Review: Dustforce
In a year stuffed to the rafters with strong indie platformers, Dustforce from indie developers Hitbox Team was an early standout. But now that the dust has settled, how does it hold up? Read the full review…
Review: Botanicula
From Amanita Design, Botanicula is an incredibly engaging illustrated point and click adventure that confounds and surprises at every turn. Read the full review…
Review: Shad'O
French indie game development company Okugi Studio brings us Shad’O – a new take on the crowded Tower Defense genre with some alluring visuals and attempts to push the tradition into new territory. Does it achieve the dream, or succumb to the shadows? Read the full review…
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: FTL: Faster Than Light
FTL: Faster Than Light is a sort of roguelike space sim successfully Kickstarted by indie developers Subset Games that has taken the indie gaming community by storm. Read the full review…
Review: Gemini Wars
Built in Unity, Gemini Wars from indie developers Iceberg Interactive is a space-themed RTS. Read the full review…
NEWS: Jet Set Radio Hits Steam intact!
SEGA classic action/graffiti title and cel-shading pioneer “Jet Set Radio” seemingly lost in the annals of gaming history has returned in HD for Steam, Windows, PSN and XBLA! Featuring killer music and gameplay.
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: Snapshot
With over a hundred levels spread across four environment types, Snapshot from indie developers Retro Affect games (spearheaded by Kyle Pulver) uses picture-taking as its primary puzzle solving game mechanic. Read the full review…
VIDEO: A Virus Named Tom
In this candid and insightful interview at PAX Prime 2012, Misfits Attic discuss the behind-the-scenes of making their popular indie puzzle arcade game “A Virus Named Tom” and what the process has become since after they launched on Steam in August 2012.
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: Gateways
Gateways is a 2D Platformer and successor to indie game developer Smudged Cat Games’s The Adventures of Shuggy. Gateways pushes the platformer with puzzles, portals and ponderous processes. But does it prevail? Read the full review…
Review: Galaxy on Fire 2 Full HD
A review of Galaxy on Fire 2 Full HD – the first PC port of the popular space sim from indie developer Fishlabs Entertainment GmbH. Now in Full HD and beyond! Read the full review…
Review: Home
“Home” from indie game developer Benjamin RIvers is a psychologically challenging adventure game that employs pixel art and moral quandaries to elicit a haunting interactive storytelling experience. Read the full review…
Review: Gimbal
Gimbal from indie developer 8888888 Labs is a multiplayer top-down shooter that offers buildable vehicles and features solid graphics and gameplay. Read the full review…