Author: Andrew O’Donnell

  • Wildfrost

    Wildfrost

    Let’s kick some ice. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a bad movie that relies too heavily on ice puns. Wildfrost by, Deadpan Games and Gaziter is a roguelite deckbuilding game in a style popularised by Slay the Spire. There are lots of games of this ilk but Wildfrost stands out from the crowd with its own twists and…

  • Paladin Dream

    Paladin Dream is a straight down the middle type RPG; there’s no surprising twists or turns to uncover through the short run time. The kicker is that the vast majority of what’s on screen isn’t HitherYon Games‘ work, as it’s created using RPG Maker. Granted, the programme allows devs to write their own story arc…

  • Impious Pumpkins

    Impious Pumpkins

    “Now this is where it’s going to get a little bit gory, ok?” Gordon Ramsay’s Pumpkin Soup with Wild Mushrooms Impious Pumpkins by Note Missing Games bills itself as a ‘Real Time Tactics Game’ which I found to be closest to meaning that it’s a tower defence game.  I have a soft spot for tower…

  • A Juggler’s Tale

    A Juggler’s Tale

    Blue Fairy: Yes Pinocchio, I’ve given you life. Pinocchio: Why? I don’t want to go visiting the intentions of why indie devs make “Small Child Scary World” games. Now, I’m not saying that indie devs are suppressing some sort of contempt for children. And I’m certainly not speculating that many of them are recent parents,…

  • Out of Line

    Out of Line

    “I have been chosen, farewell my friends. I go on to a better place” – Alien, Toy Story There’s been an uptick in the last few years of games which can be described as “Small child, scary world” – a term Yahtzee Croshaw coined and Out of Line by Nerd Monkeys fits that framework quite…

  • Lake

    Lake

    Neither snow nor rain, nor heat nor Stop signs stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. -United States Postal Service (probably)  Lake by Gamious is a game about making choices in the face of stresses that come with the inertia of life. It’s a surprisingly zen escape from a classic “game”…

  • Worms Rumble

    Worms Rumble

    The sole meaning of life is to MaKe MoRe BaTtLe RoYaLe GaMeS Leo Tolstoy Or something like that.There isn’t a rock big enough for you to live under to miss these; you’ve all played arena shooters and battle royale games by now, or at least be aware of what they are. As a genre, they’re…