Shayne Brown

Loathe as I am to play the comparison game, one can’t help but think of a certain other game when Lumini’s concept of “control an array of cute...

It tends to be hard to combine the old and the new in a video game. At times, the retro feel and the modern take can be at...

Life sim games take the natural gaming concept of another life to an entirely different level. You truly live a character’s life, undergoing a generally more relaxed journey...

A new year has come. And with it, a new Nintendo Direct, the first of the year being Pokémon-based. Much has been said about Pokémon Sword and Shield...

When Azure Striker Gunvolt first appeared in 2014, needless to say, it shocked a lot of people. Pun intended. From Inti Creates, famous makers of the Megaman Zero...

I generally don’t like to play the comparison game with things. If someone put in the time and effort to create something new, it should be able to...

With Black Friday/the holidays upon us, “bang for your buck” is a phrase likely to crop up a fair few times, particularly for gamers. Eyes will be laser-focused...

“The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear – fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable.” H.L. Mencken spoke these words, but they come to...

What’s the first thing a cereal toy would do upon escaping from the cereal box? That’s right; party. And that’s exactly what you’ll do in Skelittle: A Giant...

Builder games are steadily on the rise. With the success of Super Mario Maker 2, and the plethora of sandblox games chasing Minecraft, more and more players are...

I’ll be the first to admit it; I didn’t think a ‘moving simulator’ game could even remotely become a thing. Images of barren worlds barely-rendered, awkward controls, and...

The narrative elements of role-playing games can often fall to the waysides amidst combat. While not necessarily a bad thing, it’s somewhat hard to focus on the beautiful...

Become a hero! Battle monsters, complete quests, rise to the occasion and save the world! Traipse through dungeon after dungeon, recruit allies, decimate foes, becoming ever-stronger along the...

Generally when an indie studio begins work on a game, one of the biggest issues, naturally, is funding. And usually after that comes easing up the workload. When...