April 20, 2022
Space Punks aims to turn top-down gaming into a hobby
It started as a desire to create not just a video game, but a digital hobby. “It’s not going to…
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April 7, 2022
Old Boy, John Wick, Sifu: The design of a Pak Mei master
In just seven years and two games, Sloclap has minted a name for itself as a studio that manages to…
March 9, 2022
The real engine driving Redout 2’s liquid‑fast graphics
The original Redout was an anti-gravity racing game set in 2560 and inspired by the likes of other racing greats like F-Zero, Wipeout, and POD.…
March 3, 2022
Ukraine, Steam Deck, Bandcamp: The Week in Games
It’s been a troubling, and eventful week in the games industry and, well, everywhere. Of course, the war in Ukraine…
January 3, 2022
Dread Hunger combines survival horror with asymmetrical multiplayer
Released into Early Access earlier this year, Dread Hunger is a clever mix of survival horror and social gamesmanship. It’s a game…
December 14, 2021
SteamWorld series developer leveraged Unreal to craft its first 3D game, The Gunk
Upcoming action-adventure game The Gunk is both a metaphoric examination of modern society’s struggle with conservation and a chance for the development…
November 19, 2021
Battlefield 2042: A Beginner’s Guide
Battlefield 2042 rolls out to everyone starting November 19, delivering not just three modes, but the potential to revisit some of…
November 17, 2021
How Ruined King came to life as a tactical League of Legends RPG
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story is a tactical role-playing game featuring League of Legends characters, set in the…
November 15, 2021
Why Sherlock Holmes is better in video games than books
Failure is at the heart of Sherlock Holmes Chapter One. The very nature of Sherlock Holmes’ methodology of solving crimes —…
October 13, 2021
Total Annihilation meets Factorio in The Riftbreaker
Inspired by the likes of real-time strategy titles like Total Annihilation and Factorio, The Riftbreaker was born out of an internal game…