Jonathan Bolding
Jon Bolding is a games writer and critic with an extensive background in strategy games. When he's not on his PC, he can be found playing every tabletop game under the sun.
Latest articles by Jonathan Bolding
Furi's creators dropped a free demake of the first boss fight as a thanks to fans
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News A throwback freebie that feels like a bit of time travel.
This indie fuses the structure of Hades with the horde smashing action of Vampire Survivors
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Death Must Die has you invade the underworld over and over, getting stronger each time.
Stardew Valley 1.6 is still chugging along, says creator, after a month of "self-imposed" crunch
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Plus, a teaser for a new thing.
Be a frog, kill bugs, collect cool dice in the demo for dicebuilding roguelike Die in the Dungeon
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Roll fast, eat bugs.
Gatekeeper is like an isometric Risk of Rain 2, so go ahead and try the free prologue
By Jonathan Bolding published
News It's fun, it's cooperative, you can try it for free. What more do you want?
Deckbuilder fans owe themselves some time with the brilliant Cobalt Core
By Jonathan Bolding published
News A cute art style belies a rich, interesting deckbuilding experience.
Behold, the world's first combine harvester combat racing game
By Jonathan Bolding published
The race is to reap the most grain.
Check out this open world martial arts tactical RPG with dozens of story paths
By Jonathan Bolding published
News These Chinese martial world games just keep getting better.
The return of Fortnite's original map brings a record-setting 6M concurrent players to the battle royale island
By Jonathan Bolding published
news It's more players than Fortnite had at its peak as a cultural phenomenon.
Here's a game where you're an underpaid astronaut salvaging space trash and building an orbital factory from it
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Don't worry though, you get commission.
Grounded's next update will add full-on creative tools allowing custom backyards and game modes
By Jonathan Bolding published
News "We've always wanted to see what the community can make with these tools."
Tommy Gun Witches is a free detective adventure about exactly what it sounds like
By Jonathan Bolding published
News "Witches, gremlins, devils, you get the picture."
The Talos Principle 2 brings in GLaDOS to roast itself for copying Portal: 'You came up with that? Oh. No, wait. I did.'
By Jonathan Bolding published
News "Have you heard of portals? What about copyright infringement?"
Your new co-op survival horror obsession is about being underpaid and overworked space scavengers
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Nobody lives on this moon for a reason.
Here's a cute, free economic real-time strategy about colonizing and defending a solar system
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Planet S is simple, free, and can be played in online PvP.
Enter an abandoned amusement park to solve a horror mystery in this upcoming bit of indie psychological horror
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Crow Country's PSX aesthetic and weird creatures have strong echoes of Parasite Eve.
Cities: Skylines 2 has 8 packs of regional buildings on the way, for free
By Jonathan Bolding published
News 2500 new building assets spread across eight regional themes, like the UK and China, should spice up your choices.
Fly hard, fly fast, drop nukes in this accessible near-future flight combat sim
By Jonathan Bolding published
Nuclear Option rides the line between arcade combat and flight sim in a very good way.
This crafting game is like a quirky fusion of Forager and Minecraft
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Gather resources, build a base, drink in the chill.
Check out the playtest of magic school simulator Mind Over Magic
By Jonathan Bolding published
News It's published by Don't Starve and Oxygen Not Included developer Klei.
Overwatch harnesses the dread power of K-Pop
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Overwatch's first in-game musical collaboration will be appropriate, if you're D.Va.
Terrifyingly fun roguelike World of Horror launches with an absolute banger of a trailer
By Jonathan Bolding published
News The parade of terrors and mysteries to explore in this point-and-click RPG are unmatched.
This combo of Surviving Mars with factory building has you automate and expand a lunar colony in the wake of disaster
By Jonathan Bolding published
In The Crust it's up to your trusty drones to save the day.