Susan Banks and Courtney Craven launched Can I Play That in 2018 hoping to expand the idea behind their now-retired Deaf game review site to the entire community of disabled gamers.
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As vast as the indie scene is, few developers’ names prompt instant recognition. Nina Freeman is one of them.
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The Philadelphia Flyers’ new mascot, the googly-eyed, rotund monster known as Gritty, started life as an embarrassing publicity stunt and has grown into an obsession, then a movement and, finally, the beginnings of a cult.
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For anyone who lurked on Deviantart around the turn of the decade, Detective Pikachu’s trailer brought the illustrations of RJ Palmer, now a concept artist at Ubisoft San Francisco, immediately to mind.
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As I played, I recognized in Madeline’s attempts to overcome her emotions certain teachings from my nearly decade in therapy to address my own anxiety and depression.
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While I’ve only experienced a few hours exploring the luscious hillsides of Fallout 76’s West Virginia, I made it my mission to explore as much of the game’s extensive map as I could.
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There’s a word for if you like the same sex (homosexual), the opposite sex (heterosexual), and everything in between (pansexual). But what about if you check off the box “none of the above”?
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When I found out Compulsion Games’ true inspiration, my opinion on We Happy Few instantly soured.
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It all began with a bike trip across the United States.
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Grenade launchers, submachine guns, and laser swords are not the typical arsenal of magical girls, but, then again, Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online doesn’t bother much with convention.
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You either love her or you hate her.
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This point-and-click adventure from “micro” game studio The Garden Well transforms nature photography into an interactive forest floor.
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“It’s by girls for girls, expressing shared experience without context,”
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Visual novels have been experiencing a cultural renaissance in recent years as developers continue to challenge genre conventions and tackle themes that AAA titles are hesitant to explore.
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It’s an innocent enough question: “Can I borrow your phone?” Yet, ask most people and you might as well have asked for their social security number.
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The Orange Box turned 10 years old this year, and by extension Portal celebrated its anniversary too.
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In the indie platformer Getting Over It, players battle frustrating mechanics, wonky physics, and … an ancient Greek philosopher’s personal demons?
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Hold up, did that guy just say he stuffed a little person full of coke and hit him like a piñata?
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Developer Huegor summed it up best in this quote from their light-hearted sleuthing adventure, Gaytective: “Let’s face it – there’s something inherently uncomfortable about womanhood, which all boils down to power dynamics and norms.”
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Nour is making players hungry. The game’s Kickstarter calls it “an interactive food sim” unlimited by objectives or social mores, leaving players to manipulate the physics of deliciously rendered meals to their heart’s content.
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