FNAF: Ultimate Custom Night is Chaotic Fun

FNAF: Ultimate Custom Night is a different sort of Five Nights at Freddy’s game where you can choose to survive against a whopping total of 50 threats from across the first 6 games.  Each of these can be set to a max level of 20 for the greatest challenge.  Although UCN can initially look overwhelming…

FNAF 5: Sister Location – When FNAF Became More Sci-Fi

Five Nights at Freddy’s 5, also known as Sister Location, was the first time the series started to take more of a sci-fi direction, with sleek, shiny robots that could open their faceplates to reveal an endoskeleton made of noodly metal cables.  It was also the first game in the series to really veer away…

Becoming a Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Franchisee in FNAF 6

FNAF 6, AKA Pizzeria Simulator, has you becoming a franchisee tasked with managing your very own Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria.  In addition to the usual five nights of keeping animatronics from murdering you, you’ll also be able to buy far more docile animatronics to entertain your guests, playtest games that will earn you bonus revenue, and…get…

The Duck’s Ten Best Games of the Last Ten Years

Ten years have gone by, and now it’s time to list the Duck’s ten very favorite games from the last decade, ranging from horror to Metroidvania to expansive adventure and platformer games.  The last decade saw the release of some pretty amazing games from well-known series, along with a whole bunch of amazing indie gems. …

A Weekend in Valheim

In Valheim, players take on the roles of Vikings, slain in the course of presumably honor-laden battles, who are on their way to Valhalla. In order to enter, they must first prove themselves worthy by eliminating several of Odin’s enemies. Of course, doing so is no easy task, as players start with nothing and must…

Survival of the Somewhat Competent

When Valheim was first released in early access on PC early 2021, it took over my news feed for several weeks. A number of bloggers I followed jumped on Valheim and seem to take to it very quickly and very positively. Like any new live-service game, it apparently came with its share of issues, but…

Can You Survive the Death Road to Canada?

Death Road to Canada is an Oregon Trail-inspired, roguelike game where your group must survive the long road from Florida to Canada during the zombie apocalypse.  Along the way, you encounter new people to recruit to your team, gather supplies, and make tough decisions that can have serious consequences.  And once a team member dies,…

Playing as a Two-Year Old in Among the Sleep

Going into Among the Sleep, I had no idea what to expect.  In fact, I was not even aware the game existed until I was searching for the release date for Little Nightmares 2.  Though my search was in vain, I was recommended several horror games, the most intriguing being Among the Sleep, which I…

Outlast is Just Too Much

As much as I love spooky games, there’s a certain variety that I just can’t handle. These don’t just create a creepy atmosphere or build a feeling of dread like Silent Hill or Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem do. Nope, these games go straight for the throat with their scares, and it gets me every time….