Input Magazine • 11/02/2021

If cyberpunk is going to survive, it has to drop the racism

Cyberpunk has a murky legacy of orientalism and xenophobia, but indie developers are creating cyberpunk worlds through a different lens — and telling vastly different stories.

GamesIndustry.biz • 27/01/2021

How India's shifting political climate is influencing local game development

Despite growing religious tensions in the country, Indian game developers are still free to create the games they want -- but where is the line in the sand is drawn?

The Sixth Axis • 12/01/2021

Art Sqool Review

It’s difficult to assign a score to a title as esoteric as Art Sqool, an art game that seeks to encourage players to tap into their creativity and doodle in the midst of a captivating, candy-coloured universe.

The Sixth Axis • 06/01/2021

Star Renegades Review

Built upon the tenet of consistent failures, inter-dimensional space strategy RPG, Star Renegades hews closely to these traditions, even though it trembles, quite staggeringly, when walking the roguelike tightrope.

Edge Magazine • 31/12/2020

Nodding Heads Games - Studio Profile

A studio profile of Indian studio Nodding Heads Games for Issue 354 of Edge Magazine.

Rock Paper Shotgun • 24/12/2020

The best game you missed in May 2020: VirtuaVerse

That’s not to say that VirtuaVerse’s pixel art environments aren’t mesmerising. If anything it’s hauntingly beautiful and immaculately designed, and it’s clearly a homage to the point and click adventures of old.

Rock Paper Shotgun • 24/12/2020

The best game you missed in February 2020: DreadOut 2

What makes the horror so riveting, too, is the messy, distorted transition between the living and spiritual realm Linda traverses.

The Sixth Axis • 10/12/2020

Chronos: Before The Ashes Review

Even without the original’s VR elements, Chronos: Before the Ashes’ compelling and somewhat challenging combat is still its main draw, in which you have to attack, dodge and parry your way, with refined precision, towards victory.

The Indie Game Website • 27/10/2020

Remothered: Broken Porcelain Review

Broken Porcelain becomes a superfluity of horror game tropes; its cheap jump scares, laboured stealth encounters, and confusing plot now an unfortunate fixture of what used to be a promising survival horror series.

USgamer • 19/10/2020

Amnesia: Rebirth Review: A Different Kind of Horror

The anatomy of Rebirth, from its sublime use of psychological and body horror, to its meaningful portrayal of motherhood—a theme that permeates throughout the game—renders it as another enduring horror classic.

GameSpot • 16/09/2020

Road To Guangdong Review

The frequent lulls of its road trip, coupled with a monotonous roster of characters, means this driving sim should be left in the dust.

PC Gamer • 11/09/2020

Gujian 3 comes close to being the Final Fantasy of Chinese RPGs

Inspired by one of China's most popular fiction genres, this sprawling action RPG is worth playing.

Dicebreaker • 08/09/2020

The fatigue and loneliness of playing tabletop RPGs online in a pandemic

For players used to the intimacy of face-to-face sessions, taking games such as Dungeons & Dragons onto the internet can be exhausting and alienating.

Barclays Eagle Labs • 05/09/2020

Choose Your Games Career: Game Designer

I ask Red Thread Games’ Ole Andreas Haley about his role as game designer - and how others can follow in his footstep.

GameSpot • 31/08/2020

A Short Hike Review

With gentle, idyllic charm, A Short Hike is a delightful vignette about the joys of hiking and meeting new friends.

The Indie Game Website • 25/08/2020

No Straight Roads Review

No Straight Roads won’t impress punk fans with its devotion to palatability and conventions. Instead, it’s content with embodying the irreverent goofiness of pop-punk bands.

GameSpot • 08/08/2020

Umurangi Generation Review

An acute reflection of recent crises, Umurangi Generation is an excellent glimpse into a dystopian future that's looming all too close.

Wireframe Mag • 06/08/2020

Gaming The Kickstarter Campaign Machine

Making a Kickstarter campaign is almost a science. Having a single, spectacular idea isn’t enough; you’ll need to consider how to translate that into a tangible product, complete with backer rewards that won’t detract from development.

Polygon • 03/08/2020

The Importance of Black-and-White Morality

The objective morality of black-and-white stories does deliver the dramatic tension that many seek in morally gray stories, the latter typically taking place in a desolate universe where anyone can be muddied by the corruptible stench of depravity.

Edge Magazine • 01/08/2020

Before I Forget review

Despite the grim subject matter, Before I Forget isn’t just about the pains of living with dementia; it’s a deeply emotive tale that highlights an extraordinary life. (Issue 349)