Tag: indie

So to Speak gamifies the teaching of basic Japanese, but you shouldn’t sleep on this fun retro puzzle game even if you have no aspirations to learn the language

So to Speak gamifies…

About eight months ago, I impulsively decided I wanted to learn Japanese. To be honest, it wasn’t something that…
Larian is using generative AI, confirms CEO, but Divinity won’t contain anything AI-generated

Larian is using generative…

Larian is using generative AI as part of its game development process, but CEO Swen Vincke has confirmed the…
Divinity will be a turn-based RPG and see Larian “unleashed”, declares CEO Swen Vincke, replacing the D&D system with one “made for a video game”

Divinity will be a…

Larian CEO Swen Vincke has confirmed the studio’s next game, Divinity, will be a turn-based RPG, describing the game…
What we’ve been playing – definitely not Bloodborne on PC

What we’ve been playing…

Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve…
The “untranslatable” book that inspired Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been translated, and you can buy it later this year

The “untranslatable” book that…

The first ever English translation of Alain Damasio’s Horde of the Counterwind (or, to give the book its original…
Game of the Week: Spelunky remains the game you can’t finish

Game of the Week:…

My position on things is that you can’t really finish Spelunky. In Spelunky, a brilliantly malevolent yet dependable roguelike…
Knights in Tight Spaces brings fantasy RPG trappings to a Roguelike core, and they make a significant difference

Knights in Tight Spaces…

I liked Fights in Tight Spaces. It mashed together two things I’m fond of: Roguelike deck-builders and badass secret…
Watch Ian try out the Steam Next Fest demo for WWI survival horror game, Conscript

Watch Ian try out…

You’ve got to love Steam Next Fest. The video team has already put together a list of its must-play…
The King is Watching revels in magic, menace and distraction

The King is Watching…

The first thing I need to tell you about The King is Watching is that, due to an unusual…
Dystopika is a toy for making cyberpunk cities and it’s rad

Dystopika is a toy…

Dystopika is a city-building toy, but it’s also a place. It’s a place loading before you drop your first…