A girl named Ib one day goes to the art museum with her parents, showcasing the works of the prolific artist Guertena. Suddenly, Ib finds herself alone. In poking around some more, she finds herself sucked into an alternate world where the works of Guertena live, where her life is tied to a rose. She ..read more

I promised myself that I’d play Ib. I lied. I cut myself off from Balatro when I reached 50% completion. But the casino called me again. Maybe it’s the Las Vegas blood in me, or the fact that I recently watched the second season of Kaiji. This new game calls to me, and you know ..read more

A mysterious castle is known to appear from out of nowhere, cursing the surrounding land to eventual destruction. However, at its latest appearance, a wandering axe wielding warrior has stepped up to perhaps be the one to finally dispel this evil. Diorama Dungeoncrawl: Master of the Living Castle is a 2019 older game by Tales ..read more

Once upon a time, the planet of Soma was divided into a realm of careless happiness and a realm of responsible cynicism. A champion from each realm banded together to make their world whole again, and things seemed fine. At least until it wasn’t. After being split apart on a metaphysical level, Soma got literally torn apart. A spaceship cruises on, trying to search for bits of Soma to bring the planet back together, and two decades later, an opportunity finally presents itself… Soma Union is the 2019 sequel to Torch60’s Soma Spirits. A spirit named Zero experiences a dream that sets them to l ..read more

The Anthology of the Killer museum beckons. You wander into the building of eclectic textures surrounded by vague murmurings. The exhibitions cover the different aspects of The Killer: voice, hands, drool, eyes, flesh, blood, ears, heart, face. These exhibitions cover the exploits of the zine creator BB and the culture of violence in the world she lives in, an unfolding history of senseless crime and gig work. Anthology of the Killer is the collection of games made by thecatamites, made under the name garmentdistrict on Game Jolt over the last three years. The game won the Nuovo Award from th ..read more

I continue to be a liar. A fraud. I said I’d be randomly picking games, then said I’m just going with Anthology of the Killer. I was going to start playing that, but then I saw that Steam Next Fest is going on. So whoops, I’m checking some game demos right now, instead. Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is a top-down action adventure by Pocket Trap. Pippit is the nepo baby nephew of Madame Pipistrello, the city’s energy magnate, and he uses her money to finance his sick yoyo trick escapades. Madame Pipistrello developed a new form of energy that requires sucking out someone’s soul, and in a rar ..read more

Printmaking! It’s a wonderful form of art, and in this world, it’s taken seriously. Alas, a bunch of thieves under the name of the CMYK have chosen to desecrate the craft of the school’s printmaking studio by stealing the studio’s resources – how dare they? The Monitor of the studio has a mission: he will head out with various friends to beat up these losers and get to the bottom of these heinous crimes. The craft must be respected. Copper Odyssey is an RPG Maker game by Cam Collins, portraying the thrilling escapades of a Monitor trying to protect his craft. It interestingly has an open-en ..read more

Today, we’re looking at something lighter. Lord knows I need something light and simple. Stress and current events led to me getting my personal Twitter account getting banned. So what if I told someone to play Un-A-Live? Bluecheck freaks spout genocidal shit all the time. I’m sad that five years of my life are gone, but maybe it’s for the best considering how Twitter (excuse me, X the Everything App (blaze your glory)) is turning into Stormfront 2. But enough about me, speaking of things that got tainted by an overseeing power, let’s talk about a game that’s just about to: Super Puzzle Platfo ..read more

(Content warnings for gore (because I want you to see what I had to deal with), acephobia and attempted rape.) Five children meet in a forest, ready to try out a ritual. Iggy leads his friends Genzou, Orlam, Gidget and Bucks to shed their blood to open the gateway to Wonderland, a world where all their wishes can come true… But that’s not the focus of the story. Fast forward twenty years, and those days of Wonderland are just a fading memory in their miserable adulthoods. Iggy lives an isolated life, only getting together with his friends once a year or so. Genzou has been blind for years and ..read more

A few years ago I wrote about Eidolon POP and ROCK, the duology of RPGs based on the tabletop game, Eidolon: Become Your Best Self. Since I originally wrote about it, Eidolon’s worked on a new exciting format change that’s also led to some other games like Eidolon QUEEN, a Tactics Ogre-like by Arcadia Girl and Arcane Crystal’s Trauma Center throwback, Eidolon OYSTER. But, the most exciting of these new games is the ongoing episodic series, Eidolon DISCO and SKA, by Jordan Rogers, who… ugh. He’s another Jonathan Blow type of guy: you’re making something really cool, but goddamn, you need to shu ..read more