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Ori and the Blind Forest

Ori and the Blind Forest, the first game developed by Moon Studios, an Austriac third-party developer of Microsoft, asks the

Spelunky

Procedural generation is an interesting design avenue. Enabling what can be considered a unique experience every time one plays a

Fez

Announced back in the summer of 2007, Fez became one of the more hotly anticipated games during the resurgence of

Garage: Bad Dream Adventure

This entry was written for the Japanese Video Game Obscurities book, which is currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter. If you

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 88: Metal Slug Advance, Painkiller

DIRECT DOWNLOAD Join the HG101 gang as they rescue POWs and collect their precious underwear weapons. Patreon bonus for this

The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 3

The third and final volume of The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers is complete! It’s 423 pages and features

Hylics

To what extent is the term “surreal” applied to video games? Not often. Which is odd, because in a medium

Kalin no Tsurugi

Xtalsoft (pronounced “Crystalsoft”) developed a number of RPGs for computer platforms, including Lizard and the Mugen no Shinzou series, the

Samurai Gunn

Samurai Gunn is one of the most accessible fighting games you’ll find. It has nearly no learning curve, nothing you

Manic Game Girl

Manic Game Girl is a mildly interesting piece of history that holds some unusual records behind it. First and foremost,

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