Author: Zachary Holmes

Game: Stoneguard Developer: Thorn Spire Games (team of 2) Publisher: Wandering Wizard Genre: Survival Strategy · Base Building · RTS Status: Early Access Released: July 30, 2026 Price: $6.99 Players: Single-player · Online co-op Survival Strategy Building Crafting Management Action Open World Survival Craft Resource Management Co-op Medieval RTS Action RTS Combat Base Building Open World Horror Indie Early Access Third Person Multiplayer ⚠️ Content Warning Thorn Spire describe Stoneguard as containing intense violence, blood and gore, horror themes, and depictions of dead, dismembered and decapitated human and non-human bodies. Dismemberment isn’t incidental here — it’s a core mechanic, in…

Game: Amphibian Developer: JARCORP Interactive (Massachusetts) Genre: Tactical Turn-Based “Super2D” RPG Release: Early 2028 Platforms: PC · Mac · Linux · Switch · Xbox Series · PS5 Length: 10–15 hours Sound Design: Shireen Ghosh Soundtrack: Western Education 🐸 We’ve Been Following This One Since GDC We first met Greg Alexandropoulos in the press room at GDC earlier this year. He stood out — a genuinely excellent suit and hair that had opinions of its own — so we went over to ask what he was there for. The moment he heard “games site,” the pitch sheet came out. We ran…

Game: Quasimorph Developer: Magnum Scriptum Publisher: HypeTrain Digital Genre: Turn-Based Extraction Roguelike RPG 1.0 Release: July 31, 2026 Early Access: Since October 2, 2023 Price: $24.99 Steam Deck: Verified RPG Turn-Based Combat Strategy Turn-Based Strategy Singleplayer Choices Matter Roguelike Extraction Shooter Transhumanism Turn-Based Tactical Pixel Graphics Cyberpunk Dystopian Action Sci-fi Difficult Procedural Generation Space 4X ⚠️ Content Warning Magnum Scriptum describe Quasimorph as containing frequent violence and gore alongside general mature content. It is a game about cutting useful parts out of corpses and bolting them to yourself. It means it. English ReviewsVery Positive Total Reviews6,937 Main Story26 Hrs Achievements82…

DLC: REANIMAL – The Prisoner Base Game: REANIMAL (required) Developer: Tarsier Studios Publisher: THQ Nordic Released: August 7, 2026 Price: $9.99 Rating: ESRB M (17+) Series: First of three DLCs Horror Co-op Adventure Atmospheric Multiplayer Dark Puzzle Local Co-Op 3D Third Person Online Co-Op Cinematic Local Multiplayer Exploration Surreal Controller Stealth Stylized Mystery Singleplayer ⚠️ Content Warning — Read Before Buying REANIMAL – The Prisoner is rated ESRB M (17+) for violence, blood and gore, and partial nudity. Tarsier’s own content description also lists depictions of suicide, alongside frightening scenes and psychological horror. That last item deserves flagging plainly rather…

Game: Witchblood Developer: Perspektik (solo) Publisher: Perspektik Genre: First-Person Psychological Horror Platform: PC (Steam) Engine: Unreal Engine 5.4.4 Length: ~2 hours Setting: Mistvale — the Harper estate Psychological Horror Horror Indie Thriller Atmospheric Story Rich First-Person Dark Singleplayer Jump Scare Gore Violent Walking Simulator ⚠️ Content Warning Witchblood is tagged for gore, violence and jump scares, and it uses all three. It’s also genuinely effective at the last one — if unpredictable startles are a problem for you, this is not the game to test that with. 👤 One Person Made This — and It Cuts Both Ways Witchblood is…

Game: Theropods Developer: Lost Token (3-person team) Publisher: Dionous Games · Gamersky Games Genre: Point & Click Adventure Platform: PC (Steam) Length: 2–2.5 hrs Text: None — entirely wordless Origin: 2015 Newgrounds Flash game Reviewed On: PC Adventure Point & Click Pixel Graphics Female Protagonist Dinosaurs Indie Singleplayer Puzzle 2D Colorful Retro Great Soundtrack Old School Sci-fi Story Rich Length2–2.5 Hrs WordsZero Team Size3 Devs Pixel HuntingNone ⚠️ The Art Style Is Lying to You This is the single most important thing to know before buying, and the cheerful pixel art actively works against it. Theropods is not a children’s…