Check out our review of the roguelike @DarkestDungeon

“Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.” Robert Frost’s “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is a poignant reminder of the frailty of life, the fraying of edges, the decay of ourselves and our history alongside it. Buildings crumble, bones turn to…

2015 Indie Games of the Year

As we enter 2016, it’s always fun to reflect back on the games that really stood out to us in 2015. Here are some staff picks for 2015 indie games of the year (in no particular order): First person exploration dominated much of the indie genre this year. Everybody’s Gone to The Rapture was no exception, but it stood out to me. Its stunning visuals, eerie ambiance and environment, and captivating…

A Telltale Batman game is in the works. Read more here:

That’s right, a Telltale Batman game is expected to come out sometime in 2016. The developer made the announcement yesterday during the Video Game Awards. While the exact details are sparse, we do know that Telltale will be working with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment on an episodic game based on Batman. That’s pretty much it at this point. We don’t even have an…

Are you counting down the days until @Jonathan_Blow's The Witness comes out? Here are some things you can do to get ready:

Rejoice! The Witness has a release date! For years, Jonathan Blow’s upcoming creation has been long rumored, highly sought, supposedly real, and unreleased. It was originally supposed to be dropped on the masses toward the end of the PS4’s launch window, but blew (sorry for the pun) right through that date with nary an announcement. In celebration of the recent news, I put together a short list…

No Man's Sky from @hellogames is releasing June 2016. Check out the stunning new trailer:

Since we first saw No Man’s Sky back in 2014, it felt like there was something special on the way. Within the last year, the game’s indie developer Hello Games has seen its share of challenges, including a flooded studio. And while the small group of developers promised that it wouldn’t delay No Man’s Sky, it’s hard to believe that…

Firewatch from @camposanto will release in 2016! Read more about the game:

We’ve had our eyes on Campo Santo’s adventure game Firewatch since PAX Prime 2014. Finally, we have a release date! Firewatch will release for  PC, Mac, Linux and PS4 on February 9th, 2016. Set in the Wyoming wilderness, players will take on the role of Henry, a recently hired fire lookout who has set out to escape his crappy life.…

When I bought ReMemoried, the first game from Hangonit, I had high hopes that were matched only by my worries. As someone who loves metaphysical questions and their exploration in media, I was excited. I had never seen a game that seriously explored how remembrance impacts our perceptions of reality, at least directly. And now, ReMemoried was not only promising to do so, but to do it in a…

Watch @mollypopgirl play through the first 12 minutes of Everybody's Gone to the Rapture:

I play the first 12 minutes of Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture by The Chinese Room. It’s an eerie, stunning game that plants you in a small English town after some catastrophic event has wiped out the entire town. As you walk through the town, different events unfold before you, allowing you to piece together what happened. So far,…

We take a closer look at the new crowdfunding platform Fig works. Read more about it here:

In the art world, there are two types of buyers. First, there are those who buy for the love of art. At auctions, they’ll often bid for chances to visit an artist’s studio, both to support the artist and better understand the creation of something they love. Then there are those who buy art as an investment. They may also love it, but their primary motive isn’t aesthetic beauty but financial…