Tag: fiction
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Alexey Testov and the Dark, Emotional Roots of INMOST
Games bearing player discretion warnings for heavy themes rarely arrive in the form of bite-sized pixel art. But INMOST, the puzzle platformer from Hidden Layer Games, delivers a quiet, agonizing gut punch by weaving together the tragic lives of a knight, a child, and a wanderer. This interview would not have been possible without the…
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REPLACED is a Beautiful Neon Brawler
We can’t believe the day has come. We’ve been waiting for REPLACED for years. We never cared about the deep lore. We wanted this thing because it looks like a madman dragged it out of the deepest corners of hell. It, then drowned it in a bucket of grim 80s neon, and, finally, dumped it…
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Station Command Demo Brings Corporate Warfare April 2
Mark your calendars for April 2, because a playable demo for the sci-fi strategy game Station Command is officially on the way. The trial drops you straight into the first chapter of the campaign, putting you in charge of Watchpoint Station after a disastrous shift leaves the outpost with just two working fighters. This isn’t…
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How Techland is Taming ‘The Beast’ in Dying Light
It has been a decade since players first parkoured through the zombie-infested streets of Harran. Now, Techland is bringing their iconic protagonist, Kyle Crane, back in Dying Light: The Beast, a standalone adventure that promises to push the boundaries of the series’ established survival horror mechanics. Moving away from the sprawling, agile cityscapes of Dying…
