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As one who’s never understood the hype, Dungeons of Hinterberg is a unique case in that it single-handedly has left me wondering, based on its dungeons alone, whether I might have slept on The Legend of Zelda for all of these years. While the answer is irrelevant, I think that speaks volumes of just how fun and creative the core pillar of this weird, genres-in-a-blender Frankenstein game actually is. As a final product, it attempts to do too much and lacks focus and, more importantly, polish as…

Heart Machine is a fascinating developer in that their triptych of releases, beginning with both Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash and now adding Hyper Light Breaker to the mix, all share a universe while being unique and starkly different from one another. Drifter was a moody, contemplative pixel art Soulslike of sorts while Solar Ash was a melancholic tour on skates of a ruined civilisation at the edge of a black hole. There’s an inherent sadness and loneliness to the game’s universe that loom…

There has been something of a resurgence for good, old-fashioned horror of late. It’s a mix of creatives taking bold risks, streamers dedicating their nightly schedules to the genre, and audiences just being hungry for the adrenaline spike that comes with a good scare. Whether it’s exploring liminal spaces, manning a closed-circuit security outpost, or brandishing a shotgun in a game of life and death, variety and bespoke experiences are key to making a splash in a now-crowded space. That’s…

Anger Foot is a hot mess of several crazy ideas, as a sneakerhead is drawn by consequence into a city-spanning vigilante mission to snatch back his prized collection of kicks. The brogue rogue puts his best foot forward to tackle crime, legs akimbo, in Shit City, leaving gangs kicked to pieces in his wake. It’s fantastically stupid and a hell of a lot of fun. I’m glad that since I last played Anger Foot, its brand of frenetic, kinetic (or “kicknetic” if we can force that into being) gameplay…

It’s been said that sticks and stones may break your bones but words could never, ever hurt you. It’s a slightly hopeful, naive anti-bullying slogan we all grew up with and a complete and utter lie if you’re playing Cryptmaster, a hilariously dark dungeon-crawling “edutainment” adjacent video game where words, not guns or swords, most definitely are weapons. Upon booting Cryptmaster up, memories of my youth flooded back to me. Growing up I adored both educational games like Word Rescue a…