It wouldn’t be with a noir detective story without a little rain though as the opening cutscene of Dry Drowning says that a man will drown even in a spoonful of water. Somewhere between Philip Marlowe and Blade Runner, yo...
Learning a new language can be a wonderful experience, allowing for a broadening of horizons, a newfound appreciation for the intricacies of your own mother tongue, and the ability to view things from the perspective of someone...
Created by Russian game developer and publisher Sometimes You, My Aunt Is a Witch is something of a cross between a visual novel and an old-school point-and-click adventure game, combining more traditional visual novel elements...
It’s always exciting to start up a new horror game, as you’re never quite sure what you’re going to get. Established franchises have typically developed a pattern of scares and frights that the audience has grown familiar with,...
Sometimes the best horror games are the kinds that unnerve you though sound alone. I’ve always been a firm believer that atmosphere when used properly can create wonderful tension, dread and suspense. The trouble with horror ga...
There are a lot of games out there that have you managing parks or cities or businesses or other institutions of one kind or another. Put “Sim” before something, or “Tycoon” after something, and there have been any number of ga...
Imagine that you woke up tomorrow to the news that signs of intelligent life had been discovered, but that what had been discovered was the worst thing possible. I would hazard a guess that a spaceship full of circular saw-like...
Though this isn’t one of my very earliest gaming memories, I still have a distinct recollection of playing on my cousin’s PlayStation as a kid and encountering Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee for the first time. I was fascinated by the...
When I first started up Horace, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. It had been described to me as mind-boggling platformer with a British sense of humor. While the platforming does mess with your head, and the humor definit...