Platforming Meets Paranoia When gamers think of psychological horror, they typically envision slow-paced walking simulators, resource-starved survival games, or point-and-click mysteries. Rarely does the genre intersect with the blistering, twitch-reflex demands of a precision platformer. Yet, developer brlka and publisher Ysbryd Games (a label already…

The Ultimate Dopamine Trap Incremental “clicker” games and psychological mascot horror are two genres that, on paper, should mix like oil and water. One is designed to lull your brain into a state of deep, satisfying automation, while the other exists solely to keep you…

A Family Business You are cast as the lead operator tasked with returning to Port Wake to salvage and rebuild your father’s struggling family business in the wake of a devastating hurricane. Released a few days ago by simulation heavyweights Saber Interactive (the studio responsible…

A New Era of Subspace For over a decade, fans of the Scott Pilgrim franchise had to treat the original Ubisoft beat-’em-up as lost media, praying for digital storefront listings to miraculously reappear. Now, in 2026, we don’t just have a port—we have a brand-new,…

A Pit Stop for the Brain At 27, living with my parents definitely has its perks, but spending my entire Tuesday morning drafting up a formal $8,000 annual rental agreement to present to them has left my brain completely fried. When the logistics of adulting…

A Sinner’s Salvation The survival horror renaissance of the 2020s has largely been defined by massive, big-budget remakes. But what happens when an indie studio looks at the DNA of Resident Evil 4 and BioShock, drenches it in twisted Spanish folklore, and forces the player…

Dial-Up Dread There is a very specific, undeniable creepiness to outdated technology. Long before the internet was a sanitized, corporate mega-mall of social media feeds, it was a quiet, isolated frontier. Heaven Does Not Respond, the new analog horror title from indie developer Rise Studios,…

A Bloody Good Travel Companion Before I pack my bags for San Francisco later this week, I need to lock in a solid game for the flight. Between the long hours walking the floor at the Game Developers Conference and eventually winding down in my…

Escaping the Free-to-Play Grind in Aces of Thunder For over a decade, Gaijin Entertainment’s War Thunder has dominated the military vehicle combat market. It boasts an incredible physics engine and a massive roster of historical aircraft. However, it also famously features one of the most…

A Ninja’s Journey Begins in Voxel Form Every so often, an indie game slips onto the Steam storefront with little fanfare but an undeniable sense of charm. Katana Dragon: Chapter 1, developed by the Spanish indie studio Tsunoa Games, is exactly that kind of hidden…