Last Word (PC)
In the nation of St. Lauden, battles are fought not with weapons, but with words. Should someone engage in debate
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The Game Hoard
Chronicling Video Game History By Playing Every Video Game Ever Released
The Gap (PC)
Déjà vu. That odd sense that you’ve somehow seen the present events in the past, this quirk of the human
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The Collage Atlas (PC)
The Collage Atlas is a 3D first-person narrative exploration game realized almost entirely through the detailed ink pen drawings of
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Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (Xbox 360)
In Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, intrepid explorer Lara Croft hunts down the ancient Mayan artifact known as
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Ninja Gaiden (Arcade)
In the 1980s, being able to port an arcade game faithfully to a home console was a difficult affair but
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Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (Switch)
Since the early days of video games, there’s often been goals beyond just beating them and uncovering any secrets they
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ANNO: Mutationem (PS5)
The story of the cyberpunk action game ANNO: Mutationem feels a bit odd, because while it puts in a good
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One Hand Clapping (PC)
One Hand Clapping is a game you play by singing, but it’s not some karaoke video game. Instead in this
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Turnip Boy Robs a Bank (Switch)
Turnip Boy’s first adventure, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, was a cute little romp about a little vegetable man getting
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Kong: Survivor Instinct (PS5)
A game about traversing a city damaged by recent kaiju attacks is one with potential, seeing the actual wake of
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Go! Go! Mister Chickums (Xbox Series X)
One day while Mister Chickums and his rooster pal Fritz are relaxing and playing video games, the purple devil Grabbo
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Pony Island (PC)
In Pony Island, you play as a small white pony out for a run. While the running is handled automatically,
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Thank Goodness You’re Here! (PS5)
Back when I covered Untitled Goose Game, it felt less like the game was about the structured activities and more
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Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain (PS4)
Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain is an entry in the bug-shooting series that diverges a good bit from the typical
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Cotton Fantasy (PS4)
The Cotton series of shoot-em-ups spent nearly 20 years being difficult to play, most entries not receiving international translations while
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Kinetica (PS2)
In the city of Kinetica, the line between human and vehicle has been blurred. Following a disaster known only as
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Lost Ruins (PC)
In Lost Ruins, you find yourself as a schoolgirl with no memories in a hostile fantasy realm. Despite seeming to
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A (Switch)
Most Pokémon adventures see you traveling across the land, searching far and wide for creatures to catch and battle. Between
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Mario & Wario (SNES)
When I heard the Nintendo Switch 2 would have mouse controls, one thought immediately excited me: the potential for the
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Mario Kart World (Switch 2)
Throughout the Mario Kart series, you would see race courses that were constructed to be extravagant hosts to the racing
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Balloon Bomber (Arcade)
Taito’s Space Invaders is no doubt their most famous game, and if you see their game Balloon Bomber, it would
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