Tag: game

Mark of the Ninja

When they are small, I think most children imagine monsters lurking under their beds or in their closets. I certainly wasn’t any exception, though my...

Abe’s Amazing Adventure

Today I want to look back on a lighthearted game that I think deserves a nod. Abe’s Amazing Adventure is a retro adventure game styled...

Crashed Lander

Crashed Lander is an arcade style game that takes the concept of classic 2-D games like Moon Lander and modernizes them to our time, introducing...

Limbo

I know I’m coming a little late to the Limbo party, about five years late, but for some reason Limbo was always one of those...

Sign Motion

Sign Motion is a platform adventure game described by its creator as, “The story of the kid from the school crossing sign.” The game opens...

Sigils of Elohim

“Sigils of Elohim is a free mini-game prelude to Croteam’s upcoming first-person puzzler The Talos Principle that challenges players to solve dozens of challenging sigil...

Classic fun with Virus Killer

Virus Killer is one of those fun, classic style arcade games that sticks around because it is simple, dumb, challenging fun. The idea of the...

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....

Liquid War — Uniquely fun

In recent weeks I’ve been focused mostly on reviewing games which run on Linux (among other operating systems), but most of them are closed source...

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...