One of the many wonderful qualities of indie gaming is its ability to take genres overlooked or spurned by mainstream media and breathe new life into them, revitalising them with modern methods...

Winter may have had us trapped in semi-stasis with freezing temperatures and fresh lockdowns, but there’s still some cosy elements you can always rely on to keep out the chill... 

2000. The beginning of the new millennium and the 21st century. It's mind-boggling that just over 20 years-two whole decades-have passed in what feels like a heartbeat...

September 2020 marked the 25th anniversary of the release of the original Sony Playstation in Europe and North America. 25 years since one of the consoles that completely revolutionised the virtual world was unleashed upon the real one...

Following a huge boom in the early 2010s, the RPGMaker engine has become an invaluable resource for developers looking to channel the JRPGs of yesteryear, even evolving into its own sub-genre...

​2021 is looking to be a strong year for point-and-click adventures. With so many scheduled releases from genre heavyweights and brand new developers alike, there’s a whole new world of adventures out there for players to sink their teeth into...

I have a strange relationship with the horror genre: casual yet complex. We see each other every so often, but only in certain ways. Horror films don’t do much for me and horror games I’m rather picky about...

It's been several years since Harley Leger left New Bretagne and headed west, hoping to leave the past behind and make her way as a freelance writer...

Making a game feel real has been gaming’s Holy Grail in terms of player immersion. With the release of the PS5 and Xbox Series X / S dropping in November 2020, the industry showcased to the world how far it had come...

What a difference a few months and a new port makes! From humble yet hallowed beginnings as a Newgrounds flash game and an August 2020 Switch release to a mixed reception, the phoenix has risen...

​There’s something inherently magical about Autumn. The crispness of the air, the changing colours, the atmosphere of transformation – elements of a season of change...

Perhaps the strange, uneasy climate we’re currently in is affecting our sense of time, but it already feels like an age since Activision dropped the official Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time trailer on us...