Tag: travel
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LANESPLIT: Just You, the Bike, and the Road
A game doesn’t always need a sprawling narrative or a massive map covered in objective markers. Sometimes, less is more. There are days when all we want is to shut off our brains after a long day, pick a fast ride, and weave through traffic until our reflexes take over. LANESPLIT does exactly this for…
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Sunday Sims Spotlight #9: Great and Cold Food
Maxis gave us restaurants way back in 2016, but we held off on checking them out until recently. We always enjoyed running businesses in the older games. So, when we finally got our hands on the Dine Out game pack, we were very curious to see how the developers would include and improve the classic…
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Sunday Sims Spotlight #5: The Power of the Om
To a certain target audience, the Sims series has always been all about torturing our Sims. Some gamers really like setting fires, removing pool ladders, and creating similar inconveniences just so they can see how the Sims will react. Spa Day was released a long time ago to do the exact opposite, to a degree.…
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Reptilian Rising is a Brilliant and Chaotic Toybox
When we first booted up Reptilian Rising, it felt like a fever dream—something pulled straight out of a 1980s basement. In this turn-based tactical game, we found genocidal, time-traveling lizards fighting history’s heavy hitters. The more we played, the weirder it got, a feeling doubly emphasized by the Saturday morning cartoon vibes. If you, like…
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‘Reclaim!’ is Reimagining Point-and-Click Adventures
Game development is usually about chasing a childhood dream. But for Mary Hermes, Director at Grassroots Indigenous Multimedia, it’s about keeping a language alive for the next generation. After a brutal five-year dev cycle, Reclaim! Azhe-giiwewining is finally out—and it’s way more than just a game. It’s a lifeline for the Ojibwe language (Ojibwemowin). This…
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‘BUS: Bro u Survived’ Turns a School Bus Into a Zombie-Clearing War Machine
BUS: Bro u Survived seems like a chaotic, co-op road trip that trades the usual stationary base camp for four wheels and a whole lot of horsepower. The island isn’t just crawling with angry green freaks; it’s practically a warzone thanks to two rival human factions fighting for control. As you drive from zone to…
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Lysward Demo: Survive The Arid Umbra
The amazing indie developers have at Snowcastle Games have officially released the very first playable demo for their upcoming single-player adventure, Lysward. Set in the stunning but punishing fantasy world of Umbra, this new title swaps out the usual woodland zombies for a much more realistic threat: extreme, blistering desert heat. Core Demo Features Turning…
