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Prison Architect 2 Announced, Coming This Year

Released into Early Access in 2012, Introversion Software’s Prison Architect became a major success story for the realm of Early Access on Steam and crowdfunding. The private prison builder/management sim is one of my favorites of the 2010s, a perfect recapturing of…

Sand Land Gets April Release Date

One of the intriguing announcements from last year was for Bandai Namco’s next RPG, Sand Land. Akira Toriyama has created a variety of worlds and stories over the years, and Sand Land looks to be a unique one (based on a Manga)…

Honkai Star Rail: A Surprising Personal Hit

If you asked me at the start of 2023, if I would be hooked on a Hoyoverse game by the end of the year I’d have laughed in your face. Genshin Impact was enjoyable, but it overwhelmed me with the wealth of…

Harvestella (Switch) Review

From the time Harvestella was announced, I was excited for Square Enix’s answer to farming sims like Rune Factory and Story of Seasons. Square Enix could be considered the leading publisher and developer for RPGs and RPG-adjacent games, so seeing their spin…

Rising Front (PC) Preview

The thunder of hundreds (if not thousands) of guns firing, the wiz of bullets overhead, and seeing Harold slump back into the trench without a limb, this is the chaos that is Rising Front. As a low-poly re-creation of one of the…

Hot Dogs, Horseshoes, & Hand Grenades (PC) Preview

Oh, it is the most wonderful gun of the game (ding dong, ding dong). I think I’ve made it clear once or twice in my many articles here on the site, that I think guns are a big scary thing that can…

Venba is 2023’s Most Underappreciated Gem

When I sat down to play Venba a few months ago for a review, I found myself curious and apprehensive. I was curious because I find food to be a wonderful way to understand cultures and share experiences. I was apprehensive, however,…

Sticky Business Gets New DLC, Out Now

Among the various cozy games that came across my desk this year, Sticky Business has to be one of the more adorable ones. Running a cute e-commerce sticker business is something I never thought I’d be interested in, but Sticky Business makes…

Roblox Reveals an ‘Elf’ Experience for the Holidays

The holiday season means rewatching our favorite festive films. One of the most famous films in the past decades was the Will Farrell-led Elf, which just happened to turn 20 this year. While movie tie-ins aren’t as common as they once were,…

SaGa: Emerald Beyond Gets Release Date

One of the more cult franchises for Square Enix is easily the SaGa franchise. Like the Mana franchise, it is a little less popular but still persists in getting new games every so often. The latest in the franchise, SaGa: Emerald Beyond,…