Game Reviews

MySims is a strange game. It’s a more “kid friendly” version of The Sims, but with a huge focus on building houses and furniture. The player is someone with the power to build, apparently uncommon in the world, and they move to a town in hard times thanks to

Caves of Qud isn’t for everyone, but is an absolutely fascinating game. I’m not even sure where to begin describing it, because I feel like I’ve only scratched the surface of what this game is. And scratching the surface is an apt metaphor because, as the name

Tales of Graces was originally a 2009 Japanese only release for the Nintendo Wii, not reaching western shores until 2012 on PlayStation 3. (Official Tales Of translations were questionable at best.) We’d get one version, not the other. Some were released quickly, others years after. Not until Tales of

Sometimes when I try to tell my family what I do in VR, they look at me as if I’m speaking a foreign language and telling them an inside joke that they can’t possibly understand even though I’m explaining as clearly as possible. I was playing a

Cave Hikers is a point-and-click hidden object game where you’ll solve puzzles and complete quests to maneuver through a strange and mysterious cave. Players will guide a trio of explorers, Aki, Vuvo and Valeriano as they take off on their expedition to locate the fabled “Cave with an infinite

Mixing and matching genres in video games is always an exciting notion, often creating innovative experiences that stand out amongst their competitors. You have the likes of Portal that mixes FPS-type gameplay with puzzles and platforming, and most famously, Nier Automata, which combines hack and slash and shoot-em-up play styles.

There are a few things a mystery needs to work, though a good writer can break one or all of these rules. Most important of them all, a mystery needs to have a series of clues people can follow and potentially figure out who the culprit is. If a reveal

After this year’s Game Awards, it’s hard not to get swept up in celebrating the juggernauts of the industry, who showcase the technological capability of video games. Notable is the immense value placed on hyper-realistic graphics and vast open worlds, but when a little goober called Astro Bot