Game publisher Hamster has announced that sci-fi shooter Space Seeker is now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1981, Space Seeker is also available as part of the Taito Milestones collection, which we reviewed here. Space Seeker is a bizarre blend of three games in
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On Thursday, game publisher Ziggurat Interactive unveiled Slave Zero X, a side-scrolling sci-fi brawler, is coming soon to both PC and consoles. Co-developed by Ziggurat and Poppy Works, Slave Zero X is a prequel to the original Slave Zero released for the SEGA Dreamcast in 1999. Veterans of the first game might notice that Slave Zero X looks quite a
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Publisher Movie Games recently announced that top-down shooter Enemy of the State is coming to PlayStation, Xbox and PC platforms in mid-2024. Developed by Brave Lamb Studio, Enemy of the State allows one or two players to explore the organized crime-infested world of the Prohibition era 1920s. Players take on the role of an aspiring mobster who commits crimes all
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Publisher 11 bit studios recently announced that The Invincible is coming to PC and consoles sometime in 2023. Developed by Starward Industries, The Invincible is a narrative-driven adventure inspired by the classic sci-fi book written by Polish author Stanislaw Lem. Here’s the official breakdown of The Invincible, followed by the latest trailer: Step into the role of sharp-witted astrobiologist Yasna,
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Strictly Limited Games recently opened preorders for an exclusive limited edition of Heaven’s Vault for Nintendo Switch and PS4. Developed by inkle, Heaven’s Vault received a number of industry awards upon its initial release in 2019. The game itself is a unique blend of narrative and puzzle solving, as players traverse a network of moons and decipher a lost language.
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My personal Wonder Boy Collection is already complete, as I like to think of myself as one of the Wonder Boy series’ biggest fans. My very first game (outside of the pack-in Hang-On/Safari Hunt) was the original Wonder Boy for the Sega Master System. While my brother picked up Alex Kidd in Miracle World (wise beyond his years), and my
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Developer Game Hunters recently announced their upcoming game Gunsmith Simulator is entering the playtesting phase. As the name implies, players will be able to design and assemble a wide array of firearms, but you’ll also be able to take your weapons to a virtual firing range to test them, too. Here’s the official announcement from Game Hunters below, followed by
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Indie game publisher Untold Tales recently announced that the “cyberpunk noir detective RPG” Gamedec is coming to Nintendo Switch on 1 July. Developed by Anshar Studios, Gamedec was originally released on PC IN 2021. The game is set in dystopian cyberpunk Warsaw City, where players take on a narrative detective adventure reminiscent pen and paper RPGs. Here’s the official breakdown
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At Summer Game Fest, Microids revealed the first gameplay teaser trailer for Flashback 2, a thirty-years-later sequel to Conrad Hart’s first sci-fi adventure. This new installment into the Flashback series (?) is being developed in collaboration with members of the original creative team, and will offer a similar blend of puzzle and action as the first game. Here’s the official
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Indie game studios Darkania Works and GrimTalin recently announced that their upcoming collaboration, Last Days of Lazarus, is coming to Steam PC on 22 June. Last Days of Lazarus is a first-person, “supernatural adventure game heavily inspired by Romanian post-communist history, local superstitions and religious beliefs.” The game tackles themes of family, loss, secrets, and political turmoil. Here’s the official
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Konichiwa, bitches. Today we’re going to take a look at Samurai Riot, an co-op, arcade-style brawler developed by Wako Factory and published by Hound Picked Games. Enough setup! Ikso! (いくそ！) Samurai Riot takes place in a time of political unrest. You play as one of two warriors loyal to the master: the Tsurumaru (つるまる) the samurai and Sukane (すかね) the kunoichi (くのいち). Sorry readers,
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On Tuesday, DANGEN Entertainment announced that their upcoming psychological thriller game Loretta is coming soon to Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbone, as well as Steam PC. Inspired by film noir and featuring a minimalist, pixelated art style, Loretta puts players in the shoes of a 1940s woman who is driven to violence by betrayal and the unfaithfulness of her husband (stay
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Game publisher Playism recently announced that the unique town simulator Drago Noka is coming to Steam PC later in 2022. Developed by GeSEI unkan, Drago Noka puts players in control of a very special village, one that is built entirely on the back of a giant dragon! (Does the dragon produce its own gravitational pull? I sure hope so…) Here’s
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The first Jurassic Park game was a huge blockbuster on the Genesis, and SEGA quickly tried to recapture that success. Not content with waiting for a true movie sequel, Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition is a “what if” type of story which takes place in an alternate timeline picking up immediately after the events of the first film. Rampage Edition is
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On Tuesday, independent game developer Little Neuron announced that its maiden title, Robo Legend, is expected to be released in Fall 2022 for Steam PC. Robo Legend is a twin-stick shooter that incorporates RPG mechanics. Players determine the outcome of the story by choosing whether to protect Gear Town from VoidBot’s hordes of evil robots or “become a tyrant yourself.”
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On Monday, Bitmap Soft announced that Ruby & Rusty – Save the Crows is now available for the Nintendo Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. Developed by Max Oakland, Ruby & Rusty is a 2D platformer created as a love letter to the Golden Age of handheld gaming. Here’s the official breakdown of Ruby & Rusty –
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Have you ever played R-Type? That’s what I thought when I first saw Remote Life.* However, other than the fact that it is a horizontal-scrolling shooter with space ships, Remote Life offers up a pretty different experience. It also does quite a lot of things right, but the mechanics don’t quite stick the landing (even in zero gravity). But first, the
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As of today (2 June), Playism has officially launched the full, 1.0 release of TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity on Steam and Nintendo Switch. TOKOYO is a “2D roguelike action-platformer set in a regenerating tower”, and there are plenty of additions and updates for those who may have already played the game via Steam Early Access. Here’s the official breakdown
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Japanese indie developer Odencat recently announced that their upcoming family-friendly RPG Meg’s Monster will be coming to Nintendo Switch and Steam this fall. Meg’s Monster is a narrative-driven adventure featuring turn-based battles and a throwback pixelated art style. The game tells the story of two unlikely friends, one a “nigh-invincible monster” and the other a “fragile human child with strange
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Alleyway was probably just fine for 80s and 90s kids looking for a simple game to play with their new Game Boy. But is it worth a pick up today?
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Bonus Stage Publishing recently confirmed that retro-inspired horror game Janitor Bleeds is coming to Xbox platforms on Wednesday, 1 June. Developed by Korpus, Janitor Bleeds has been available via Steam PC since early April. Players explore a moody old arcade, drawn to a mysterious game, all the while horrors are lurking behind you… Here’s the official breakdown of Janitor Bleeds
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QUByte and PIKO Interactive recently revealed that “cult classic” Jim Power: The Lost Dimension is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, and the Super Nintendo, SEGA Genesis, and original NES. Originally released in 1993 under the title Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3D, the game is a sci-fi side-scroller with a unique parallax scrolling effect and a punishing level of
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Game publisher Hamster has announced that arcade puzzler game FLIPULL is now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1989, FLIPULL (aka Plotting) received multiple home releases including the Nintendo Game Boy, NES, Commodore 64, and others. FLIPULL is an “easy to learn, hard to master”
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Retro publisher Incube8 Games and indie developer Mike Yamato recently announced that 2021: Moon Escape is coming soon to Nintendo Switch eShop. The game is an open-world adventure featuring minimalist retro aesthetics and a fully developed sci-fi story. Here’s the official breakdown of 2021: Moon Escape from Incube8 Games: Set in a galaxy devastated by an unprecedented war, you will
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I can remember seeing the original Cotton in game magazines back in the early 90’s, and thinking how it looked like a game that I would probably enjoy. My favorite games were typically shooters (shoot ’em ups, in modern terms), and I thought the premise of a witch flying around and shooting on her broom sounded like a fun idea.
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Publisher PLAYISM recently announced that Timothy and the Tower of Mu will be coming to Steam PC on 9 August. Developed by Kibou Entertainment, Timothy and the Tower of Mu is the winner the Pixel Game Maker MV (PGMMV) Game Development Challenge in 2020. The Tower of Mu is the second episode from Kibou’s Timothy series (so… 2nd Timothy?) and
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Welcome back to Monochrome May, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of all things chromatically-challenged. In the early 90s, my parents acquired our family’s first computer. We picked it up second-hand, so it’s fair to say that it was not state-of-the-art, even by the standards of the time. But what is most important for the purpose of this story, is that it came
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Indie game developer Gambrinous has officially launched Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition the Nintendo Switch eShop. Guild of Dungeoneering is a card-battling, fantasy dungeon crawler, while this Ultimate Edition is described as a “major remaster of the original game”, boasting new quests, monsters, classes, weapons and loot. Plus, all of the DLC is bundled together in this Nintendo Switch version.
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Game publisher Hamster has announced that side-scrolling action game Trio the Punch is now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Data East in 1990, this Arcade Archives release is the first home console port of Trio the Punch (aka Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me…). The game
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Amanita Design has announced that their new adventure game Phonopolis is coming soon to Steam PC (and perhaps some other unconfirmed platforms). Phonopolis creates an unabashedly Orwellian world with themes of government overreach, societal control, and censorship. The game also features a unique visual style, combining 3D environments with traditional hand painting, all inspired by the avant-garde art movements of
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