Imagine you are an overnight clerk at a convenience store tasked with running the store while saving the world from otherworldly doppelgangers that are bent on causing general mayhem and destruction. Welcome, then, to Shift at Midnight, a new indie title with a retro look and strange appeal that can be played alone or with…
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Picking Up the Pieces of Humanity in the Once Human Open Beta
In 2024, NetEase (the folks behind Marvel Rivals, most recently) released on PC from one of its subsidiaries, Starry Studio, Once Human , a F2P post-apocalyptic, action, survival, online multiplayer game. It apparently did well enough there that, earlier this year, it was announced that it’d be coming to consoles, which is when it hit…
A Re-Analysis of Kingdom Hearts 3: Is It as Bad as I Remember?
In recent months, I’ve been replaying every Kingdom Hearts game available to me on the PS4. And eventually, I returned to the controversial third numbered entry in the series after having not played it since its release 7 years ago. Like many others, I was not a fan of this game upon its release, so…
Cato: Buttered Cat: Demo Review
We all know that cats always land on their feet. And buttered toast, well, it always has the unfortunate habit of landing butter-side down. So what would happen if you strapped a piece of buttered toast to the back of a cat? Why, you’d get a spinning, flying cat, of course! Cato: Buttered Cat is…
Markiplier’s Iron Lung Movie Was Bloody Amazing (Spoiler-Free Review)
The original Iron Lung game came out back in 2022. Created by one man, David Szymanski, it was praised for being a simple, but effective, horror game that relied on its atmosphere rather than jumpscares. Not long later, popular Youtuber Markiplier began working on a film adaptation of the movie, which finally came to theaters…
Backrooms Anomaly: Demo Review
Two big trends on Youtube right now are anomaly and Backrooms games. As I searched Steam for free demos to play, I encountered Backrooms Anomaly, which combines both of the things I was looking for. While I’ve never actually played an anomaly game myself, I’ve seen plenty on Youtube, and the concept is simple. You…
Hades II is a Marathon Worth Running
Hades II is so good that I’m almost sad that I waited so long to play it!
The Enigmatic Spirit of Cocoon
Cocoon, which first released a couple years ago, is a funny little puzzle game. Though, I suppose “little” is a poor choice of words, because, to some degree, it’s quite like Dr. Who’s TARDIS, in that it’s “bigger on the inside.” Cocoon’s world-within-worlds concept is as fascinating as it is confounding. As I reflect on…
Five Laps at Freddy’s: Demo Review
The demo for the racing spin-off, Five Laps at Freddy’s, was released as part of the Five Nights at Freddy’s 10-year anniversary back in August of 2024. While I have watched other people play it, I didn’t get around to playing it myself until roughly 1.5 years later because of my recent delve into PC…
Hypnotic Fun: Sam & Max Save the World
In my early years of PC gaming, I remember Sam & Max Hit the Road with great fondness. Its absurdist humor and bizarre characters drew me in the most. It’s often illogical (in my addled mind) approach to puzzle-solving in a point-and-click matrix certainly didn’t. Playing the game frustrated me to no end – that…