Skyshine’s Bedlam Review
As the Dozer rumbles towards Aztec City, it brings with it yet another post-apocalyptic RPG with permadeath, roguelike elements and procedural generation. Is Skyshine’s Bedlam yet another cookie cutter indie to throw in the nuclear landfill or is this journey to the Promised Land worth taking? Story is not the…
Wasteland 2 Drifts Onto PS4 October 16th
Just before another highly anticipated post apocalyptic RPG makes its way to the console, inXile Entertainment's Wasteland 2: Director's Cut is making its way to PS4 on the 16th of October. This port of the critically acclaimed RPG comes with fully reworked controls for console, similar to the last gen…
Skyshine’s Bedlam Awaits on Steam
Independent developer Skyshine in partnership with indie publisher Versus Evil, today announced the launch of the eagerly anticipated Skyshine’s BEDLAM, a rogue-like, turn based strategy game set in an over the top post-apocalyptic wasteland. The Standard Edition is available for digital download for £14.99 and fans can also pick up…
Rivals of Aether Comes to Steam Early Access 22nd September
Smashers, fighting game fans and lovers of pixel art rejoice, as Rivals of Aether is coming to Steam Early Access on the 22nd of September. According to Dan Fornace the lead developer, Rivals of Aether is planned to be in the Early Access stage for about 6 months, in order…
Airship Syndicate Launches Battle Chasers Kickstarter
For any fans of the cult 90s comic Battle Chasers or the work of Vigil Games, this Kickstarter may be one to keep an eye on. Joe Madureria, creator of the Battle Chasers comic has helped form new indie studio, Airship Syndicate out of ex-Vigil Games members and they want…
Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth Coming October 30th
If you've finally got bored of Edmund McMillen's grotesque remake of his Biblical roguelike, prepare to cry tears of excitement and pain as Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth is coming to PC, Mac and Linux on October 30th. This 'mega DLC' adds over 100+ hours of new content to Rebirth, according…
Hyper Light Drifter Delayed Until Spring 2016
In a bit of unfortunate news for backers and fans of Hyper Light Drifter, the game has been delayed until spring 2016. Heart Machine's fusion of action RPGs from the 16 bit era and dreamlike glitchscapes has previously been delayed, being scheduled for a launch as far back as summer…
5 Lives Unveil Satellite Reign Launch Trailer
Were you spurned by the FPS re-imagining of Syndicate back in 2012? Were you looking for a proper Syndicate fix, complete with tactical squad combat and taking down rival criminal gangs? Well, your prayers may have been answered by Satellite Reign, a spiritual successor to the original Syndicate series and…
Sol Trader is Coming to EGX
Are you looking for a hybrid of Dwarf Fortress, Asteroids with a bit of the original Elite thrown in? Look no further than Sol Trader, a grand space sim by Chris Parsons and co., which has you creating a character and then being launched into a world which has 200…
Guild of Dungeoneering Opens Its Doors
Independent developer Gambrinous, in partnership with indie publishing powerhouse Versus Evil, has announced the release of their newest role-playing game Guild of Dungeoneering for PC which will also be available on Mac soon. The innovative and entertaining new card driven dungeon-crawler combines dungeon building, exploration and combat mechanics with nostalgic…
Guild of Dungeoneering Review
Guild of Dungeoneering attempts to fuse aspects of roguelikes, dungeon crawlers, CCGs and base building games to create one grand package, filled with monsters and loot. Does this fusion of genres create a game greater than the sum of its parts, or is it a Frankengame which excels at nothing…
42 Playable Indies Announced for EGX 2015, Many More to Come
As September comes closer and closer, it has been announced that there are at least 42 playable indie games on the show floor for EGX 2015 up in Birmingham. Expect up to at least 200 to be there when the show opens its door but there are at least 42…
New Darkest Dungeon Patch Drops July 15th
For all your delvers of the dark, a new Darkest Dungeon patch is on the way next Wednesday, adding a host of new features to the game. This includes a new class called the Houndmaster, who has a canine familiar at his disposal to beat back the fiends which hunt…
Lab Zero Announces Indivisible
Lab Zero, developers of the critically acclaimed fighter Skullgirls, have announced their brand new project titled Indivisible. Indivisible is an action RPG where you can control of Ajna, a girl who sets off on a grand, globe trotting adventure after her mysterious power awakens within her. Along her journey, she…
Rivals of Aether Gets Greenlit on Steam
In less than 3 days, the Smash Bros inspired indie fighter, Rivals of Aether, has been successfully greenlit via Steam Greenlight. Rivals of Aether has you choose a Rival from one of the four classical elements to fight in various arenas to see who is the champion of combat. You…
Devolver Release RONIN Launch Trailer
If you are into ninjas, turn based combat and revenge, RONIN may just be the game for you. RONIN seems like the baby of Gunpoint and Mark of the Ninja, a stealth focused action game where you can the role of a vengeful ninja, looking to end the lives of…
E3 2015: Unravel Revealed By Electronic Arts
Coldwood have announced a new game named Unravel at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2015 being held in L.A. this week. It is a puzzle platformer set in a photo-realistic world. Yarny, the main character will be able to string along using his wool to travel through the game world. It will be released…
Fight Against Deadly Crime Syndicates in Police Team Kazuo
I have always had a soft spot for noir anime and SRPGs. I'm a big fan of old school 90s anime like Big O and Cowboy Bebop, whilst also being a lover of games like XCOM and Fire Emblem. If you are at all interested in any of these genres,…
Kickstarter and Nostalgia Overload
This week has seen the launch of yet another spiritual successor Kickstarter, with Koji Igarashi revealing Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and having it funded fully within a matter of hours. This is on top of the continued success of Yooka-Laylee and the release of Broken Age Act 2, signalling…
Koji Igarashi Announces Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
After teasing us last week with his Sword and Whip site, Koji Igarashi (famed producer of the Castlevania series) has finally revealed the project he is working on, titled Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. The game is set to be a 2.5D 'Igavania', focusing on exploration with RPG and crafting…
Hunt Giant Monsters and Explore Far Off Lands in Little Devil Inside
It seems that every other day, another survival RPG pops up on Steam Greenlight or Kickstarter, which tasks players with surviving impossible odds whilst crafting weapons and all that jazz. You expect the usual song and dance when one of these gets revealed and with the survival RPG genre being…