Latest articles by Jay Allen
Risk System is a shmup that prioritizes accessibility while still being a challenge
Risky business The side-scrolling shooter aims to be playable by anyone, not just hardcore bullet hell fans.
The Walking Simulator a Month Club pushes the boundaries of a sometimes narrow genre
Walk hard According to the description, "In far future of the 55th octillionth millennium there is only Walking".
In Genderwrecked's post-apocalypse, the only options are talk, fight, and kiss
Get rekt Your quest: to discover the meaning of the mysterious force called "gender."
The Mind's Eclipse is basically a System Shock game reimagined as a visual novel
Black Hole Sun Everyone's dead, your only companion's an untrustworthy AI, and graffiti's everywhere.
Shadowhand's creators discuss their position at the crossroad of 'core' and 'casual' games
draw Helen Carmichael and Jake Birkett on their solitaire highway robbery RPG and how it's designed to split the difference between two kinds of player.
Science is messy and cloning's unlimited in twin-stick shooter Beacon
Mix & match This game about splicing yourself with alien DNA turns out to be stitched together from influences that are just as unusual.
How zombie plague RTS They Are Billions went viral
Pandemic Indie studio Numantian Games explain how they hit on a winning formula with their survival strategy game.
The indie dev taking his brawler on tour to test it against the toughest audiences
Hit the road The Moon Fields' creator is building community first and a game second.
Everything is Going to Be OK is about the circus performance of being all right
Song & Dance CONGRATULATIONS! You have found more hidden anxieties.
Even for a game about kicking people in the junk, Family Jewels is odd
It's nuts When all you have is a kick every problem looks like a testicle.
