Gunpoint Review
Offbeat GemThe downloadable market is filled with the bizarre, the strange, the original. It's not hard to see why: If a game fails to have a catchy hook that digs into the players skin, they'll sink to the bottom of the sea of mediocrit...
Don’t Starve Review
Offbeat GemDon’t Starve is an adventure-strategy game that rewards players for their longevity and patience. With loads of customizable elements, interesting player-characters, and a haunting and often macabre tone, it’s worth pl...
The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief (Chapter I) Review
A while back, I proudly hosted a SpawnFirst-exclusive interview with Marco Rosenberg, who played a big role in the development of The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief. Promising a story-focused, action-oriented point-and-click ...
Scourge: Outbreak Review
I’ve always been a pretty big fan of third person shooters. I can’t even begin to put into words how many hours my roommate and I poured into horde mode on Gears of Wars 2. So when I was assigned to review Scourge: Outbrea...
State of Decay Review
Editor's ChoiceSleeper Hit!Gold AwardLOVE AT FIRST BITE Amidst the influx of zombie games for the past few years, there have been very few games that have truly captured the intricacies and finer details about what it might actually be like to survive through a zo...
The Night of the Rabbit Review
Bronze AwardDaedalic’s Night of the Rabbit is a charming fairy tale with fun– though not revelatory– gameplay, beautiful graphics, and excellent voice acting.  Daedalic has a knack for off-beat stories (check out Chaos on De...
Company of Heroes 2 Review
Silver AwardCompany of Heroes, an award-winning series that many a gamer will be familiar with by now, is one of the highest rated RTS (Real time strategy) games out there. It sold millions of copies and was at one point a best selling gam...
The Walking Dead: 400 Days Review
Bronze AwardGreat DLCA Great Story Courtesy of a Broken World Telltale has become renowned for their excellently written and emotional stories, and they have continued this trend with another foray into the Walking Dead universe with a new DLC titl...
Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep DLC Review
Great DLCROLL FOR INITIATIVE! I’ve been on a huge Borderlands 2 kick as of late, playing through the campaign five times in the past month, as well as playing all the DLCs. I guess you can say I was doing it to get ready for the gameâ...
Hotline Miami Review
Editor's ChoiceSilver AwardOffbeat GemThe story really sums up the game as a whole; it's quick, convoluted, and feels like an acid trip. You'll be scratching your head throughout the majority of dialogue and scripted sequences, and most everything you do revolves ...
Prime World: Defenders Review
Prime World: Defenders Review As a newbie to the tower defense genre, I looked forward to playing Prime World: Defenders. I have only dabbled in strategy games, playing both RTS (namely Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun) and tu...
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing Review
The Classic Tale With a Twist Last year in May, Neocore Games announced an action-RPG project starring the famous vampire slayer, Van Helsing. Well, not Van Helsing specifically, but more appropriately, Van Helsing Junior. It s...
Metro: Last Light Review
Silver AwardSeeking Providence in a Broken World You emerge from your underground safe haven, blinded by the sunlight that your eyes are not accustomed to. You clear off your gasmask, trying to remove the condensation that your breath faci...
Anomaly 2 Review
Bronze AwardNot Your Average Tower Defense The original Anomaly: Warzone Earth (as well its successive entries in the series) had a lovably creative concept; flip ‘tower defense’ on its head, and put the player in control of the wave t...
Terraria Review
Offbeat GemTerraria Review I remember the first time I cut down a tree and made a house out of it, ran away from zombies and other hellish creatures when night took over. Ah minecr- I mean, Terraria, our relationship has been a long and f...
