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Chicken Police review: A gripping, hard-boiled detective story
Prepare to meet the best clucking detectives around. With a by-the-numbers film noir plot and an incredible cast, Chicken Police is simply a treat.
Imagine a classic film noir: the jaded PI, the Femme Fatale, the ambient jazz, and black and white visuals. Now imagine it all with talking chickens. That is Chicken Police: Paint it Red, an indie visual...
The Falconeer review: Ride out the storm
The Falconeer, made by a one-person team, offers a beautifully-crafted world with stunning graphics. The mechanics, however, could use some refinement.
Riding the back of an enormous falcon while shooting lightning sounds incredible. That is precisely why indie developer Tomas Sala created The Falconeer, with its beautiful ocean world named Ursee.
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The Falconeer was announced earlier in 2020. Tomas Sala is the...
ScourgeBringer review: fast, deadly, and entirely skill-based
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced and beautiful rogue-lite with adrenaline-filled combat and intense action. Its steep learning curve and high reliance on skill mean you won't get too far unless you git gud.
ScourgeBringer is kind of like Dead Cells meets Devil May Cry. It's incredibly fast, and racking up sick combos is incredibly fun. But unlike many other rogue-lites, randomness...
Amnesia: Rebirth review: An unforgettable horror story
While not as scary as its predecessors, Amnesia: Rebirth tells an emotional horror story that uses its visuals and sound design in effective, creative ways.
Amnesia: Rebirth is the spiritual sequel to 2010’s Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Back then, The Dark Descent redefined the horror genre, so you’d expect Rebirth to try and up the ante, with even more terrifying...
Paradise Killer review: A true Investigation Freak
Keep an open mind and an appetite for the truth, and fall in love with Paradise Killer, its colorful characters, and the gripping murder mystery at its center.
Lady Love Dies is a world-famous detective called back from exile to solve her most challenging case yet - who killed Paradise. Paradise is not a person, a band, or a religious...
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim review: A Sci-Festival
With a gorgeous visual style, a fascinating sci-fi plot, creative narrative gameplay, and deep tactical battles - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is one of this year's best and most unique games.
Vanillaware, the creator behind 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, describes their game as "Heavy Rain meets Pacific Rim." More accurately, it is a narrative-driven game with real-time tactical battles, rich...
The Signifier review: A surreal investigation down memory lane
The Signifier is a smart sci-fi murder mystery with some of the best surreal visuals out there, but will leave you clueless if you don't pay attention.
It’s not every day you get to explore the mind of a murder victim (hopefully). To sift through their memories, subconscious, and trauma for the smallest of clues that might solve their death....
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time review: Perfect timing
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time celebrates the series' return with gorgeous worlds full of fun and challenging gameplay that lasts for hours and hours.
Crash Bandicoot fans waited 22 years for a new game in the series. Since Crash Bandicoot: Warped came out in 1998, they had to settle for spin-offs and remakes just to see their favorite marsupial.
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Crash...
I Am Dead review: A heartwarming ghost story
I Am Dead is a cheerful, touching, but slightly repetitive puzzle game with a fantastic cast that brings every character to life - even the dead ones.
You are Morris Lupton, the recently-deceased museum curator of the tiny island of Shelmerston. You may think that playing a dead museum curator isn’t as exciting as playing a live space marine or...
Wingspan review: Graceful as a swan, clever as a raven
Wingspan is a relaxing and clever strategy game with a colorful and vivid bird theme, a relaxing soundtrack, and well-oiled game mechanics.
Any bird-lover knows that dedication is crucial to tracking their winged fellows in their natural habitat. In Wingspan, you'll attract birds to your preserves and utilize their special traits to help advance in this relaxing strategy game.
To put...