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RobotRiot is a classic shooter/platformer reminiscent of a wide array of classics from the arcade era. The gameplay will be instantly familiar to anyone who enjoyed retro titles like Contra or Megaman; you take control of a small robot with a rapid fire cannon, running, gunning and puzzling your way through various levels set on space ships. RobotRiot certainly ticks the retro box but does it bring anything new to the table?
A review of point-and-click adventure “The Journey Down: Chapter 1” from indie game developer SkyGoblin. With pretty set dressing and some quirky characters, does it merit its asking price?
A review of Sky Alchemist – an ambitious tower-defense, assembly-line puzzler with a Steampunk theme and Rube Goldberg influences from eye3ware games. How do all the pieces come together, all told?
A Valley Without Wind from Arcen Games (creators of AI War) is an astonishing procedurally-generated genre mashup as platformer. Read the full review…
The Dream Machine is an awe-inspiring near cinematic point and click adventure indie game. Read the full review…
In Caveman Craig 2 you will travel the prehistoric countryside on your quest to become leader of all lands. Can you train your units to be ready for the adversaries ahead?
A review of isometric, turn-based RPG “Avernum: Escape From the Pit” an all new adventure from Spiderweb Software
1000 Amps from dev Brandon Brizzi, is an indie 2D platformer coupled with puzzle solving and adventure gameplay based on the Flash platform. Read the full review…
In “Girl With A Heart Of” you play as Raven, a young girl who is learning about the roles of her family members as well as the little microcosm of her town of darkness. Read the full review…
Travel in time to the curious alternate world of London 1889 in the “epic” Steampunk game The Clockwork Man wherein you follow the copper robot Sprocket and his ward Miranda through an adventure to find her grandfather.
Red Eclipse is Quake-style fast-paced shooter that offers a nice range of play modes and modifiers. Read the review…
An innovative puzzle game, even if the difficulty seems unrelenting. Players who stick through the frustrating bits will find a complex blend of puzzle styles.
With the new DLC for Dungeons of Dredmor, Gaslamp Games, the micro-indie, has successfully created a witty, fun adventure that will open the door for players who might not have tried a Rogue-like otherwise
Ruins, and indie game from Cardboard Computer has you directing a dog through an atmospheric 3D landscape of charred trees and broken walls. Its story and presentation are utterly its own.
OIO is a quirky highly-stylized puzzle platformer from indie French developers Uncanny Games with a strong emphasis on the atmosphere. And gosh darn it, we like it.