Not the SteamFest | Astro Protocol
(no. 1: Astro Protocol) eXplorminate note:This is an article series dedicated to the smaller developers, some of whom may not have managed to get onto the SteamFest. While we at eXplorminate do like the bigger games in the genre (Eo, Old World, Age of Wonders etc) I thought this was a great chance to highlight […]
Not the SteamFest | Rogue Hex
(no. 2: Rogue Hex) eXplorminate note:This is an article series dedicated to the smaller developers, some of whom may not have managed to get onto the SteamFest. While we at eXplorminate do like the bigger games in the genre (Eo, Old World, Age of Wonders etc) I thought this was a great chance to highlight […]
Not the SteamFest | Critias Empire
(no. 3: Critias Empire) eXplorminate note:This is an article series dedicated to the smaller developers, some of whom may not have managed to get onto the SteamFest. While we at eXplorminate do like the bigger games in the genre (Eo, Old World, Age of Wonders etc) I thought this was a great chance to highlight […]
Trials of Fire Preview
This week’s Less eXplored game is Trials of Fire. Trials of Fire (ToF) is a narrative-driven, turn-based roguelike with card-based combat. It’s set in a post-cataclysmic world where your party of heroes is tasked with surviving the desolate wastelands in order to make a positive impact on an increasingly bleak world. In your search of […]
Godhood Preview
Abbey Games is a studio you may have heard of. They were a bit of a breakout star with their first game, Reus, which was a game that surprised many with its kinda-like-Black-and-White gameplay. You know, that Black and White. Then they continued their development journey and made a very unique FTL-like game, Renowned Explorers, […]
Urtuk: The Desolation Preview
This week, we’re taking a look at a game that just found its way to itch.io, Urtuk: The Desolation (Urtuk). While described as an RPG with turn-based combat, it feels more like a Turn-Based-Combat game with some RPG elements, as the vast majority of your time spent with the game is in its fantastic combat […]
Wildermyth Preview
In my constant vigilance for new and intriguing games that bear that special something, I’ve come across Wildermyth, which is a game that has shot straight to the top of my personal most-anticipated list. “Why?” you ask? Well, hold on a second and I’ll get there. Okay, I’m there. The reason I like this game […]
Fort Triumph Preview
A couple of years ago, we spoke of Fort Triumph as its Kickstarter was successfully funded in 2017. We were excited about its X-COM meets Heroes of Might and Magic gameplay and vowed to keep an eye on it. Since then, Fort Triumph has seen 24 updates on its Kickstarter page and it’s now available […]
Dominus Galaxia Preview
This week’s less eXplored game is a lesser-known 4X game made by just a few people. Lead developer Jeff Graw of Starchart Interactive is doing his best to prepare Dominus Galaxia for a likely Kickstarter campaign, so I thought it’d be a great time to take a look at it and offer some video and […]
Voidspire Tactics Review
Introduction Voidspire Tactics, and its closely related sequel Alvora Tactics, are turn-based tactical role-playing games (RPGs) that merge the general battle structure of games in the Final Fantasy Tactics (FFT) family of turn-based tactical RPGs with some of the aspects of Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)-era adventure games. These games are not new; Voidspire Tactics […]