Apple Arcade Is Getting New Games
Apple Arcade might not be as cheap as it used to be, but at least Apple isn’t neglecting it. Quite the contrary: The company continues to refresh the service with…
You Can Play These Retro Games in Your Browser
When I was a kid way back in the ‘80s, vintage video games were new. Stuff like Super Mario Bros., Tetris on the Game Boy, and Final Fantasy III had…
20 Awesome Indie Games You Should Play on Nintendo Switch
So you finally got a Nintendo Switch. Congratulations! You might feel like you’re five years late to the game, but actually, you’re lucky: You’ve got a half decade’s worth of…
You Can Now Play ‘Stardew Valley’ for ‘Free’ on Your iPhone
Stardew Valley+ is now available on Apple Arcade. If you have a subscription to Apple’s gaming service or if you pay for Apple One, you can play the massively popular…
How Indie Studios Are Pioneering Accessible Game Design
The creation of No Fail Mode did not detract from a central mechanic of Tunic: exploration. Players are actively encouraged to seek out the unknown and regularly return to visited…
Are Rhythm Games Ready for a Comeback?
Azman’s experience is an alarming one. Publishers naturally have a need to be profitable; but when those same entities determine what is worthwhile based only on what has already been…
Why Do Games Still Struggle With Trans Inclusion?
When it comes to trans and nonbinary representation, the games industry is in a state of flux. Change is happening, especially in the indie scene, but it’s a long process…
‘Olija’ Is an Indie Platformer With Love, Loss, and Harpoons
There were also a few moments in the game where a scripted sequence had me falling through a broken platform, only to find that moving forward required me to backtrack…
‘Qomp’ Makes a Case for Shorter, Simpler Video Games
Video game developers have long held a fascination with virtual tennis. All the way back in 1958, a game called Tennis for Two became one of the first documented video…
The Rise of Unapologetically Erotic LGBTQ+ Games
“It became a project about portraying a realistic coming out experience, and trying to communicate a lot of the struggles I went through when I was coming to terms with…