Tag: indie
- Tesla and his team of historic figures against hordes of monsters | First Impressions - Tesla Force Review
Tesla Force is set in a world where Nikola Tesla's inventions have started glitching and are opening portals around the world, spawning beings from another dimension that mostly resembles lovecraftian horror beings. It’s up to Nikola Tesla himself and his ragtag group of historical figures to stop this madness once and for all.
April 10, 2023 -
The Doomsland: Survivors is a top down zombie shooter with rogue-lite elements.
April 7, 2023 -
The Doomsland: Survivors is a top-down shooter with rogue-lite elements that will leave you on the edge of your seat. From the moment you start playing, you'll be thrown into a world overrun by human zombies and other zombified creatures and mutants, and it's up to you to fight your way through hordes of enemies to survive, one room at a time.
April 7, 2023 - Pays homage to the history of video games that feels both old and fresh | Full Review - Evoland 2 Review
Evoland 2 is a classic / modern adventure RPG game with a time-traveling theme, not just with the settings, but with whole video game eras and genres altogether.
April 7, 2023 -
Evoland 2 is the sequel to the original Evoland and offers a unique blend of gameplay styles , mechanics, and graphics that evolve as the player progresses. In many ways, Evoland 2 clearly improves upon the first game, especially in the narrative, gameplay department, and length.
April 7, 2023 -
Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite strategy game with heavy narrative elements and a focus on exploration. It was originally released on PCs but has now since been ported to the Mobile platform. For this article I will be playing the mobile version.
April 3, 2023 -
Crying Suns' narrative themes are boasted as having been inspired by Dune and Foundation, in which for any hardcore sci-fi fans, know that this is probably two of the best source materials a story could be inspired by.
April 2, 2023 - 7/10
Terra Nil is a nature building / reverse city building strategy game developed by Free Lives and released for both Mobile platforms and PC.
April 1, 2023 -
What if the idea of a city building game is turned on its head? Whereas the main objective of the game is not to build a huge bustling city, but instead to build a natural living world without any trace of technology or artificiality? Terra Nil is exactly that game for a change. A strategy game where players construct and deconstruct terraforming structures with the ultimate goal of restoring the land.
March 31, 2023 - 9/10
Vampire Survivors might not seem like a really good nor addictive game judging from the pixel art graphics, but trust me, it is one of the most addicting games that have come out in recent years.
March 20, 2023 -
Vampire Survivors is a 2D survival rogue-lite game that is completely playable with just one hand. Players just need to control the character’s movements, and that’s the whole control scheme of the game. The player character automatically attacks and defends itself against waves of waves of monsters and have to survive as long as they can, usually up to 20 to 30 minutes.
March 17, 2023 -
As someone who never played the 90s classics during its heyday but have played, watched, and experienced them as a “retro” game status throughout the recent years, It is quite a delight to finally play the beat 'em up game Streets of Rage 4, the latest installment in the Streets of Rage series after almost 30 years of hiatus.
March 16, 2023 -
Streets of Rage 4 is a side-scrolling retro beat 'em up game that truly captures the essence of the original series while also bringing modern elements to the table.
March 16, 2023 -
Cyber Protocol is an arcade puzzle game that will test your problem solving skills, patience, and memory. Built under the guise of a simple hacking sliding mini-game, Cyber Protocol is much more than it meets the eye. It is frantic, hardcore, and unforgiving.
March 14, 2023 -
Cyber Protocol is an cyberpunk arcade puzzle game with a high degree of difficulty and hardcore elements. It is currently available for iOS, PC, Xbox, and Switch, but this article will be focusing on the recently released iOS version.
March 13, 2023 -
The Lonely Hacker is a hacking simulation game for mobile devices, currently available for Android, with current plans to expand on iOS and console platforms.
March 13, 2023 -
As a video game, The Lonely Hacker hits all the right notes when it comes to the depiction of how hacking is done in real life. Real terminologies used such as exploits, botnets, keyloggers, injections, and many more are integrated in the gameplay. This may all seem mumbo jumbo for the layman, but trust me, it’s as real as it can get for a video game.
March 11, 2023 -
Dark Season is an RPG mobile game with a mix of dungeon crawling, rogue-lite, and bullet-hell elements, sprinkled with a bit of gacha gaming.
March 10, 2023 -
Dark Season is a brand new RPG mobile game designed for one-handed play. It is currently available on Android only in the Korean Language, an unfortunate news for international players. But barring some language barriers, it is still highly playable and the game is easy to understand.
March 10, 2023 - 7.5/10
Phantom Brigade is turn-based tactical RPG puts players in charge of the Phantom Brigade, a band of mech pilots trying to liberate its land from its oppressive invaders.
March 1, 2023