These Are the Best Netflix Games of 2024, Ranked
Netflix’s game section is now an established part of the brand, despite how I’m constantly fielding queries of “Wait, Netflix has games,” or “How do I download the Netflix games?”…
Inkbound is already changing the way I think about roguelikes
Shiny Shoe I don’t envy anyone who sets out to make a roguelike. The genre presents a wide range of challenges that can make or break a game. How long…
Among Us’ TV Show Grabs a Stacked Voice Cast
Image: Innersloth Last year, CBS Studios revealed it was adapting the hit social deduction game Among Us into an animated TV show from Infinity Train’s Owen Dennis. Odd as it…
Ultros review: a bold, beautiful, and baffling Metroidvania
MSRP $25.00 “Ultros is a bold and beautiful artistic vision, but a convoluted Metroidvania.” Psychedelic art Fantastic music Unique gardening system Unclear visual design Underexplained systems Tedious backtracking My bloody…
A Highland Song review: Breath of the Wild-inspired indie is a Scottish delight
A Highland Song MSRP $18.00 “A Highland Song successfully brings the awe-inspiring freedom of Breath of the Wild to the Scottish Highlands.” Painterly art style Freeform climbing Creative “run” structure…
For Microsoft, indies aren’t Game Pass extras. They’re the future of Xbox
Xbox may be about as corporate a brand as you can find, but it’s been a surprisingly vital platform for independent developers. That dates back to the Xbox Live Arcade…
Five Nights at Freddy’s Trounces Mario and Halloween Ends to Smash Streaming Records
Image: Universal Pictures Step aside, Halloween Ends. Sorry ‘bout ya, The Super Mario Bros Movie. There’s a new boss in town, and he’s tall, furry, and reeks of pizza. After…
Five Nights at Freddy’s Scares Up a Massive Box Office
Horror movies usually hit big no matter when you release them, but October can help them do especially well. Almost every year, there’s a particular movie that outpaces all the…
How Five Nights at Freddy’s Brought Friendly Yet Frightening Vibes to Its Puppets
They did it, they really did it. The Freddy Fazbear Pizza band from Five Nights at Freddy’s has been made real, and of course Blumhouse got the Jim Henson Creature…
How Five Nights at Freddy’s Brought Its Creepy Animatronics to Life
When it came to making the stars of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza come to life, Blumhouse and Universal brought out the big puppeteering guns from the Jim Henson Company. Exclusive Jurassic…