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3 Things I Love About Guild of Dungeoneering: Ice Cream Headaches
The wonderful card-game dungeon-crawler hybrid, Guild of Dungeoneering, just released its second DLC — and it’s all about ice cream! Lured by dairy sweetness and the brilliant fun I had in the base game in Episode 1 of our podcast, I dove righ
3 Things I Love About Guild of Dungeoneering: Ice Cream Headaches
The wonderful card-game dungeon-crawler hybrid, Guild of Dungeoneering, just released its second DLC — and it’s all about ice cream! Lured by dairy sweetness and the brilliant fun I had in the base game in Episode 1 of our podcast, I dove righ
Defender’s Quest: Valley of the Forgotten
Tower defense gets a story-tastic overhaul in Defender’s Quest, a brilliantly polished and wickedly clever RPG/Tower-Defense hybrid game made by three people. The core strategy gameplay rivals anything in the genre,
Defender’s Quest: Valley of the Forgotten
Tower defense gets a story-tastic overhaul in Defender’s Quest, a brilliantly polished and wickedly clever RPG/Tower-Defense hybrid game made by three people. The core strategy gameplay rivals anything in the genre,
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
You already know if you should play this game. Search your heart. Did the goofy title fill it with child-like wonder and joy? Then read on, happy potato person, Because you’re going to craft silly weapons across the entire universe!
Dustforce
Platformers stress me out. My reflexes aren’t great, and the genre famously punishes players like me who can’t execute fast movements. But Dustforce is different. Its calming music, smooth gameplay, and gentle themes and art are relaxing.
Forced Showdown
I’ve never had strong opinions about a Rambo-inspired rat before, but now I know with every fiber of my being that Ratbo must die. After the devious little bastard blew me up with home-made rockets, his demise was the only thing I thought of while cutt...
You Must Build a Boat
Don’t ask questions. You must build a boat. It doesn’t matter why. Stop asking. Ugh, you’re really not going to let this go are you? Fine! You must build a boat so that you can sail to differently themed regions and fight your way through dungeons to c...
The Banner Saga
I initially picked up The Banner Saga just to have something to tinker with while I ate lunch, when I couldn’t play fast-paced games. But instead of a 30-minute detour, I got an incredible 10-hour epic saga that kept me glued to my chair for the entire...
Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon has taught me to be a terrible person. I bet you thought that Party Hard had already done that, huh? Nope! Darkest Dungeon’s hardcore dungeon-crawling has quickly trained me to treat my loyal soldiers like disposable,