by Carlos Moscoso | Oct 19, 2021 | Features, Indie Spotlight
Kena: Bridge of Spirits is the debut title from indie studio Ember Lab, a 12-person team founded by brothers Mike and Josh Grier. If the name Ember Lab sounds at all familiar to any gamers, it’s because their main claim to fame is the excellent and notably creepy The...
by Jeremy Peeples | Sep 9, 2021 | Features, Indie Spotlight
Ever since it was announced around two years ago, Baldo: The Guardian Owls stood out thanks to its bold cel shading and Studio Ghibli-esque visual design. The world comes alive and a new isometric Legend of Zelda-style experience begins–but not without some hitches...
by Carlos Moscoso | Sep 7, 2021 | Features, Indie Spotlight
Twelve Minutes is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure developed by industry veteran Luis Antonio, who was an artist for both Rockstar Games and Ubisoft before leaving to work briefly on The Witness in 2012. Twelve Minutes marks this talented artist’s first...
by Carlos Moscoso | Sep 1, 2021 | Features, Indie Spotlight
The Ascent is the first game from Neon Giant, a 12-person studio out of Sweden. It takes place in a bleak cyberpunk universe where the player assumes the role of an indentured servant, or “indent” as they’re referred to in the game’s codex, who is trying to escape the...
by Jeremy Peeples | Apr 26, 2021 | Features, Indie Spotlight
Sega’s Super Monkey Ball series is one of its most underrated and hasn’t seen a new entry since the PlayStation Vita’s launch nine years ago. In that time, love for the series hasn’t gone away, but Sega has failed to capitalize on it beyond an...
by Carlos Moscoso | Apr 13, 2021 | Features, Indie Spotlight
Paradise Lost is a first-person adventure game published by All-In Games and developed by Polyamorous. Taking place in an alternate history, the events of Paradise Lost unfold 35 years after Nazi Germany defeated the allied forces, allowing economic, technological,...
