Osiris: New Dawn Fenix Fire Entertainment/Reverb Triple XP Back in September of 2016, indie game developer Fenix Fire Entertainment released their new open-world, space survival game titled Osiris: New Dawn. When I first saw the game’s trailer—which involved a band… Read More »Osiris: New Dawn (Early Access) Review – A Diamond in the Very Rough
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Tyranids DLC Proxy Studios/Slitherine Ever since the venerable Games Workshop eased up the stranglehold on its Warhammer 40,000k universe, there have been a veritable plethora of video game developers who have attempted to create their own… Read More »Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Tyranids DLC Review – The Hunger is Real
Battle Brothers: Beasts & Exploration DLC Overhype Studios Back in March of 2017, a little hidden gem called Battle Brothers burst onto the indie gaming scene. Personally, since I’m not into “cutesy” type graphics or anything that looks too cartoonish,… Read More »Battle Brothers: Beasts & Exploration DLC Review – One Last Hurrah for a Fantastic Indie Hit
The Long Dark Hinterland Studio There seems to be two separate types of survival games on the market these days—survival horror games which feature crafting, such as 7 Days to Die, The Forest, and Miscreated, and the more “pure survival”… Read More »The Long Dark Review – A Decent, if Unremarkable Survival Title
Insurgency: Sandstorm New World Interactive/Focus Home Interactive Insurgency: Sandstorm recently blazed its way into the shooter genre, and its developers, New World Interactive, have billed it as both a “realistic” and “tactical” type of first-person shooter. In my eyes, this… Read More »Insurgency: Sandstorm Review – A Fun, if Unoriginal, Modern Day Shooter
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus Bulwark Studios/Kasedo Games In recent years, Games Workshop has eased up its stranglehold on its franchises. This has been sometimes good, but usually not very good at all. Various third party entities within the video gaming sphere… Read More »Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus Review – One Game Worthy of the Venerated Franchise
X4: Foundations Egosoft As a writer of science fiction, I’ve naturally been drawn to video games within that storied genre. Games such as Freelancer and the age-old Elite series have always been my go-to recommendations when folks ask me which… Read More »X4: Foundations Review – A Solid Foundation to Build Upon
American Truck Simulator: Oregon SCS Software Since its debut back in February of 2016, American Truck Simulator has entranced thousands of gamers not only because of its brilliantly simple concept—driving up and down highways and delivering goods—but also because of… Read More »American Truck Simulator: Oregon Review – In Oregon, Every Road is the “Scenic Route”
Conan Exiles Savage Frontiers and Seekers of the Dawn Packs Funcom If you’re a gamer who keeps up on gaming news in general, you’re probably already aware of Conan Exiles’ rather tumultuous Early Access period, and subsequent total turnaround. Indeed,… Read More »Conan Exiles Savage Frontiers and Seekers of the Dawn Packs Review – Great Additions That Make You Stand Out
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 – Back to Ubersreik Fatshark Not too long ago I reviewed Warhammer: Vermintide 2’s first DLC pack called Shadows Over Bögenhafen. In that article I talked about how the first Vermintide game surprised me (back in 2016)… Read More »Warhammer: Vermintide 2 – Back to Ubersreik Review – An Updated Twist on Solid, Older Foundations
Miscreated Endnight Games I began as everyone does on Miscreated’s fictional Orca Island—with nothing except for the clothes on my back and a flashlight. As I wound my way through a dense forest, I foraged for some supplies and fashioned… Read More »Miscreated Review – Miscreated’s 1.0 Update Finally Creeps onto Steam
The Forest Endnight Games I remember playing The Forest a year or so ago with a gaming friend. Back then, it was still pretty rough around the edges but still managed to offer up a survival horror experience unlike anything… Read More »The Forest Review – Savagely Brutal, Survival Horror Fun