The Crimson Maid review: Lust, murder and a lot of talking
The Crimson Maid puts you in the shoes of Marius, a young man training for the priesthood who returns to his childhood home after discovering that his father is seriously ill. So naturally, one of the first major complications is an attractive maid. Probably not in the seminary handbook, that one. Irina has recently joined […]
Putting indie games back on the shelf: Talking We The Indies with Chandler Kravitz
For all the convenience digital distribution has brought to gaming, there is still something satisfying about actually owning a game. Not having it attached to an account, a server, or a licence agreement. A box on a shelf. A disc you can pick up years later and, theoretically, still install and play. Chandler Kravitz is […]
Fantasy Online 2 review: Plenty of pixels, not enough peril
Fantasy Online 2 looks like the sort of game I could have easily lost hours to years ago. Bright pixel graphics, a simple fantasy soundtrack, little characters pottering around an online world, quests to complete, gear to collect and other players wandering past doing their own thing. There is a nostalgic charm to it that […]
Vaesen: City of My Nightmares takes Gold at the 2026 ENNIE Awards
Free League Publishing has added another award to the cabinet after Vaesen: City of My Nightmares took home Gold for Best Adventure – Long Form at the 2026 ENNIE Awards. The tabletop RPG campaign picked up the award during Gen Con, beating a field that also included Historica Arcanum: Serenade for the Damned, which received […]
Pixel Washer shows off filthy streets, new sprayers and the glorious Pig Mobile
There are plenty of games about saving kingdoms, stopping apocalypses and defeating ancient evils. Pixel Washer would just like you to clean that absolutely disgusting food truck, please. Publisher Acclaim and California-based indie developer Valadria have released a new gameplay trailer for Pixel Washer, offering another look at the cosy cleaning sim ahead of its […]
Kingdom Contracts Tower Defense Incremental launches August 14 with a different approach to tower defence
Tower defence usually encourages you to build bigger. More towers. More upgrades. More elaborate kill zones. More things firing increasingly ridiculous projectiles at enemies who really should have reconsidered attacking after wave 37. Kingdom Contracts Tower Defense Incremental has a slightly different philosophy. Build as little as you can possibly get away with. The upcoming […]
EasySMX S10 Lite review: The sensible sibling that gets the job done
I checked out the original EasySMX S10 back when I was running FULLSYNC, and it punched well above its weight. It looked good, felt great in the hands, and managed to squeeze in enough features to make you double-check the price tag. So when the EasySMX S10 Lite arrived, the obvious concern was whether EasySMX […]
Seina: a Tale of Spirits opens its hand-painted world with a free Steam demo
Sometimes you just want a game where nothing is trying to kill you. No enormous boss waiting behind a suspiciously large door. No stamina bar deciding that climbing three feet was a bit much. No horrible creature waiting in the woods because you made the terrible mistake of exploring after dark. Seina: a Tale of […]
Last Drop brings fists, booze and 1990s Finland to Steam Early Access on August 18
Open-world games have taken us to sprawling American cities, tropical islands, fantasy kingdoms and enough post-apocalyptic wastelands to make you wonder why humanity bothers rebuilding anything. Last Drop is taking us somewhere rather different. Finnish indie studio Lohkare Games Oy has confirmed that its debut title will launch into Steam Early Access on 18 August […]
Cartoon chaos and cursed waves: Talking Ghoul Fright with Jaime Valls of Atrax
Ghoul Fright is not exactly trying to be subtle. It is loud, chaotic, ridiculous in all the right ways, and more than happy to throw players into a playground of fists, flying props, and increasingly unhinged waves of enemies. Between its physics-driven combat, survival structure, and 90s and 2000s cartoon-inspired energy, it feels like the […]