Category: Role playing

Bastion – rebuilding the world

Bastion is an action role playing game (RPG) where we play as a character called the Kid. At the start of the game the Kid...

Champions of Regnum

A little while ago I mentioned looking for a fun, relatively simple multiple-player game. After trying a few, such as The Cave and Heroes of...

Papers, Please

At first glance, Papers Please is a retro-graphics style game that explores what it is like to be a customs agent, inspecting and stamping passports....

Destination Sol

The summary of Destination Sol on Steam is brief and accurate so allow me to introduce the game by sharing the Steam blurb: “Destination Sol...

Wading into the fray with Dota 2

After my trip down memory lane with Neverwinter Nights last week, I wanted to keep to the fantasy genre for a while longer. Lately I’ve...

Neverwinter Nights

I was hesitant to review Neverwinter Nights as it is an older game, one which I do not think is even available for purchase anymore...

Zigfrak — In space!

“Zigfrak is a space-based action RPG, featuring missions, exploration, and crafting. With an emphasis on loot and over-the-top items, it’s not a traditional space sim....

Bravada — Turn based combat done right

One sure way to make me yawn is to describe an adventure game as having turn-based combat. Putting turn-based combat in a fantasy quest is...

Braveland and turn-based combat

Braveland is a modern take on a classic gaming style, specifically turn-based combat. As the game opens we are told we live in a fantasy...