I’ve been a sucker for isometric adventures ever since playing Landstalker on the Mega Drive back in 1992 (and I’m still holding out for a proper sequel - I miss you, Nigel!) and more recently, Touryst was a generational highlight for me (with a far likelier sequel on the horizon).
30/06/2021
29/06/2021
☁️ Cloudpunk: City of Ghosts PC Review 9/10 ☁️ @Pixel Hunted @ionlands #IndieGames #GameDev
28/06/2021
π₯ πΊ Phantom Abyss | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Aaaaaargh!" πΊπ₯ @devolverdigital #GameDev #IndieGames
Phantom Abyss is a massive asynchronous multiplayer game that casts players into procedurally-generated temples and tasks them with retrieving the sacred relics hidden within deadly chambers.
27/06/2021
πΉ️ Capcom Arcade Stadium | Xbox Series X | Review | 8.5/10 | "A Rollicking Retro Ride That Rocks" πΉ️ @CapcomEurope #Capcom
Capcom has released a LOT of gold over the last forty years and this Capcom Arcade Stadium collection of 32 of them brings a wealth of gaming history to modern consoles with an eye to keeping things accessible to players of all skill levels as well as embracing that high-score chasing drive that filled arcades of the era.
26/06/2021
⛵️ Man Eater | Nintendo Switch | Ten Minute Taster π©Έπ¦@TripwireInt #IndieGames #GameDev
25/06/2021
π€ VOLTA X | NINTENDO SWITCH | Gameplay | "V.A.T.S In Mechs With Animals" π€ @VoltaXGame #IndieGames #GameDev
24/06/2021
π️ Creaks | Review | Xbox Series X | 9/10 | "Characterful Presentation Perfectly Fused with Classic Puzzle Gameplay" π️ @Amanita_Design #IndieGames #GameDev
Machinarium is such a wonderful, wonderful game. From the soundtrack to the oddly powerful, wordless tale that unravels for the player, it’s a game that won me over with all of the above combined with a gorgeous hand-drawn art style combined with a perfectly pitched, idiosyncratic soundtrack.
Over the last decade, I have transitioned from PC gaming to pretty much pure console gaming, and so almost a decade of the work of Amanita Design has completely passed me by due to their PC exclusive nature. It was only whilst half-drunk one night - and trying to buy the Machinarium soundtrack on vinyl - that I discovered that they had released a game called Creaks that was available on Xbox…and so our love affair resumed.
π₯ Within the Blade (WTB) | "Retro Focused Ninja Fighter Lining Up For Console Assault" π₯ @RatalaikaGames #IndieGames #GameDev
Indie publisher, Ratalaika Games, along with developer Ametist Studio, is pleased to announce the digital release date of Within the Blade (WTB) coming on PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch on July 16th.
23/06/2021
π¦π¦’ Mighty Goose | Review | Nintendo Switch | 7/10 | "Side-scrolling shooters, man. I have a complicated relationship with the genre" π¦π¦’ @rilemtwit @BlastmodeGames #IndieGames #GameDev
Side-scrolling shooters, man. I have a complicated relationship with the genre ever since I first played Green Beret on my mate's Commodore 64 around 1988. I still have something approaching PTSD from Super Probotector on the SNES (incidentally, I have played it recently and I'm still awful at it 30 years later). I can still remember the cheat and the theme music from Midnight Resistance on the Amiga.
22/06/2021
π Space Engineers | PC | Gameplay | "Hardspace Meets Satisfactory Meets No Man's Sky Meets Minecraft Meets Mass Effect!" π @SpaceEngineersG #IndieGames #GameDev
Space Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction, exploration and survival in space and on planets.
Players build space ships, space stations, planetary outposts of various sizes and uses, pilot ships and travel through space to explore planets and gather resources to survive.
21/06/2021
π₯ Kung Fu Jesus | PC | Gameplay | "Kung Fu Krazy!" π₯ @kungfujesusgame #GameDev #IndieGames
Join Kung Fu Jesus on a psychedelic, genre-busting beat 'em up set in a madcap world where organized crime, alternate dimensions, and hardcore martial arts converge. From the seedy underworld to the spiritual plane and beyond – nothing is as it seems in Kung Fu Jesus!
20/06/2021
π΅️♂️ Lacuna | A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure | PC | Gameplay π΅️♂️ @digitales_games #IndieGames #GameDev
19/06/2021
π§♀️π©Έπ‘️ Bloodrayne 1 & 2 : Terminal Cut | PC | Gameplay | "Cut Cut Jiggle Feed" π§♀️π©Έπ‘️ @playziggurat #IndieGames #GameDev
18/06/2021
π️ EPOS B20 Microphone | GF Recommended | "The Yeti Hunter" π️ @eposaudiogaming
17/06/2021
π§π Gioteck TX70 Wireless Headset Review | GF Recommended | "A comfortable, robust and chunky-sounding headset at a competitive price" π§π @GioteckArmy #GamingHeadset
Having covered- and been impressed by – the Gioteck TX50 a few months back, I was looking forward to reviewing this new, wireless headset from Gioteck.
Featuring similar design points to the TX50, whilst this version is superior in some respects, you’ll really feel the benefits more as a PlayStation or PC user, although the TX70 does cater for all modern systems.
16/06/2021
πΆπ» Hokko Life | PC | Ten Minute Taster | Part 2 | "Still Not Animal Crossing...or is it?" πΆπ» @hokkolife #IndieGames #GameDev
15/06/2021
π¦π¦ Hokko Life | Ten minute Taster | PC | Part 1 | "This isn't Animal Crossing....honest!" π¦π¦ @hokkolife @robbodev #IndieGames #GameDev
Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko!
Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?
14/06/2021
⚔️π©Έ⚔️ Chivalry 2 | PC | Ten minute Taster | "Chop , Chop , Stab, Riposte!" ⚔️π©Έ⚔️ @Chivalry2Game #IndieGames #GameDev
13/06/2021
π³⛏️π» The Magnificent Trufflepigs | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "A Gentle Stroll In The Field With Walkie Talkies" π»⛏️π³ @ThunkdGames #IndieGames #GameDev
The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a first-person, romantic, metal-detecting game.
It combines laid-back detecting and exploration with a strong narrative, all set in the beautiful English countryside.
It’s a game about trying to find something.
12/06/2021
π΅⚔️ Ittle Dew 2+ | Nintendo Switch | Review | 8.5/10 | "A Bigger Sequel That Keeps The Ideas Coming" π΅⚔️ @Ludosity #IndieGames #GameDev
I adored the original Ittle Dew when I played it back in 2019, a really punchy top-down game with clear roots in early Zelda titles, a focus on fiendish puzzling and very open to newcomers to the genre. Top this off with the charming design, lilting music and a fun cast of characters – it was a winner.