A year after its first announcement, colony sim Ascent of Ashes will be ready to release into Early Access on November 15, 2023. Ascent of Ashes is made by a team of former RimWorld modders, the people behind the popular Combat Extended, and takes place on a far-off alien planet after society there collapses in…
A veteran game designer has gone and released a full-on top-down dungeon crawling, open world, old school Ultima-style RPG with a boatload of modern conveniences for the low, low price of absolutely free. Moonring is a really simple to get into retro-RPG with some neat systems and a fun world to explore where five moons…
Try not to scream, cry, or vomit, but the upcoming expansion to Factorio will add elevated rail lines capable of crossing over not just other rails, but factory components as well. This past week’s Factorio Friday Facts blog went through the design process for how Wube Software arrived at this huge change to how Factorio…
Baldur’s Gate 3, Starfield, and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty form a tough triple-feature to follow, but October is doing its damndest to keep us in our desk chairs, with a new Assassin’s Creed, the sequel to one of the best city-builders ever, and the follow-up to a Remedy cult classic—and that’s hardly everything October’s bringing….
David Szymanski’s 2018 shooter, Dusk, was one of the vanguards of the retro FPS craze, and it’s still a tough one to beat. But just five years after launch, its creators are adding the option to make it a little less retro—Dusk HD got its first big showcase since a tease in the 2022 PC…
Our picks for the best Switch eShop games in September. Another month, another onslaught of games — it’s eShop Selects time for September. Yep, we’re closing in on the end of the year, and with only three months left to go until 2024 hits us, our backlogs are full-to-bursting from this month alone. Read the…
Good problems. Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Kate runs down her Switch wishlist and wonders if Nintendo has her phone bugged (or maybe just reads her articles)… Oh, I have been spoiled this year. Suspiciously spoiled, in…
This little kitty went to market. Editor’s Note: As described in the text below, a glitch towards the end of Mineko’s Night Market prevented us from 100% completing the Switch review build. We’re told that the development team is working on fixes, and patches applied pre-launch resolved other issues we initially encountered. While irritating, the…
Action! Namco’s Time Crisis series was arguably at the forefront of the light gun revival of the ’90s and early 2000s, hence the fact we got multiple sequels – many of which were supported by excellent home conversions that shipped with special ‘GunCon’ peripherals for a truly authentic experience. 2006’s Time Crisis 4 was no…
Mlem! Welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Let’s check in with what went on last week, shall we? We took a look at Kirby and the Amazing Mirror for the Game Boy Advance to celebrate the announcement of its arrival on Nintendo Switch Online. It was a reasonably close battle, but ultimately…