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Tag: Indie Games

Venture Kid review – a curious, almost-Mega-Man

Hold on, haven’t I played this before?

fdg entertainment, Indie Games, switch, venture kid

Feather review – zen and the art of flying

Feather may very well be the ultimate chillout game.

feather, Indie Games, Nintendo Switch, samurai punk, zen

The brilliant Hyper Sentinel is just 99p on Switch right now

This shoot ’em up is an essential purchase if you own a Switch.

EGX Rezzed, Hyper Sentinel, Indie Games, Nintendo Switch

Heaven’s Vault now lets you skip those dull flying bits

Inkle responds to criticism with a quick-travel option.

Heaven's Vault, Indie Games, Inkle, PC

Permadeath is killed off in The Swords of Ditto: Mormo’s Curse

Rejoice!

Indie Games, switch, The Swords of Ditto

There’s a demo available for the lovely-looking LUNA The Shadow Dust

This point and click adventure looks very promising indeed.

EGX Rezzed, Indie Games, LUNA The Shadow Dust, Point and click adventures

Heaven’s Vault review – language has never been so much fun

Although not without its flaws, Heaven’s Vault proves that archaeology and video games make a compelling mix.

archaeology, Heaven's Vault, Indie Games, Inkle, PC

The Red Strings Club review – a clever cyberpunk thriller that makes you think

It’s a mix of genetic implant pottery, psychological bartending and a great big dollop of conspiracy theory. Lovely.

Devolver Digital, Indie Games, Nintendo Switch, switch, The Red Strings Club

The best games of EGX Rezzed 2019

Guntastic! Partisans 1941! Afterparty! LUNA! Here’s my pick of the greatest games from this year’s EGX Rezzed.

2019, Afterparty, EGX Rezzed, Guntastic, Indie Games, LUNA The Shadow Dust, Mable and the Wood, Nanotale: Typing Chronicles, Partisans 1941, Rezzed, SteamWorld Quest

WarGroove review – was Advance Wars ever that good in the first place?

Perhaps there’s a reason why Intelligent Systems stopped making Advance Wars in favour of Fire Emblem?

Chucklefish, Indie Games, PC, strategy games, tactics, turn-based strategy, WarGroove

Baba is You review – Baba is brilliant

Review is this. Puzzler is good. Confused is reader. Game is genius. Baba is brilliant.

Arvi Teikari, Baba is You, Hempuli, Indie Games, PC, Review, switch

Treasure Stack review – a tale of two ideologies

A puzzler with hidden depths – but perhaps an offputting level of initial complexity.

Indie Games, Pixelakes, Puzzle games, switch, treasure stack

Steam Trawler II: Attack of the Clones

James once again bravely plunges into the Steam new-release list, and resurfaces clutching an excellent horror point-and-click adventure. He is also covered in anime girls.

Indie Games, PC, steam, steam charts

Reverie: Sweet As Edition review – EarthBound by way of Zelda

A short but charming suburban adventure based on New Zealand folklore.

earthbound, Indie Games, reverie, reverie sweet as edition, switch, Zelda

Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight review – a beautiful, under-the-radar Metroidvania

The fourth in the underrated Momodora series from Brazilian developer Bombservice is packed with satisfying exploration.

Bombservice, Indie Games, metroidvania, Momodora, Momodora Reverie Under the Moonlight, Review, switch

When Ski Lifts Go Wrong review – amateur architecture at its finest

Forget bridge-building games – ski-gondola construction is far more fun. And hilarious.

curve digital, Huge Calf Studios, Indie Games, PC, switch, When Ski Lifts Go Wrong

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics review – a fun XCOM-alike that feels unfinished

It’s XCOM crossed with Lovecraft! But great fundamentals can’t make up for a lack of content.

#discoverindies, achtung cthulhu tactics, cthulhu, Indie Games, lovecraft, turn-based strategy, XCOM

Review: Alwa’s Awakening (Switch)

A compelling Metroidvania that’s also a love letter to the NES games of yore.

alwa's awakening, Indie Games, metroidvania, Nintendo Switch, switch

Preview: Katana ZERO

Ninjas are cool, aren’t they? I shall brook no argument on this.

Askiisoft, Devolver Digital, Indie Games, katana zero, ninjas

Ghost of a Tale is coming to Xbox One and PS4

The gorgeous mousey PC adventure is finally heading to consoles.

ghost of a tale, Indie Games

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