Obsidian Prince Preview
Obsidian Prince, by Unleash the Giraffe, is a traditional roguelike set in a voxel world with a very particular sense of humor. It features most of the usual characteristics of a traditional roguelike with permadeath, turn based combat, and control of a single character. The player guides this single character through either the endless dungeon of […]
Legend of Keepers Review
Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Master, by Goblinz Studio, is a dungeon manager/roguelite hybrid game with a twist – you lead monsters desperately trying to stop groups of plucky heroes from stealing treasures hidden in various dungeons. This means choosing and managing your crew, buying and deploying dastardly traps, casting powerful hexes at […]
The Last Spell Preview
The Last Spell, by Ishtar Games, is a turn-based tactics role-playing game in the spirit of tower defense and using rogue-lite mechanics. With magic being used to wage wars and spread chaos, a small group of magi are trying to banish all magic from the world in order to save it. Every night, hundreds and […]
Conquest of Elysium 5 Review
Conquest of Elysium 5 (CoE5) is the latest installment in a venerable series of adventure strategy games by Swedish developer Illwinter Game Design, a small team headed by Johan Karlsson (designer/programmer) and Kristoffer Osterman (designer/artist) with additional writing from Daniel Serra and music by Adrian von Zeigler. The first version was released way back in […]
Brutal Orchestra Review
Brutal Orchestra, by developers Maceobob Mir and Nicolas Delgado, is a tactical turn-based rogue-lite set in the surreal and grotesque world of Purgatory. The premise of the story is that our protagonist, a cynical and downtrodden skeleton by the name of Nowak, was murdered and cast down into this vile place. Nowak is approached by […]
Soulash Review
Soulash by Artur Smiarowski is a turn-based traditional roguelike where you play a dark creator god, imprisoned by your children eons ago. You have now mysteriously escaped with the goal of devouring the souls of mortals (and gods), to regain your power, discover how you escaped and reclaim your ultimate power of the universe. Overview […]
Dwarf Fortress Beginner’s Guide: Learn to Strike the Earth Better
Colony Builder, Story Generator, Fantasy Simulator, and Much More It has been said that Dwarf Fortress (DF) is what would happen if computer graphics were never invented, and all complexity went into the gameplay. That was true for the free version of the game but, with the new Steam edition, DF has gotten a full […]
Before You Buy Shardpunk: Verminfall
Shardpunk: Verminfall (Steam Link), the first release of developer Clockwork Pie, is a tactical turn-based role-playing game where players control a team of desperate survivors in the process of attempting to escape from a city overrun by humanoid vermin invaders. Leading them through a steampunk city, they are forced to fight to survive, scavenging resources […]
