Tag: Action

A year after being removed from Steam, Dark and Darker is coming to the Epic Games Store

A year after being…

The extraction-dungeon crawler Dark and Darker still isn't available on Steam, but developer Ironmace is getting ready to bring…
One of Treasure’s all-time-great beat ’em ups owes its inspiration to a PC sidescroller from a developer mostly known for schoolgirl fighting games

One of Treasure’s all-time-great…

Pasokon Retro is our regular look back at the early years of Japanese PC gaming, encompassing everything from specialist '80s…
Inside the GTA mod that was so well-written its creators axed it to make their own game—and then returned to finish the job due to public demand

Inside the GTA mod…

Over 20 years after Carl “CJ” Johnson first tore through Los Santos dual-wielding uzi submachine guns, two modders are…
This cyberpunk platformer with an Overwhelmingly Positive Steam rating just got a completely free expansion

This cyberpunk platformer with…

Back in 2023, South Korean developer Wonder Potion released Sanabi, a sleek, cyberpunk-themed action platformer that saw players slinging…
42 games from legendary British indie Jeff Minter’s psychedelic back catalogue are now bundled with an ‘interactive documentary’ on Steam

42 games from legendary…

Jeff Minter is a legendary developer who's been doing his own thing since the early 1980s on platforms like…
Starship Troopers star Casper Van Dien is ready to do his part for Helldivers 2

Starship Troopers star Casper…

Arrowhead's ode to friendly fire Helldivers 2 has led to a bit of a Starship Troopers renaissance, with players…
Steam’s latest breakout hit is a fantasy autobattler about how many magic items you can fit in your backpack

Steam’s latest breakout hit…

I've been wondering when a game might finally tear me away from last month's indie Steam hit, poker roguelike…
This Flash developer is battling 18 years of legacy code to bring my childhood favorite platformers to Steam

This Flash developer is…

Flash games are supposed to be janky. That's what hindsight tells me, anyway, even if it's at odds with…
The new Contra: Operation Galuga crushed my skepticism with new ideas that actually work

The new Contra: Operation…

It’s safe to say Contra passed on its crown as run-and-gun royalty a long time ago. The last truly…
Sektori developer says the response to his Geometry Wars-inspired roguelike has been ‘awesome’, but the game’s sales still leave him ‘with zero salary for 4

Sektori developer says the…

As I discussed in exuberant detail last weekend, Sektori is one of my favourite video games of 2025. The…