Author: Obsidian

A first-person inspection sim with teeth (and bite marks). After months of anticipation and 500,000 wishlists on Steam, Quarantine Zone: The Last Check is finally letting the public step into the boots of the last line of defense. The game’s demo, previously available only to media and streamers, officially opens to the public on May 22, and if our early time with it is anything to go by, it’s something special. Imagine Papers, Please reimagined during a zombie apocalypse, then given a bleakly comedic edge, and you’re halfway there. 🧟‍♂️ What Is Quarantine Zone: The Last Check? Developed by a…

Gray Zone Warfare launched last April with plenty of promise: a gritty, tactical shooter that aimed to blend mil-sim realism with the tension of PvEvP extraction gameplay. But for many players, its early access debut was a mixed bag—rubber-banding issues, barebones content, and performance hiccups put a damper on an otherwise ambitious formula. Now, with the upcoming 0.3 update titled Winds of War, developer Madfinger Games is setting the stage for a major pivot. The game is moving away from its “extraction shooter” label and toward a more expansive identity as a “tactical MMO FPS.” Whether you’re a returning player…

It’s not every day a game dares to tinker with the DNA of Tetris, one of the most iconic and structurally perfect video games of all time. But Drop Duchy doesn’t just mess with the formula—it fuses it with roguelite deckbuilding, medieval city management, and turn-based strategy to create something completely original. Against all odds, it works—and not just in theory. Drop Duchy is one of 2025’s most inventive and addictive indie releases. 🧱 What Is Drop Duchy? At its core, Drop Duchy feels like what might happen if Tetris had a baby with Slay the Spire, then decided to…

Averno City Never Sleeps – And Neither Do You The Precinct, developed by Fallen Tree Games, is a top-down, retro-styled action sandbox that ditches the usual life of crime to put players behind the badge. Set in a neon-soaked 1980s metropolis called Averno City, this indie title offers a novel twist: you’re the law. As rookie officer Nick Cordell Jr., you’ll patrol, pursue, and police your way through a city teetering on the edge of criminal collapse. What The Precinct offers is a clever homage to police procedurals, complete with mullets, mustaches, and mayhem. It doesn’t always execute cleanly, but…

Darkwater is a cooperative extraction horror game set deep beneath the frozen ocean of an alien world. Developed by Targon Studios and published by Playstack, the game takes the chaos of games like Lethal Company, the systems-driven crew gameplay of Barotrauma, and the rogue-lite loop of We Need to Go Deeper, then throws in deep-sea terror and submarine warfare for good measure. The result is messy, intense, and unexpectedly hilarious – especially with friends. Survive Beneath the Ice: What is Darkwater? You and up to three other players command a barely functional submarine trapped beneath a sealed alien ocean. A…

A Modern War of Ideas: What Is Warside? Warside is a turn-based strategy game that wears its inspiration on its sleeve. It’s a spiritual successor to Advance Wars, borrowing its colorful, grid-based combat and adding modern systems and deeper tactical options. Developed by indie team Lava Bird Studios, Warside introduces new units, targeted commander powers, and sea-based infantry in an effort to revitalize the genre. At its best, Warside feels like a fresh take on a beloved formula. But right now, it’s also an incomplete one. Despite solid mechanics and strong ideas, the game launches with bugs, balance issues, and…