Best games of 2019: 20 games we loved playing in 2019
Just like we did last year, we decided to skip crowning a single game as "the best game of 2019." Instead, we assembled a list of the games each one of us enjoyed playing the most throughout the year.
Here are the AAA and indie games we loved playing throughout the year. Consider this our recommendation for the must-play games...
Cardpocalypse review: Play like a 90’s kid, fight like a 90’s kid
Cardpocalypse is a cute title with simple but solid card game mechanics. It brings the '90s back and successfully charms you with its nostalgic mojo.
Cardpocalypse brings a new card game to the table. It is easy to grasp, harder to master, but eventually, you'll dominate over every kid in your class.
But what are you going to do when the...
Mosaic review: A cog against the machine
A bleak point-and-click about work-life balance. Mosaic's dull atmosphere is punctuated with unique visuals, the power of music, and some seriously trippy gameplay.
Mosaic is a statement about grind-culture and the stress, helplessness, and disillusionment burnout can cause. Or, it's a game about blowing off work to do recreational drugs with a bunch of jazz musicians and your pet goldfish.
It...
Hearthstone Battlegrounds takes on Auto Battler the Blizzard way
Hearthstone Battlegrounds, the new mode for the popular CCG, takes on the auto battler genre and games like DOTA Auto Chess and Teamfight Tactics.
Hearthstone Battlegrounds doesn't follow the same formula as other games in the genre, though. It forgoes the chessboard-inspired playing field in favor of the original Hearthstone setup. There are no units on the board -...
The Artful Escape trailer is a psychedelic Rock ‘n Roll trip
Publisher Annapurna Interactive and developer Beethoven & Dinosaur (what a great name for a studio) have debuted a new trailer for The Artful Escape.
The upcoming psychedelic platformer stars Francis Vendetti, a teenage guitar prodigy, and "The Boy Who Lived" look-alike. Francis sets on a multidimensional journey to discover his stage persona. On his way, he battles the legacy of...
Tangle Tower review: Picture-perfect murder
Tangle Tower is a beautiful detective game that doesn't take itself too seriously but manages to get you hooked from the very beginning.
The mystery of Freya Fellow's murder is a tangled one. It lures you in with a weird premise and keeps you guessing the whole way. Walking the winding halls of Tangle Tower and talking to the characters...
Jenny LeClue review: Choose your own murder mystery
Gorgeous, well-written and smart, Jenny LeClue is a game for aspiring detectives young and old.
Jenny LeClue - Detectivu plays almost like those teen detective novels you used to read when you were young (at least I did). It stars a caffeinate-addicted, cynical version of Nancy Drew who’s out to solve the case of a lifetime.
But it’s not a game...
In puzzle game Tangle Tower, a piece of art commits the art of murder
Tangle Tower is a mystery adventure game by SFB Games. You play as Grimoire and Sally, and investigate a very unusual murder case.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMMvb5JgfAk
The lead suspect is a shadowy figure sighted looming over the victim’s body. If you think things are going in your way already - you better think again. Our main suspect is not, in fact, a...
Jenny LeClue is out today on PC and Apple Arcade, coming soon to Switch, PS4
Mystery adventure Jenny LeClue: Detectivú is now available on PC and iOS through Apple Arcade. To celebrate the happy occasion, we have a new release date trailer.
The game was successfully funded on Kickstarter about five years ago, in July 2014. Backers and everyone else who's interested in solving the mysteries of the idyllic college town of Arthurton can now...
Annapurna will publish If Found, an interactive coming-of-age visual novel
Annapurna Interactive, who is slowly but surely becoming one of my favorite indie publishers, has announced If Found - an interactive coming-of-age visual novel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWArYr6itpc
It's a bit difficult to tell from the game's teaser trailer, but If Found is a "compelling and intense exploration of family, community, connection, and isolation." The book you see is the diary of Kasio,...