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Conquest of Elysium 3 features a sixty-page manual in PDF format that is filled with more than just the credits list and some shortcut keys, it explicitly outlines everything from how to play, what to do and even some good back story. And you will need it.
In Hotline Miami from Dennaton Games, crazed voices compel you to wage war on Miami’s underworld using a wide range of firearms and melee weapons to dispatch hordes of foes in a most graphic and stylish fashion.
Vampires! is the latest title from developers CBE Software, the team behind the sci-fi game J.U.L.I.A. This time they’re putting their skills to work in an innovative puzzle game crossing Lemmings with reverse tower defense. Read the full review…
“Closure” from Eyebrow Interactive is the brainchild of game designer and programmer Tyler Glaiel – plunging the player into a shadowy world wherein orbs of light are the only way to the exit, hinting at dark spectral worlds beyond their auras. Read the full review…
Quell Reflect from Fallen Tree Games is the successor to the simply named “Quell” – a contemporary re-visioning of a puzzler created a decade-and-a-half ago, wherein you navigate a circular object (originally a smiley face, now a droplet of water) to collect all the “gems” on a given level. Read the full review…
Who knew car-jacking a time machine could be so much fun? In Retro City Rampage you bring an entire city to its knees, and make it pay homage to the gaming greats of yesteryear.
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams from Black Forest Games is the story of how a Super Mario Bros. clone that was once blocked by Nintendo not only lives on but surpasses expectation with a very successful Kickstarter campaign and now release on multiple platforms and consoles.
BlueGiant Interactive, the devs behind APOX show advancement with their new mutliplayer RTS “Tryst”. Read our full review…
Warriors of the North from indie game developer 1C-Softclub is the latest entry in what might be called the “cult favorite” King’s Bounty series of games. I say “might” because, frankly, there aren’t enough entries in the tactical RPG category for the PC to allow for a “mainstream” series. Read the full review…
Developed in Unity by Muse Games, Guns of Icarus Online is the multiplayer version of their original release by the same name. How do these raucous dirigible-battles fare in PvP? Read the full review…
International Racing Squirrels from Playniac and Channel 4 spearheaded by Rob Davis is rodent-racer that is hiding something very special under the hood. Watch IGR’s interview with Davis at IndieCade 2012 where it was a finalist…
Spyder Arcade is a retro inspired side-scrolling space shooter that harkens back to the days of Thunder Force and even older arcade classics like Defender. As a self described “love letter” to Amiga and PC games of the early 90s, Syder Arcade comes with a couple of unusual features that set it apart from its peers. But is this enough to warrant the price tag?
Pushcat is a retro-styled indie casual game like Bubble Bobble meets Match 3 from indie developer Zut games that attempts to update the genre with double-layered puzzles and overlaid conditions. But our reviewer is having flashbacks to casinos and other childhood traumas…read the full report…
Rather than draw on corny Ninja tropes, Klei Entertainment’s latest platformer Mark of the Ninja relies on real Japanese history and earned experience in game design. Review…
Intrusion 2 drops you into a world ravaged by high-tech weaponry and mechanized tyrants. Strap on your favorite guns, and bring the thunder (and a can opener).