Nighthawks Creator Warns Players Before Release That His Vampire RPG Is Not Porn
A vampire game escapes Steam's 'Adult Only' jail just in time for launch, proving it's not porn despite mature themes.
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Tag: Indie Games
Game Reviews7.9/10
Ibb & Obb’s Two-Screen Gravity Still Has No Rival 13 Years On
Ibb & Obb splits the screen with a horizon line that flips gravity, forcing two players to trust each other through a short, sharp co-op puzzle game.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Alwa’s Awakening Review: A Charming, Punishing 8-Bit Metroidvania
Alwa's Awakening review: Elden Pixels' 8-bit Metroidvania drops Zoe into a hostile land with a magic staff, 25+ chiptunes, and forgiving checkpoints. 7.5/10.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Deck-building dungeon crawler hands you the rooms instead of the hero
Guild of Dungeoneering review: Gambrinous builds a dungeon crawler where you place the cards, not the hero. Turn-based combat, card mechanics, 7.9/10.
Game Reviews7.9/10
24 Caret Games built a shooter you play in reverse, and that’s the whole game
Retro/Grade review: 24 Caret Games' 2012 backward shooter, played on gamepad or guitar controller, scored by Skyler McGlothlin. Score: 7.9/10.
Game Reviews6.9/10
The Episodic Stealth Game That Predicted Our Surveillance Decade
République hands you a surveillance network and asks you to use it for good. A review of Camouflaj's stealth-adventure and its uneven five-episode run.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Sci-fi horror game Ghost Song strands a lone survivor on a hostile moon, and four years on its atmosphere still holds up.
Ghost Song review: Old Moon's 2022 Metroidvania on Lorian V, where ranged shots charge melee. A 7.3/10 moon of cosmic dread and one great hook.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Charlie Murder: A Punk Rock Apocalypse That Treats Its Premise as a Question
Charlie Murder is Ska Studios' 2013 punk-rock brawler with RPG bones, four-player co-op, and two endings hidden behind a collectible.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Wizard of Legend still rewards reflexes over planning, eight years on
Wizard of Legend review: Contingent99's fast roguelike dungeon crawler with chained arcana, Chaos Trials floors, and a 7.4 score.
Game Reviews7.4/10
ChromaGun Review: A First-Person Puzzler About Paint, Robots, and One Very Good Idea
ChromaGun review: Pixel Maniacs' first-person paint puzzler scores 7.4/10, with 26 single-solution chambers, Worker Droids, and no undo.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Gnog’s monster-head puzzles hold up nine years on
Gnog review: KO_OP's 2017 monster-head puzzle box still delights across consoles and mobile, with a soundtrack that reacts to every poke.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Children of Zodiarcs: A Tactical RPG Where the Dice Are the Game
Children of Zodiarcs review: a 2017 tactical RPG blending Final Fantasy Tactics grids with collectible cards and craftable dice, scoring 7.9/10.