Developed by Quantic Dream, Heavy Rain is a film-noir thriller game with a healthy dose of mystery and psychological elements. Considered groundbreaking during its initial release, it received both critical and commercial success mainly because of it...[Read More]
Created in 1984 by Alexey Pajitnov, Tetris remains remarkably popular even today, with official games still being produced for a variety of platforms. The premise of this block puzzle game remains simple: you align and rotate falling pieces of four c...[Read More]
Developed by Jim Bonacci, Happy Wheels is proof that the most addictive multiplatform games are often the most conceptually simple… and masochistic. You pick one of several characters, each with a unique vehicle, trying to race to the finish li...[Read More]
Kudos to Blizzard for releasing Overwatch: a first-person team arena shooter whose main draw lies in its emphasis on well-coordinated positional strategizing, not simply twitch mechanics. Rising from the ashes of Titan, the game is the company’s firs...[Read More]
Outlast is a first-person horror game widely praised for its immersive psychiatric hospital setting and ability to invoke sheer terror via basic but creative game mechanics, including its now-famous ‘viewfinder’ perspective. You play as M...[Read More]
Developed by Steve Howse, Slither.io is an immensely popular but simple online game where you start off as a small snake, gradually growing longer and larger as you consume glowing orbs scattered across the map or dropped from killed opponents. The g...[Read More]
Doom is inarguably one of the granddaddies of FPS games, with the first Doom (proceeding Wolfenstein 3D) pushing the genre into mainstream success. Inspired, many developers over the years have followed suit with a long list of games like Doom. But y...[Read More]
The original Mirror’s Edge is inarguably one of the greatest parkour video games ever released. Despite only marginal mainstream success on initial release, the game has garnered a well-deserved loyal fanbase over the years. This isn’t su...[Read More]
At the time of this writing, has made a whopping $40 million (not including sales on PSN) and has been played by more than 14 million people worldwide. Not too shabby for a simple game about “soccer, with rocket-powered cars”. Indeed, gam...[Read More]
Metroidvania games seamlessly combine the classic elements of Metroid and Castlevania – two video game series that merge the heat of battle and the joy of world exploration. Most (but not all) of the best Metroidvania games involve 2D (or 2.5D) platf...[Read More]
Helmed by Sean Murray, is a space adventure survival game featuring a procedurally generated Universe of 18 quintillion planets, diverse ecosystems, resource scavenging, ship and suit upgrades, trading systems, and other ambitious features. Yet, perh...[Read More]
Sometimes, derogatory meanings simply take hold. Such is the case with ‘walking simulator’. This is a term used by some to refer to games where “you do a lot of walking, and nothing else”. However, while so-called walking simu...[Read More]