the “Netflix of games”).  At risk of sounding like an advert, Game Pass is a perfect companion for anyone wanting a built-in indie game library.  I played (or at least …

Eric “Getty” Gettingers Game of the Year 2022

By Eric, Getty, Gettinger This year was a real blast when it came to hot new games. 2022 didn't pull any punches and the pun is intended. Personally I had a few older games that still managed to creep in but with good reason. So this year I am doing something crazy and ranking my …

Alec Parks GAME OF THE YEAR 2022

How did it get to be the end of the year already? Didn’t I just write a game of the year list for 2021? Instead of game of the year, here’s a list of games that occupied my precious gaming time in 2022! Final Fantasy VI (Pixel Remaster) This was the last of the Pixel …

Phil Oronas Game of the Year 2022

This year went by with a lot of retro throwbacks and indie darlings hitting the market with a few triple A triumphs in tow. The Steamdeck has added a new dimension of accessibility and mobility in gaming that only the Nintendo Switch had on  offer, so it has been a fantastic year in gaming. The …