Posts

Games should think bigger when making magic feel dangerous Too many spells in games are just variations on the old reliable fireball. Wizard sends projectile towards target. Target dies. Perhaps they deviate a little in how quickly they die, or how large the area of effect is. Maybe instead of a fireball it’s a thunderbolt, or a poisonous gas, or a beam of light. Pish, I say. Pish! Where’s therealmagic? Where are the cataclysmic spells that take days or weeks of preparation, and then change the world with a single fateful ritual?...

The Itch bundle includes over 60 magic-themed games, zines, and more If you’ve been enjoyingRPS’ Magic Week- our two-week endeavour to spotlight magical indies - you might enjoy the Trans Witches Are Witches bundle, which is unrelated to Magic Week, but has the same spirit. The bundle is a collection of 69 games, music, zines, and other creative oddities of the magical variety. Everything has been made by LGBTQ+ creators and all the proceeds will be split between the featured teams....

Stuck on the Wordle word for Feb 13? Read our hint or find the answer below! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?There’s an awful lot to like aboutWordle, and not too many reasons not to play it every day. It’s extremely quick, simple, easy to understand, but also challenging enough to provide a decent linguistic workout for your brain during a coffee break, lunch, breakfast, or any other time of day where you have a spare couple of minutes....

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for Feb 12? Read our hint or find the answer below! If you need a helping hand with solving today’s Wordle, then you’ve clicked on the right cat image. Below we’ll give you a selection of handy Wordle hints to help you arrive at today’s solution; and further below we’ll reveal the Wordle answer today and a definition if you need it. Looking for today’s solution?...

The origins of the Atelier series The Atelier series and its mixture of potion-crafting and JRPG combat has only recently found success out west, but the series began in 1997 with the release of Atelier Marie in Japan. Now that first game is being remade with new graphics and released outside of Japan for the first time. It’ll arrive on Steam this summer. Here’s an announcement trailer from this past week’s Japanese Nintendo Direct:...

It broke its concurrent player count earlier today Counter-Strike: Global Offensiveis over ten years old, and much of the game design that underpins it dates back to the original mod release in 2000. Yet it’s arguably more popular today than ever, after breaking its all-time concurrent player record earlier today. The more likely reason is just that CS:GO has been steadily increasing in popularity for months, with previous recent weekends already getting close to breaking the record....

Compelling insight into the world of game dev I like a lot of Double Fine’s games, but none as much as I likethe documentary which charted the development of Broken Age. I can’t get enough of watching funny, smart, creative people work, and Double Fine Adventure offered a one-of-a-kind, candid and thorough glimpse of game development. Itwasone-of-a-kind until yesterday, when Double Fine released PsychOdyssey, a 32-episode documentary series charting the creation ofPsychonauts 2....

They’re working on an extraction shooter Playerunknown’s Battlegroundshas experimented several times with PvPvE modes, but it seems like the next project from developers PUBG Studios will mine the genre further. Specifically, the latest earnings report from publisher Krafton says the studio are working on an open world “extraction shooter”. If you haven’t kept up, extraction shooters are a type of particularly deadly looter shooter, in which you’re tasked with defeating (computer or human) enemies, grabbing some resource, and then escaping the area before you’re wiped out yourself....

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for Feb 11? Read our hint or find the answer below! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Wordlereturns with another five-letter word to figure out in just six tries. It’s a daily routine that’ll no doubt seem quite familiar by now, but as you might expect, the Wordle answer today is sure to leave plenty of people desperate for help. Whether you’re stuck staring at a blank screen, or are close to losing a formidable Wordle streak, we’re here to help....

Mine, specifically In the hands of a seasoned pro, this is a game that’s essentially magical kung-fu, with your titular wizard pulling off fast and flashy spells against hordes of enemies in spectacular fashion. It looks incredible. But cor, it does not give up its secrets lightly. I’ve tried multiple times to make any kind of headway with Wizard Of Legend over the past couple of weeks, and each and every time I get my ass handed to me in the very first level....

Too cute to fail If you don’t know that I like puzzle games by now then hello, welcome to the first post of mine that you’ve ever read. Recently I’ve been searching for jigsaw puzzle-y things to add toJigsaw Puzzle DreamsandGlass Masquerade 2, but Ialsoreally like cute diorama things likeTiny Lands. Wouldn’t it be ideal if there was a game that kind of combined both of thos th- BAH GAWD! That’sHarmony’s Odyssey’s music!...

Learn everything you need to travel to the End in Minecraft How do you make an End Portal in Minecraft?So, you’ve conquered theMinecraftOverworld, and you’ve delved deep into the Nether, and now you’re wondering what the next big step in your Survival adventure might be. Or perhaps you’re creating your own spectacular Minecraft build in Creative Mode, and an austere End Portal is just what you need to complete your masterpiece....

The moon and a stick I imagineIndustries Of Titanstarted out as an ambitious concept. A hybrid of a factory layout/logistics sim, integrated into acity builder, combined with an RTS, all wrapped up in a satirical dystopia encouraging you to be the most appalling villainous hypercapitalist possible. All of those parts are present, and as a bonus it’s incredibly gorgeous, with strong voice acting and a distinctive soundtrack that will haunt my head for weeks....