Listmas 2023: (Mostly) Relaxing Games for Nature Lovers

Sometimes, I just want to play something relaxing.  And one thing I find especially relaxing is nature.  With its soft, green grass.  The murmur of running water.  The fresh air and the cool breeze.  And all the little critters that accompany it.  And that is why I’ve decided for our Wildcard Week to list a…

It Seems Atomic Heart is Selling Rather Well!

Good news for fans of AA-level games: Atomic Heart is actually doing fairly well. As reported by Mp1st.com, the publisher of Atomic Heart, Focus Entertainment, released a revenue report that claims that the company’s overall revenues are up about 36% from last year. This inlcudes everything that the company publishes, but Atomic Heart sales in…

Atomic Heart is Flawed But Fun

I got pretty excited for Atomic Heart almost as soon as I heard about it back in 2017. I was already a big fan of games like Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Prey (2017) and BioShock, so a new game in a similar vein was a slam dunk for me. I didn’t think I’d have to…

Shady Part of Me: A Girl and Her Shadow Unite

Shady Part of Me is a unique puzzle-platformer where a girl and her shadow work together to solve puzzles and progress through a watercolor landscape. The two main characters are opposites. The girl is afraid of light and must hide in the shadows, while her shadow must remain in the light and uses shadows as…

Seasons After Fall is Beautiful, Yet Boring

There seems to be a plethora of games out there where you play as an animal (usually a fox, but sometimes a wolf) exploring forests and other natural environments.  Seriously, it should be a genre all its own.  Fe, The First Tree, Spirit of the North, and Lost Ember are all examples of this, and…