I Watched Every Summer Game Fest Showcase. Here Are the Best Indie Games On My Wishlist.
Here are the games that stopped me in my tracks alongside links to wishlist them before the algorithm swallows them whole.
Phonopolis Review: Sharp Surveillance State Satire, With Added Slapstick
Indie ingenues Amanita Design deliver a refreshing sucker punch of cardboard creativity; and, thank god, a game that has something to say.
Forza Horizon 6 Review: The Best Racing Game You’ve Already Played
The reliable jewel in Microsoft's crown returns, offering a peerless but overly familiar open-world driving experience — with a bafflingly-tame take on Tokyo.
PRAGMATA Review: Capcom’s New IP is An Adorable Lunarcapitalist Satire
Pragmata pairs pulse-pounding survival with a charming takedown of space capitalism. Here's why this weird, wonderful new IP is worth the trip to the moon.
Building Hopeful Otherworlds: Studio Chizu’s Mamoru Hosoda on Scarlet, Online Dissonance and the Legacy of Superflat Monogram
The visionary director behind Belle and Summer Wars discusses his new cinematic afterlife in Scarlet, the universal grief of Shakespeare, and why contemporary online spaces have lost their…
Resident Evil Requiem Review: A Careful Synthesis of Action & Dread
Requiem is ambitious in how it constantly jumps between perspectives and survival horror schools of thought, and this is backed by some earth-shattering narrative twists that make it feel like…
Mewgenics Review: A Morbid Masterpiece Well Worth the 13-Year Wait
Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel deliver an absurdly moreish tactics game that, despite its grotesque subject matter, is almost impossible to put down.
Cairn Review: A Poignant Treatise on Playable Persistence
The Game Bakers prove another loaf of indie ingenuity with this meticulous Free Solo simulator
A Gamer’s Guide to Surviving Long-Haul Flights
Surviving a 24-hour flight isn't just about endurance—it's about strategy. Here's the tech you need to make the most of it, from an economy sector expert.
The Postmode GOTYs 2025: All Game of the Year Awards
Let's celebrate the year's best efforts in video games. Which big franchise is back, and what will be the Future Game of The Year?