Once in a while a game comes around that ends up defining a genre, setting the standard that all other games are measured against. Arkham Horror fits this bill for thematic boardgames, Agricola is the go-to for worker placement, and for cooperative games there is Pandemic. Sure, there were other

For the past ten years, Sonic the Hedgehog has been on a roller coaster of quality. After the horrendous atrocity that was Sonic ’06, we were exposed to games ranging from disappointing (Sonic Unleashed) to a remarkable return to form (Sonic Generations.) However, possibly the lowest point in the franchise’

Toys For Bob first brought us their revolutionary Toys-to-life games back in 2011 when they released Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. Since then, they have built a very successful and fun franchise, with seven games under the franchise’s belt. The newest installment to the Skylanders franchise, Skylanders Imaginators, is here,

Dungeon crawlers have to walk (crawl?) a precarious line, and all too often fall to one side or the other. All too often, roguelikes fall short of becoming addicting, and instead end up being incredibly boring, far too easy, or unplayably challenging. Rogue Wizards does a nice job with this

There comes a point in everyone’s life when they wish animals could speak. However, not a lot of people wonder the consequences of such sentience, and if that might be a good thing for society as a whole. Enter Aftershock Comics’ Animosity, an ongoing series that delves into a

Tempest is an open-world seafaring adventure, casting you as customizer, cannoneer, and course charting captain. Part RPG and part resource management simulation, Tempest looks to put a tricorn hat back on our head and reinvigorate the pirate genre. Thankfully, Tempest is fairly seaworthy, even if it has a few barnacles.

If you read the comments written below any Destiny article, you’re bound to find someone write, with enmity, “People still play this game?” Two years after the somewhat tumultuous launch of Destiny, it’s a fair question, especially as other video games have launched with the hope of replicating

Neon Chrome feels like what might happen if classic cinematic masterpiece Blade Runner and isometric gorefest Crusader: No Remorse met up, fell in love, and had a top-down shooter baby. It’s not always perfect, but it scratches a very particular cyberpunk itch. Playing as a nameless character, you find