Gaming & Culture
If there’s one thing I appreciate in both games and sentences, it’s brevity. Johan Vinet, the solo developer behind Castaway, must share a similar appreciation. The founder of Canari Games (LUNARK) recently released his latest work, and it’s a punchy little sendup to The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening and other portable entries that delivers…
It wasn’t long ago that Owlcat Games (Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous) announced that they were getting into the publishing business, and now they’re ready to show off their partnership with Emotion Spark Studio to publish their upcoming adventure game, Rue Valley. They’ve provided the first real trailer for Rue Valley,…
Thanks to her ability to deal significant damage while also applying overwhelming amounts of daze by mixing her enhanced basic attacks and Moonlit Begonia EX Special in 50+ hit combos, it is not a surprise that Qingyi arrived to claim the spot of the best Electric stun agent in Zenless Zone Zero. But just like…
Earth Defense Force 6 is among the strangest games I’ve ever played. I don’t mean strange in an Earth Defense Force kind of way; I’m no stranger to EDF. To explain how fascinating this game is, I’m going to get deep into spoiler territory. There’s no way around it. For those of you who would…
When you start playing Once Human, one of the first problems you’ll likely face is figuring out how to repair your rapidly degrading Pickaxe. You can repair your motorcycle, as well as weapons and armor, and you can technically use the Pickaxe as a weapon, but can you repair it? Screenshot by Destructoid Screenshot by…
The Wholesome Games Steam event is here to announce new games and spotlight current releases, and one of today’s reveals is Ritual of Raven. This witchy farming sim comes from Spellgarden Games, who previously worked on Sticky Business. It’s currently due out through publisher Team17 sometime in 2025. Beyond Steam, Ritual of Raven is eyeing…
Steam has been the head honcho of the digital PC gaming world pretty much since it came out, around 20 years ago. Of course, in order to stay ahead of the curve, it needs to be vigilant about how it allows game developers to operate on its platform. As a result of some noted challenges…
Devolver Digital and All Possible Futures have officially announced that The Plucky Squire will launch on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch on September 17, 2024. While sneak peeks and gameplay trailers have been available for over two years, we now know exactly when we’ll dive into this cute storybook adventure. The…
The Iron Rig is the second piece of paid DLC for Dredge and might be its biggest expansion to date. It tasks you with signing up to work for a new company in the game, but it’s not quite as simple as you might think. If you want to get anywhere with them, you’ll need…
Sam & Max is something that I love and I wish it was more popular. However, I know that if it actually did become more popular, I’d probably become fatigued quite quickly and stop loving it as much. Sometimes we don’t know what’s good for us. However, it has been 14 years since the last…