Review: Torchlight II
From indie game developers Runic Games comes the highly anticipated sequel to their award winning dungeon crawler Torchlight. With more content, multiplayer and randomly generated outdoor levels, how does it fare?
Review: Dear Esther
Dear Esther from indie developer thechineseroom is, quite simply, a sublime inspiration in experiential gameplay. It is also a game that is slippery to define because of its complexity. Read the full review…
Review: Thomas Was Alone
Thomas Was Alone by independent game developer Mike Bithell is the perfect embodiment of the power of an indie game to communicate and evoke thought and emotion. Read the full review…
Review: Dust: An Elysian Tail
Dust: An Elysian Tail from tiny indie development team Humble Hearts for XBOX Live Arcade is a beautifully rendered, multi-layered platform that forms the near-perfect play experience that is the basis of this review…
Review: Journey for PSN
With Journey, Thatgamecompany presents a short but incredibly sweet offering. Leave what you know of quest games behind and take a walk to remember…
Review: Fez
Five years in development, huge expectation, multiple pre-release awards and a small legion of doubters later, Fez from Polytron Corp, spearheaded by Phil Fish finally arrived on the XBOX Live Arcade marketplace. Does it climb the pixel mountain and reach the dizzying heights?
Review: A Valley Without Wind
A Valley Without Wind from Arcen Games (creators of AI War) is an astonishing procedurally-generated genre mashup as platformer. Read the full review…
Review: The Dream Machine
The Dream Machine is an awe-inspiring near cinematic point and click adventure indie game. Read the full review…
Review: Waveform
Eden Industries’ Waveform occupies a strange niche between platformer and rhythm game, something like Sonic the Hedgehog meets Dance Dance Revolution. It’s conceptually quite simple; so simple, it’s a little surprising that there haven’t been more games like it. While it can be frustrating at times, its “one more turn” addictiveness makes it a hard game to dislike.
Review: Escape Goat
Escape Goat for XBOX 360 indie marketplace, in its puny title glory, comes to us from Magical Time Bean, the makers of Soul Caster (which has just been released for the PC) Read the full review…
Review: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
You may be wondering why a site called Indie Game Reviewer is covering The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – a massive AAA title from a well established company like Bethesda that will sell millions of copies. Let me explain…
Review: Gamestar Mechanic
Gamestar Mechanic from E-Line Media is a game, as an educational tool, a game development environment and a social media site. It’s a tall order, and more amazing to behold in action.
Review: Blackwell Deception
While there are less and less developer making them, Wadjet Eye nails the adventure genre into the haunted floorboards with its latest release Blackwell Deception.
Review: Rock of Ages
In Rock of Ages, Sisyphus escapes Hades, but now must race through time. Roll through the great periods of art history, squishing tyrants and warlords that get in your way.
Review: Bastion
Bastion is a game that centers around its narrative, and its solid combat system. Right from the start its charm will grope around on you until it finds a firm grip and drags you into its lair for the rest of the ride. Read on to find out why this new RPG from Supergiant games gets a perfect score not only from Indie Game Reviewer, but every other critic who’s played it.