Developer Strange Scaffold has an impressive variety of games in their catalog. Last year, they published the excellent monster-hunting Max Payne-like El Paso, Elsewhere, which I...
Demon’s Souls. Dark Souls. Bloodborne. Elden Ring. These games made FromSoftware into a household name, but they have been making games since the mid 90s in...
Alien: Isolation is a special game; every single element of it works. Even in wireframe, without the Alien-themed coat of paint, it makes for a completely...
We’re trying to hit the last bug nest when our mission clock runs out. Our support ship departs, taking with us our valuable stratagems and leaving...
It’s always fun to be able to try out an upcoming game before its release, and that’s exactly what Steam Next Fest aims to do. Running...
Metal Gear Solid on the original PlayStation was the first time I actually remember being plugged into the hype cycle of a video game. I was...
Being a homeowner can sometimes be its own little horror story. Just this week, I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with a wet...
The various versions of Annihilation and Stalker have always been a huge creative inspiration to me. The idea of venturing into a place where the rules...
It’s been four years since Free League released their tabletop RPG adaptation of the Alien universe. Since then, they’ve been supporting the game with various book...
It’s been almost two years since Valve released their powerful Steam Deck handheld console. Since then, it’s been clear that Steam Deck verification has been a...
When I first got my PlayStation 3, I remember being so excited to actually be able to download demos, a concept that was previously regulated to...
Growing up I was mostly a console kid. Presently, I play a lot on PC, but when I was younger I used to prefer the out...
You’re in Space and Everything’s Fucked. It’s both an eye-catching title and a quick summary of the new gore-drenched sci-fi tabletop RPG by Nevyn Holmes. The...
Aside from its depiction in popular fiction, I know very little about tarot. Despite being intrigued by its gorgeous imagery and symbolism, I’ve never really taken...
The year is 1943. You are part of a team of crack vampire commandos with one mission: drink all of Hitler’s blood. This simple but ingenious...
In Thomas Wilde’s review of the Callisto Protocol last December, he wrote that the game could have used more time in development to reach the full potential of...
While most mainstream, big-budget horror games seem to be more action-oriented, for better or worse, indie titles have been carrying the torch for more old-school survival...
There’s nothing quite as satisfying as being a big, badass space marine. The huge armor, the massive guns, it all makes for perfect video game material....
I’ve scraped through two fights in the Great Library, destroying mad cultists and immolators, and now am faced with the sinister Librarian. The Plague Doctor, my...
An alchemical catastrophe ravaged the countryside decades ago, unleashing horrors beyond comprehension upon a cursed corner of 18th-century England. The Crown has quarantined the area, known...
When I was in high school, one of my first jobs was working at a big chain video store. While it was fun to be around...
I’m a big RPG fan now, but that wasn’t always the case. Super Mario RPG introduced me to the genre, but, like many people my age,...
The GenMat is close. You’ve run through a hallway of spike traps, flamethrowers and a holographic wall that concealed a pair of hulking brutes ready to...
Both Dungeons and Dragons already have a bit of a horror element to them, but most D&D campaigns end up being fun romps like the upcoming...
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