The Steam Next Fest features demos for upcoming games. "Tiny Glade" offers a small but satisfying city-building experience, while "The Alters" surprises with its base-building and clone-driven narrative. "Level Zero: Extraction" presents an intriguing extraction shooter concept, but the demo suffers from technical issues. All three demos are worth trying out for a glimpse of their potential.
The Kingdom franchise has been around for several years now. A 2D side scroller resource management sim was first released back in 2015. It gained a ton of popularity for its simplicity and addictive gameplay. I definitely enjoyed each of the released games but never played them all long enough to beat them. They were... Continue Reading →
I've been looking forward to a comeback for Assassin's Creed, and I think Mirage might be it. Assassin's Creed is one of my favorite game franchises. I've been a diehard fan for many, many years. I've played all the mainline games, outside of Rogue (I dunno why), and have enjoyed them all. For me though,... Continue Reading →
The writer details their experience playing the sequel to their favorite game, "Alan Wake", 13 years after the original game's release. They introduce the new protagonist, Saga Anderson, who introduces an intriguing game mechanic known as the Mind Place. The author emphasizes a few plot developments and expresses their love for the game's characters, mechanics, and nostalgic references to the original installment. They encourage others to try it and share their impressions.
I got to play a few games over my weekend!
Lovecraft horror meets fishing!
Marvel's Midnight Suns have been in my backlog for some time now. The main reason was that I wasn't entirely sure where to play it. On my Xbox or my PC. Luckily it became playable on the Steam Deck, and that was all I needed for this turn-based deck-building brawler. Midnight Suns is developed by... Continue Reading →
New season, how do I feel about it now?
Exploring a remote island with friends can be fun, right?!
The Game Awards happened a few nights ago. I happened to catch a bit from the beginning, but with my life, I had to go to bed since I get up fairly early now. The Game Awards have never really interested me for the awards aspect. I'm never really rooting for any games to win... Continue Reading →
The Tired Obsidian 