Emergent Fates is an IOS RPG that’s inspired by classic Japanese titles like the Final Fantasy series, Secret of Mana, and Chrono Trigger. The story’s focus is on “finding identity and purpose in a world where your fate has already been decided”, according to game…

Last year, Noble Robot came out with the adorkable Metroidvania-lite Widget Satchel, an all-ages title that puts a new spin on a popular genre. The title features no game overs and no obstacles to block your path, but like other games of the Metroidvania genre is designed with deep exploration…

Language is what got me into video games. The first games I was the most invested in had snatches of exposition or compelling dialogue that made me care about what I was engaging with. Yes, it was fun to jump around as Mario, or make leaps and bounds as the…

Two Strikes demo is hands down one of the most aesthetically pleasing fighting games I’ve played. I don’t know of many fighting games that feel like a mashup of Bushido Blade, Samurai Champloo, and Blade of the Immortal. That might sound like I’m overselling it, but take one good gawk…

Despite still being in development, Indispensable Studios’ oneiric roguelike REM Cycles has a strong identity. As someone who’s fairly inexperienced with the roguelike genre (besides having played Crypt of the Necrodancer and not realizing it was a roguelike), the early gameplay gives me nostalgia for titles like The Legend of…

It would be a disservice to call EVC Games’ Wintermoor Tactics Club (WTC) cute, despite this tactics and visual novel mashup title aiming for a cozy theme of snowball fights and school club rivalries. While this game is a bit on the simplistic side, WTC is very upfront about this…