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
![Autoforge](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2eyMJBrK9djAp4eQhYVjtC-320-80.jpg)
Check out this indie fusion of Terraria and Satisfactory
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Autoforge is a 2D automation adventure with some neat stuff going on inside.
![Knights in Tight Spaces](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VU8WDbBK3wwa94ammpcof4-320-80.jpg)
The fantasy sequel to Fights in Tight Spaces is just called Knights in Tight Spaces, and it has a demo out now
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Close-quarters tactical card brawling is looking better than ever.
![Captain of Industry Update 2, several large islands with a huge impact crater at the center, separated by deep channels](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6gr563vxLEi6ubPbhAmFnJ-320-80.jpg)
A map revamp means your giant factory-cities in Captain of Industry are going to look better than ever
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Update 2 also brings conveyor lifts, stackable balancers, and hydrogen-powered vehicles.
![Hydroneer Journey to Volcalidus Expansion image of a volcano rising above a tundra landscape, with a magma river in the foreground](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6X9K9gZnwMUCFmQ9DsAZ83-320-80.jpg)
Mining and base-building sandbox Hydroneer has a sprawling new expansion of volcanos and glaciers
By Jonathan Bolding published
News The new island is six times as large as the original one.
![Sentry](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Xn2AGqVitSTmvjYWpAHhD-320-80.jpg)
Use towers, traps, and guns to repel spaceship boarders in tower defense-shooter hybrid Sentry
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Sentry looks like one for fans of Sanctum and Orcs Must Die.
![A face covered with oil and reflection of fire in goggles](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JAd29mVLMMPFcest3ze9K8-320-80.jpg)
Frostpunk 2's beta hits on April 15
By Jonathan Bolding published
News For those who are interested in pre-ordering.
![Rift Wizard 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/skfzZEkEZBJZVd2iBnJXaM-320-80.jpg)
Tweak your crazy spells in this tough, traditional roguelike wizard simulator
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Rift Wizard 2 builds on the first game in a couple great ways.
![Doronko Wanko key art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ptQNDFWC4BgPBKjPdK5iGU-320-80.jpg)
Bandai Namco drops three free games, including one where you're a very messy dog ruining the house
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Plus boomerang surfing action-adventure and robots hacking robots to solve puzzles.
![An image of a waffle house in Alpharetta, Georgia with Tekken fighter Paul Phoenix overlaid on top. Paul Phoenix is wearing stars-and-stripes shoulderpads in the colors of the American flag.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LDPk5TktJZJo8L5nM7Ae6H-320-80.jpg)
Tekken director asks why Americans want Waffle House to be a stage in Tekken 8
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Obviously it is so that the combatants can sit down for a nice waffle and a cup of coffee.
![As We Descend](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WmLGiDvUDirgxvVVRik4Bh-320-80.png)
Coffee Stain set to publish a stylishly strange-looking new deckbuilder
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Hard to argue with a big old magitech-looking sword.
![Slice & Dice](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hhtfbNRPb4pHR7GZDb5eAi-320-80.jpg)
Here's slice and dice, the roguelike RPG where each of your party members is a different die
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Wizard dice, berserker dice, thief dice, guardian dice—you get the drift.
![An image of Astarion watching the player sleep, while wearing a grinch-like smile that hides his top lip.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5qSWUtKGfpPa3S8zCtL7j7-320-80.png)
Larian originally wanted Baldur's Gate 3 to have multiple narrators, also Astarion was a tiefling
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Which perhaps would have made him too devilish a rascal.
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HbqrEZ6oxLpiw24pDZffAW-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2 players find creative ways to punish toxic hosts: 'I ran with your super samples to the edge of the mission area, and kept on running'
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Some people just never learned good-natured good sportsmanship.
![Ciri in Cyberpunk](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yaEG6GYANeRx6uExVD2xb9-320-80.jpg)
How are CD Projekt's side quests so good? Cyberpunk quest designer says they reject 'over 90%' of their pitches
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Just use the good ideas. Simple as.
![An image of the first Hrothgar in Final Fantasy 14 smiling as she regards her home, Tural, in Dawntrail. She is a large lioness-like lady with a bright, optimistic expression: sailing under a clear blue sky.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QWbXLhuYJjbdntwxNqrqiZ-320-80.png)
FF14 Dawntrail will release in July, with early access a few days earlier
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Naoki Yoshida has released the launch date, pre-order bonuses, and more at PAX East.
![Toy Shire](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2qg6NdCLHPGzJyNNCYNDMi-320-80.jpg)
Here's the demo for an adorable tower defense about green army men battling evil robots
By Jonathan Bolding published
News The graphics and visual design are definitely above average for the genre.
![A chunky open-air factory on a dusty red world in game Eden Crafters](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2nNajTeGnaLVJwbHeR7VgB-320-80.jpg)
Automate bases to explore and terraform a huge open world in Eden Crafters
By Jonathan Bolding published
News The promise of factory building on a voxel world warrants some attention.
![Tower defense game From Ashes Bloom, a blobby black spirit monster stands inside a ring of trees](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AC2LqS9cusksyKREzvc3oE-320-80.jpg)
Protect the world's last tree from humanity in free tower defense From Ashes, Bloom
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Be a big blob, stomp people.
![An image of a picross board from game Logiart Grimoire](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dcX4fuEfegCdVtTCJSawVh-320-80.jpg)
There's finally a picross game from legendary makers Jupiter on PC
By Jonathan Bolding published
News They've been making these since the 90s and they're pretty good at it.
![Dune: Imperium digital adaptation of the board game](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vz8gVJEgojaiHksnftGMbX-320-80.jpg)
Much-loved board game Dune: Imperium has a digital version now, and it's getting rave responses
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Yeah, I'm Dune: Dune a great board game adaptation.
![An image from party shooter game Duck Game.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i9ddMfpobHhV7dE77nJjFa-320-80.jpg)
Duck Game developer not fazed by potential publisher delisting: "I will never stop updating it as long as my hands and eyes work"
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Perhaps over-devoted to a couch co-op party shooter, but we like the vigor.
![Mortal Glory 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UWwUwiZXu5adhdrvJSj7Jn-320-80.jpg)
Run your team of fantasy gladiators to absolute dominance in Mortal Glory 2
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Crew up a bunch of fantasy weirdos and get them killed in pursuit of fame and fortune.
![Watch Dogs 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G7QpUXqZKwzBwRvfaGY9HH-320-80.jpg)
Watch Dogs might just get a movie adaptation after all, because it now has a lead and director
By Jonathan Bolding published
News This a decade after Ubisoft touted movie interest in the game.