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The expectations placed on some board game designers are, simply put, too high. One designer who finds himself in the (both enviable and dubious) position of being considered among the very best of all time is Jamey Stegmaier, the…

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II brings a bright hope for humanity.

Top-down shooting games were all the rage not too long back, then it seemed like that specific type of game faded away to make way for a more tactical breed. Hot Brass is a great return for that old particular brand of bloodsport. Sneaking…

In Ghostrunner your cybernetic suit provides you with superhuman powers and lightning-fast reflexes to assist you in climbing a massive tower to take down the ruler — The Keymaster — of your dystopian city and finally find your true…

Reavers of Midgard is the sequel to Champions of Midgard, a surprise hit from 2015 that is fun in its own right, but which really requires both of its add-on packs to really shine. Reavers aims to provide a heavier, more complete…

Foregone, by Big Blue Bubble, is a hand-crafted action-packed platforming game about loot and mayhem.

For a studio's first outing, Worldwalker Games set themselves a rather bold task, and after my time playing I believe they achieved it.

In Garden Story, being a village guardian is a tough responsibility, but if anyone has the juice to do so it’s Concord: a fragile grape with a big heart who is determined to protect the Grove.

The dragon, transit card and zoom mechanics really embody the Zoom element of Zoom in Barcelona, moving it from a fairly standard card collection game into a hectic race with strategic deployment of finite resources.

Even though I haven’t played it, I’d imagine that the PC version of Big Pharma might be quite an interesting prospect. Four or five hours of console experience has certainly whet my appetite, but despite the interesting prospect, iffy…

Greak: Memories of Azur is a Metroidvania with hand-drawn animations, which tells the epic adventure of three magical Courine siblings fighting to free their land of Azul from evil.

Four player co-operative camping sim Camped Out combines co-op antics and the spirit of adventure

When reaching for a lighter game to introduce new friends to the hobby, classic choices like Catan and Ticket to Ride remain the go-to options. There are plenty of other gateway games however, and an often overlooked entry that was first…

When it comes to choosing board games that fit Big Boss Battle and what I think our readers are interested in, I always look for bright, accessible games that have deep, competitive hooks to grab the players attention. Following a second…

Developer NeoPopcorn’s new game, 3000th Duel, is here to force me to remember my childhood, a time in my life that was defined by ignoring what I was already, ironically, aware of while running around with a cardboard tube in one hand and a…

Justin Wack gives you a blast from the past with its retro-styled art from the future!

Kunai is a Metroidvania starring a killer tablet named Tabby who joins the fight against a robotic uprising fueled by an evil A.I.

Rurik: Dawn of Kiev is the latest design from Stan Kordonskly (previously known for Dice Hospital, among others) and the first big-box game from Piecekeeper Games. Rurik is a eurogame with worker placement, bidding and area control aspects…

There's a mystery afoot in Crow Crime, and you're seeking out the proof about the pudding. It's not Christmas, and — as you'll find when you play it — Crow Crime is definitely a Christmas game, It's also a detective game with a lot of style…

There are a ton of game jams happening online at any point during the year. Many of these jams follow a theme and a timeframe, giving developers the challenge of creating a game within a specific jam’s restrictions. I am able to record…