Author: AndresPlays

Virtue and a Sledgehammer pits you against the system with 20 pounds of steel to deliver a most important message: fight back. There are days when I wake up and I do not recognize this world anymore. How much have we lost in the name of automatization? Apparently now generative AI CEOs ask LLMs how to best describe their children instead of spending time with them. Writing an email—a deeply personal gesture if done well—is being offloaded by ChatGPT to simply move on to the next mundane task. These small losses amount to a death by a thousand cuts. A…

Guild Wars Reforged is set to receive new content in almost 20 years, dubbed Guild Wars Afterlife, arriving early next year. The critically acclaimed MMORPG Guild Wars is receiving its first new premium DLC in nearly two decades. Played by over nine million players, ArenaNet® and co-developer 2weeks bring brand new content to the game with Guild Wars Afterlife. Afterlife takes players through the Mists of Tyria to the land of Xotecha. The Order of Moonless Night seeks assistance in combating the rising tide of Nightmares and mysterious Cult of Odran that threaten the new, ever-changing dungeon, the Unformed. It…

Saraab: Beyond The Veil is a psychological horror visual novel that tells a unique story based on supernatural spirits from Arabian mythology. Several years ago, I had a close friend from Saudi Arabia. In our many conversations, there was one thing she told me all that time ago that I have never been able to forget. She said that, when she was younger, a djinn possessed her. She lost her conscience for a moment until she came to in a part of her house she did not recognize entering. According to supernatural beliefs, it is when humans are young that…

MyDear.Exe is a love story told through a fakeOS puzzle game filled with kind memories of a long and lasting relationship. Brazilian author Paulo Coelho wrote in his landmark 1988 novel The Alchemist, “When he looked into her eyes, he learned the most important part of the language that all the world spoke—the language that everyone on earth was capable of understanding in their heart. It was love.” Sometimes it is best to invoke the powerful words of a tireless romantic to clearly explain what the core of an experience is. MyDear.Exe is an ode to a beautiful relationship that…

An opinion piece where Andres shares his struggles with remakes, and whether Ocarina of Time will be the one he finally connects with. Last month I watched the new Carrie show by Mike Flanagan. I was not entirely satisfied with it, as it takes some big swings away from the source material and introduces an ambitious interconnected universe. While Stephen King may be happy with it, I cannot entirely accept it. Sitting with my thoughts, I had to ask myself, why? I usually heavily dislike when people go against a creator’s wishes, but now I was becoming just like them.…

Spooky Land Defenders is a tower defense game that fits the bill exactly for a day like today, where we celebrate horror to the fullest. There is something special about Halloween and horror in general. Sure, it is a way to deal with our fears via eerie films or monsters, but it is also a rite of passage as a young kid. It is well documented I am a scaredy cat. Goosebumps was the first TV show that quite literally made me cry, mainly because I would rather not become a lizard man. Over the years, though, I remember going…

Bamboo Grove tells the haunted tale of a game tester whose software seems to be invariably cursed. Will he make it out alive? Asian horror has traumatized me for as long as I can remember. At the precocious age of 12 years old (we snuck in), I watched Japanese classic Ju-On: The Grudge in my small hometown’s movie theater Halloween celebration. I still remember a friend who screamed and covered his eyes whenever a jumpscare happened alongside me. A couple of years after, the macabre plot of Thai hit Shutter is one that literally gave me nightmares. Its fundamentally different…

Tom the Postgirl is the weird, quirky adventure of a nutty courier that is more interested in causing chaos than delivering a package. Through video games, we can achieve our wildest dreams. Soar through the skies, save the world, kill a god. The ultimate form of expression, all art forms, from music to visuals and programming, coalesce into something truly special. That is why when a unique premise comes along, it is impossible not to be allured by it. In the case of Tom the Postgirl, the fantasy achieved is more mundane but equally amusing: becoming a chaos gremlin. The…

Valve mentioned at the Steam Indie Connect developer event that they are aware of AI slop flooding Steam but urge game makers to be “more original.” Hot off the heels of writing about the worst AI Content Disclosures on Steam last week, Valve has responded to the issue at hand. Where hundreds of independent developers would once see a push in their visibility thanks to Steam Next Fest, that is not the case anymore. In the latest Autumn event, out of approximately 8,200 demos, 2,500 have declared formally using generative AI. Instead of a strong, reassuring response from leadership, Tom…

Curse of Resthaven not only boasts an impeccably written gothic narrative, but its smart roguelite systems make for a deeply gripping mystery. If there is anything that 2026 will be remembered for, it is the media where nature fought back. The Odyssey, a timeless tale, showed the tumultuous journey Odysseus and his crew had to endure to get back home. In Widow’s Bay, an island is alive and claims human sacrifice in order to provide riches, or else its inhabitants will suffer the consequences. And now, Curse of Resthaven delivers a captivating gothic narrative where a man must save his…