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Aven Colony is a city-building game set in space, as you land on an alien planet and have to start a settlement from scratch. It’ll be out on PC...sometime in the future.
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Not every game delay is down to release scheduling or technical mishaps. Sometimes, an Act of God is to blame.
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We first played an early build of Okhlos all the way back in January 2014. It’s now out, and I’ve been playing the…
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Inversus is a simple black and white strategy shooter that pits players against each other in an ever-changing…
“Dunno if I’m out of the loop, but what the hell is this?” Crypt of the NecroDancer player RireMakar asked on Reddit…
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This is Orwell, an upcoming PC game that puts you in the shoes of Big Brother, spying on your unsuspecting populace. For their own good, of course.
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Do you miss The Settlers? Northgard looks to be scratching a very similar itch. It’s coming to PC later this year.
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The Polynomial, a music shooter from 2010 that I loved, has a sequel on the way. It’s currently in Early Access on Steam.
Dwarf Fortress is ten years old today. Happy birthday! To celebrate, here’s a list of the best patch notes, like “Fixed bug with mules shitting luggage”.
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Strike Vector was a cool PC shooter/flight game that really needed some singleplayer to round off the experience. Which is exactly what’s been added to the game’s console release. It’s out on PS4 on August 30.
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EA’s FIFA series used to do indoor and street soccer. It doesn’t anymore, so into that void comes indie effort Metris Soccer, which is out on PC on August 24.
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Branching Paths, a documentary about Japan’s indie development scene, is now available on Steam.
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Just announced for an August 16 release on PlayStation 4 and PC, Inversus is a unique multiplayer shooter from Ryan Juckett, the former lead sandbox engineer on Destiny. Players shoot bullets that fill in the area the enemy team can move, and vice versa. It’s ridiculously fun. See more here.
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Chime Sharp, the sequel to one of my favourite old XBLA games, is now out on Steam. It’s got music by Kavinsky and Chvrches, and is rather good if you’re into games like Lumines.
Satellite Reign, a very good video game (especially if you like Syndicate) just got even better with the addition of co-op for the game’s campaign. It’s a free update, and it works both online and via LAN.
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New Steam release Anarcute is a game about smashing up cities and putting the boot into a dystopian future security…