I have to admit that I’m hooked on Escape Simulator. So, obviously, I jumped at the chance to play a sequel. And if you’re asking, “Did Escape Simulator really need a sequel?” The answer is: the developers certainly thought so. In fact, their Steam store page lays out their reasons, among them “a fresh start” and an inspiration to “explore darker escape room themes and experiment with new gameplay and puzzle ideas.” That sounds great to me.

Absolum is one of my games of the year. I have a feeling it's slipping under the radar a bit, but I hope it’s successful enough that Dotemu keeps working on these new IPs, because their first truly novel offering in a long time is an absolute gem.

Gamescom Opening Night Live was just foisted upon us, and with it, Geoff Keighley has again made himself the figurehead for all things gaming events. He uses these events to have mini-E3 Summer Game Fest type announcements and this three hour show was no exception. As such, here are our favorite big announcements from Gamescom Opening Night Live.

Fan Expo Chicago 2025 was one for the record books, with a fantastic guest list and a lot of exciting things to do. One of the highlights of the con came when we had a chance to interview some of the cast of Aliens, who we'd had the pleasure of seeing together in their Friday panel. For this task, we enlisted Antal Bokor, our managing editor, a combat veteran, and a lifelong fan of Aliens, to take on the task of interviewing people who quite literally influenced all of ou

The Re-Strandening Or Beach’s Revenge Straight out of the brain of Hideo Kojima comes the sequel to 2015's first ever “Strand” game. In...

We are closing out on the second of three Steam Next Fests of the year. This is the magical time when we are blessed with a festival of...

Mario Kart 8 originally released for the Wii U back in 2014 but has seen new life being ported and expanded on the Switch. It’s been a powerhouse staple of most households for ten years now, but can anything steal the limelight away from such a dominant family party game? The answer is a resounding yes! Mario Kart World is a worthy successor, but stumbles in a few key areas. Still, let’s dig into what makes this new entry into the Mario Kart series so great.

Hard sci-fi is something that video games tend to fumble in a lot of ways. Even games like Elite Dangerous with its 1:1 scale universe have you interact with most of its world by shooting at it. The Alters, however, manages to use its hard sci-fi premise well, as an exploration on what makes a person who they are.

To a T is a game that's about being stuck just the way you are, perfection as an imperfect goal, and...well, you'll have to play it to find out the rest.

The premise behind Roadcraft is simple: some sort of natural disaster has ravaged an area, and your job is to go in and get it running again. That includes tasks like clearing debris, cutting down trees, building roads, reconnecting electricity, delivering equipment and more.

It's that time again. Our thoughts turn to Spring, and thus begins the search for low price video games.

Game releases come at us fast and furious as the new year begins, culminating in a slew of high profile games around the holiday season....

I’m a bit wary of tactics games, especially when they represent a franchise that decidedly does not have such mechanics.

Clock Tower is a visually stunning game. It relied on extremely detailed 2D Graphics. The results are still impressive to this day

At the time of Friday the 13th’s release, I can’t think of another game I played that had you fighting the end boss from the very beginning.

The biggest shame of Koudelka is that its relatively rare. If you want to play it you have to find an original copy, and they are expensive

Playing Phasmophobia can be legitimately intense, and that’s probably why so many players are drawn to it. It’s also wildly unpredictable.

While The Thing is hard to play these days, there will be a remake coming out in the next few weeks.