Hob: The Definitive Edition is an interesting open sort of Metroidvania where the world has been corrupted by this mysterious purple goo. During my 20-30 minutes with the demo, I explored a lush environment with the help of a mysterious robot who was kind enough to donate its arm once I lost mine!
Tag: Indie Games
Papetura: Demo Review
Papetura is a unique puzzle game that looks as if it’s made entirely of paper. The demo opens to find the main character inside some sort of cocoon, where he proceeds to hide in fear when a shadowy figure appears at the entrance. While this game, at first glance, is rather intriguing, the demo does…
Imp of the Sun: Demo Review
Imp of the Sun is a Metroidvania that takes place in a world inspired by Peru. You play as a fiery imp named Nin whose goal is to defeat the Four Keepers and end the Eternal Eclipse. We begin the demo high up in the mountains with the eclipse in clear view behind us. I…
Security Breach’s Ruin DLC is Much Better, and Scarier, Than the Original
The long-awaited Ruin DLC for Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach came out just last week, in which we play as a whole new character, Cassie, who must rescue her friend Gregory from the ruins of the now-abandoned Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. This free DLC is a lot more linear than the main game and…
Dredge: Demo Review
On the surface, Dredge seems like a relaxing fishing game where you’ve been recently hired as the new fisherman for the coastal town of Greater Marrow. But something is clearly amiss amongst these idyllic isles when you start to catch strange fish and uncover eerie mysteries, such as tales of a mayor who went insane…
Glyph: Demo Review
Glyph is a rather obscure indie game where you play as a scarab beetle. The demo covers three stages of increasingly sparse platforms, over which you can traverse by rolling like a ball, jumping up walls, and flying short distances. You can really pick up speed in this game and cross some mighty impressive distances,…
Indie is the Future for Older Gamers
This past weekend, I had the chance to attend BitSummit 2023. It’s an event sort of similar to Independent Games Festival, but smaller in scale. It’s all about the indies here, and seeing all the creativity on display was really a sight to behold. Seriously, I saw so many cool ideas this weekend, lots of…
Ranking the Spirits from Spiritfarer
Spiritfarer is a “cozy management game about dying” where you’ll be ferrying the spirits of the dead to the afterlife. As such, I formed a very different sort of relationship to these characters than I would in a regular game, and on the most part, knowing that a character is soon to pass on helps…
Spiritfarer: A Poignant Game About Death…and Appreciating Life
Described by the developer as a “cozy management game about dying”, Spritfarer follows the story of Stella, who has been tasked with ferrying the spirits of the dead to the afterlife. Joined by her trusty cat Daffodil, Stella will be sailing about the ocean, looking for spirits and caring for them until they’re ready to…
Spiritfarer: Demo Review
Described by the developers as a “cozy management game about dying”, Spiritfarer has you playing as Stella the ferrymaster, whose duty is to care for the spirits of the dead before sending them off into the afterlife. Right from the start, the game is quite a treat for the eyes, with the bright, cartoony art…
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