The side-scrolling beat ’em up is back — again — and Absolum might just be the best it’s been in decades. From the creative dream team behind Streets of Rage 4 (Dotemu and Guard Crush Games), joined by Supamonks for their hand-animated artistry, Absolum breathes…

In a year packed with sprawling RPGs and endless open worlds, Luctus stands apart by doing the opposite — it keeps things short, focused, and intensely personal. Developed by Mriya Game Studio and published by Blackburne Games Studio and IndieNext, this pixel-art action-adventure delivers a…

Every once in a while, a game slips onto the radar that doesn’t scream for attention — it murmurs. CARIMARA: Beneath the Forlorn Limbs, from solo developer Bastinus Rex and published by Critical Reflex, is exactly that kind of game: a hushed, eerie, poetic hour-long…

There are games that entertain you, and then there are games that ask you to think. Dreams of Another, from Q-Games Ltd.—the studio behind The Tomorrow Children and the PixelJunk series—is one of the latter. It’s not just a game, but a surreal art piece…

It’s not often that a LEGO game makes you cry — but LEGO Voyagers, from the creators of LEGO Builder’s Journey, manages exactly that. It’s tender, clever, and achingly emotional without uttering a single word. This is not your typical block-building romp full of slapstick…

It’s that time of year again — the leaves are changing, preseason is winding down, and EA’s latest Madden installment has hit the field. But this year’s Madden NFL 26 comes with a twist: it’s built on a new AI-powered gameplay system that claims to…

When Roadwarden first released on PC back in 2022, it quietly earned a reputation as one of the most unique dark fantasy RPGs in years. Now, with its launch on the Nintendo Switch (August 25th, 2025), the illustrated text-based adventure makes its way to handheld…

Rogue-lites are everywhere these days, but few dare to swing for something as audacious and chaotic as UNYIELDER. Developed by TrueWorld Studios and published by SHUEISHA GAMES, this single-player boss-rush movement FPS doesn’t just throw you into a gauntlet of larger-than-life enemies—it hands you a…

The Alien franchise has always walked a razor’s edge between action and terror. Some entries leaned too hard into shooting galleries, while others, like Alien: Isolation, doubled down on pure dread. Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition finds a middle ground. It’s not just another bug…

Paranoia is one of the most powerful emotions in horror. It doesn’t take a jumpscare or a monster lurking in the dark to make your heart race—sometimes it’s the simple question of “can I trust them?” that does the job. No, I’m Not a Human,…