Author: AndresPlays

Puzzles always need to have a balancing act. Make them too complex, and risk losing your player’s attention by giving in to a fit of rage due to being stumped by the answer. Aim for too easy, and some might feel their intelligence insulted by the game. This is why Riddlewood Manor is a triumph. Appealing to those with a dedicated attention to detail, this point-and-click horror adventure knows exactly who its audience is. Walking the fine line between light scary imagery and clever puzzles, it could be easily recommended to escape room enthusiasts that might not be too keen…

Set in the Appalachian Mountains, where real life disappearances, strange sightings and overall eerie vibes abound, Blue Ridge Hunting is a new online co-op horror game that just launched its Kickstarter campaign. Featuring a low-poly PSX artstyle, the found footage aesthetic feels quite fitting to the game’s unique atmosphere. Reminiscent of classic horror media like Silent Hill 2 and The Blair Witch Project, it’s wearing its inspirations on its sleeve. With a demo recently launched on Steam, spooky fans can get a taste of what’s to come in the full experience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk-eNuJ-jHA Backed by Six One Indie Publishing and developed…

Catto’s Post Office, the mail delivery game we described as “a low-stakes, cozy adventure that is wholesome in its entirety”, is making its way to Nintendo Switch November 2nd. First released on Steam back in early August, the game’s charming artstyle quickly earned a following by playing as the titular Catto. A fitting choice to be ported next to one of the most sold family friendly systems, delivering mail in a peaceful coast town looks like a perfect time while laying down after a stressful day. Published by CULT Games and developed by In Shambles Studio, Catto’s Post Office premise…

Moss and Moss 2 were groundbreaking games that gave a familiar approach to newcomers to virtual reality. A smashing success for VR with over one million copies sold, those games introduced us to Quill, a kind, courageous mouse fighting for her fantasy world against impossible odds. Set in diorama-style levels, the gorgeous landscapes from lush forests to winter wonderlands are breathtaking, even more so immersed in VR. What stood out the most for me, though, was Quill’s animations, speaking in American Sign Language, and high-fiving you after successfully completing each battle encounter. Three years after the release of Moss 2,…

Another month, another gaming showcase that takes my breath away. Far from the formula created by the Nintendo Direct, The Galaxies Autumn Showcase 2025 proved to be an exhilarating and charismatic ride of upcoming indies that deserve your attention. Hosted by Jane Douglas, presenter and writer at Outside Xbox, the event was lean in grand speeches to focus on what we all came here to see: video games. With a couple of zany jokes deftly sprinkled in with games such as Egging On and references to the Warhammer 40k franchise thanks to boomer shooter Boltgun 2, things kept moving at…

In anticipation of the second season of Amazon’s Prime Fallout series in late December, Bethesda announced a slew of updates regarding the various projects of the franchise. To start things off, a 15th anniversary bundle of Fallout: New Vegas, complete with a huge robot statue and a Vault Boy pin, available on their flagship Bethesda Gear Store. This one makes the most sense as the second series has been confirmed to develop in the city of New Vegas, with producers reassuring eagle-eyed viewers will be rewarded with plenty of easter eggs. Fallout 4, a beloved game now in its 10th…

After the disappointing announcement that Tales of Xillia would only release the first entry, fans of the series (read, me) were disappointed about the possibility of letting Xillia 2 stay in the PlayStation 3 purgatory. Thanks to the latest interview of Yusuke Tomizawa with Famitsu via ryokutya2089, we now know that Bandai Namco is toiling away on several projects, revitalizing the faith in the series’ much anticipated comeback. While the series has not exactly been dormant, with The Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn DLC releasing in late 2023 and Tales of Graces f Remastered in early 2025, perhaps players…

Bye Sweet Carole captivates with its beautiful artstyle, harkening back to Disney’s golden era. The gameplay execution is where it stumbles. Hand drawn animation has come a really long way. From the 1950s classics such as Cinderella as a nascent medium to the more haunting 1990s Don Bluth offbeats like Anastasia before the world turned to 3D. Bye Sweet Carole is a 2D horror adventure firmly rooted in these iconic films that raised generations, quickly piquing the interest of whoever has seen a still of this beautiful game. Sadly, the eternal question of “Should this game have been a movie?”…

For a certain subset of players, no meditative indie videogames existed until 2012 with the release of Journey. And in a way, no other have. The impact this unassuming game had cannot be underestimated. Regarded as one of the best games of the year in its time, it was heavily praised for its minimalistic approach to gameplay and storytelling. Accompanied by the masterful soundtrack by Austin Wintory, it opened the eyes of many players, myself included, to what the medium of videogames can be when free from the shackles of its predictable conventions. No dialogue, no combat, no scores. Just…

Oneiric is a word you don’t hear often. Maybe never, actually, as I had to Google the Spanish translation to English of it. It means relative, or suggestive, to dreams. That strange period every human spends two-thirds of their lives in. Just… dreaming. Creating unusual, illogical situations while our minds store our daily lives. There is never an exact way to depict them for every person, because they are all so unique. Dreams of Another is the best effort put into a video game of what our subconscious tries to process. The ethos of Dreams of Another is that there’s…