Column Press Any Button Is a Free Arcade Game That Grows with Every Level “Where do you get your ideas?” is a question every creative person dreads. The asker often wants a simple explanation, as though most ... By Amy Davidson3 days ago
Column Estigma Is a Free, Speedy Puzzler Set in a Fleshy Nightmare In the mid 1980s, a strange fear took root in American culture. Popular culture of each new generation is always met with some ... By Amy DavidsonJanuary 15, 2021
Column Triangle Is a Free Stroll Through a Vibrant Alien World Since overseas holidays are unlikely to happen any time soon, I have taken to virtual worlds to fulfill that urge to explore. Genshin ... By Amy DavidsonJanuary 8, 2021
Column Dstnce Is a Free, Despairing Look at the Loneliness of Isolation If you are here, reading this: good job. You made it through 2020, a year that has presented a challenge like no other. ... By Amy DavidsonJanuary 1, 2021
Column Three Free, Festive Games to Get You in the Holiday Spirit This week I had intended to try out a single Christmas-themed game, but much like the platter of seasonal snacks provided before a ... By Amy DavidsonDecember 25, 2020
Column Peckin’ Pixels Is a Free, Cute Management Sim About Raising Chickens With all the doom and gloom in the world, it is nice sometimes to play something that is full of positivity. No big ... By Amy DavidsonDecember 18, 2020
Column Vecter Is Among the Best Cyberpunk Games You Can Play This Week (and It’s Free!) So, the moment has finally arrived. After seven years of rumors, drama, and delays, Cyberpunk 2077 has been released. As you slide the ... By Amy DavidsonDecember 11, 2020
Column Dungeon Pest Control Is a Lovely Lane-Based Puzzler You Can Play for Free In most fantasy games, the player gives little thought to the low-level monsters that creep around every derelict tomb or haunted dungeon. These ... By Amy DavidsonDecember 4, 2020
Column Perfect Vermin Is a Free, Surreal Smash ‘Em Up Breaking stuff in games is one of those concepts that never gets old. Tunnelling through the world in Minecraft, smashing pots in Zelda, ... By Amy DavidsonNovember 27, 2020
Column The Change Architect Is a Free Glimpse Behind the Scenes of a Tense Political Protest Video games can be powerful vehicles in expressing uncomfortable ideas. No other art form can put you so fully in the shoes of ... By Amy DavidsonNovember 20, 2020
Column Killer Frequency Is a Free Radio Show Simulator Where Callers’ Lives Are on the Line By now, the concept of a horror game where the player is stuck sitting behind a large switchboard has been explored rather thoroughly. ... By Amy DavidsonNovember 13, 2020
Column Labyrinth of Legendary Loot Is a Free, Traditional Roguelike Full of Remarkable Treasure If nothing else, the recent re-release of Rogue on Steam is a fascinating insight into how much a genre has changed over 35 ... By Amy DavidsonNovember 6, 2020