Posts from 2026

The Sanctuary for Evergreen Souls – Havsala: Into the Soul Palace

In this beautifully drawn #oneroom, #pointandclick, #puzzle game, we witness a woman who filled her soul with precious, supreme knowledge and her two other reincarnations alongside their stories. #HavsalaIntotheSoulPalace #Indie

Fields of Mistria: Cozy and Cute

Fields of Mistria is a near-perfect farming sim that feels almost too pleasant in some aspects.

Arknights: Stronghold Protocol Alliance - A New and Exciting Take on Auto Chess that Rejuvenates a 6-year-old Game

Blending Auto Chess with Arknights’ unique Tower Defense, this TRPG (Tactical Role-playing Game) creates a new gameplay mode that excited loyal fans and intrigue new fans of the series.

Honkai: Star Rail: A grand turn‑based title facing structural issues

A critical look at Honkai: Star Rail’s early potential and its growing flaws in drawn-out storytelling, balancing issues and increasingly repetitive visual design.

Dragon Age: The Failguard Review

A very pretty Dragon Age game that feels like it was designed by a committee of people who have never played Dragon Age

Venba: Cooking, Family and Love

In this cooking puzzle game, players will go on a journey as the mother of an Indian immigrant family in Canada, experience the hardships immigrants faced, and explore the themes of love, loss, and family

More than Unpacking Boxes: An Unpacking Review

Can a game about opening cardboard boxes actually make you emotional? An analysis on how Unpacking tells a deep human story without a single word of dialogue.

A Translator's Journey To The Top

The linguistic puzzle game that tells the story of you, a Traveler climbing to the top of a Tower of Babel inspired Ziggurat, being told a story of its people and cultures all while taking on the role as a Translator and a Mediator.

Say goodbye to your friends! Machine Party Review

Thanks to the Machine Party, I’ve turned into a full-blown villain!

Passage by Jason Rohrer: A genuine glance at human life

As a five-minute low-resolution game, Passage resists today’s attention-hungry gaming culture, showing how minimal yet meaningful design can explore the nature of human life with emotional depth.

A Boss Rush Worth Focusing on: A Rubinite Review

A touching story packed inside a boss rush that is stunning in both combat and art.

Take down Ed Sheeran by being pro-Palestine in this... AI-made game?

Flee the Giant Ginger shouting “I’m not complicit!”

Basic Introduction to Japanese Mahjong

Going over most of the basic rules and gameplay of riichi mahjong

Pay Up or Don't Watch! The Curious Case of Capcom Cup 12

Pay-per-view came to fighting game tournaments, and the Capcom Cup community is not happy about it. After 12 years of free access, Capcom wants $10 to watch the finals, or you can watch in-game with no commentary. Is this the future of esports, or the beginning of the end?

Games for Change: Can Video Games Promote Mental Health (Literacy)?

Mario Kart’s Competitive Scene: Real Esport or Utopian Dream?

What happens when Mario Kart players take racing seriously? See how the #community created its own #competitive world. From #fan leagues to the new Mario Kart World updates, no help from #Nintendo required. #Esports #Switch2

Highguard's Lows

The game reached High-guard, but fell low due to unfair expectations and review bombing. Or is that what really happened? In this critical essay, I take a look at what happened to Geoff Keighley’s darling, Highguard.

The art of trickery and deceiving: An overview of the card game Truco

Do you know how to game a deck of cards to ensuring you draw the cards you would like or are you good at lying and deceiving your opponents? Then Truco might be the game for you.

What I Learnt by Failing at Baldur’s Gate 3’s Honour Mode

Roleplaying (and losing at) Baldur’s Gate 3’s Honour Mode is an excellent way to help you get over your main character syndrome! #BaldursGate3 #LarianStudios #Permadeath

Indie Dreams: Video Games, Creative Economy, and the Hyperindustrial Epoch

In recent years, the rise of indie developers has resulted in the development of many creative games. But indie developers face many challenges. In this article, we investigate the problems and offer some solutions. #IndieGames #IndieDevelopers

From Tiny Indie Game to Horror Film Hit

What is Iron Lung, and why’s everyone talking about it? #movies #indie

Blame AI for Your Empty Wallet

AI companies are buying up GPUs and memory faster than they can be made, and consumers are stuck with the bill. If your PC upgrade plans feel cursed, you are not imagining it.

File Saved…Continue?

How Savefile almost shut down, and the community that saved it

Labubu – Lots of talk about the plush toy that makes me feel young and trendy again