French studio Motion Twin has partnered with fellow indie developer Playdigious (Cultist Simulator) to port last year’s excellent “RogueVania” Dead Cells to mobile devices. The iOS version will be available…
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Tactical strategy games have seen a resurgence in recent years, with excellent reboots and sequels for series like XCOM and Fire Emblem. But it’s pixel-perfect indie studio Chucklefish that has taken up the mantle of re-imagining the Advance War series (which had inspired Fire Emblem’s initial localization outside Japan).
Indie games have long filled the void of classic genres and gameplay styles left behind by bigger studios. Wargroove is the perfect example of an indie studio rebooting a beloved series while infusing their own story, with several modern improvements and an astonishing amount of content.
Despite its infamously rocky launch, Hello Games have been dutifully plugging away at No Man’s Sky. Over the years the space-based crafting and exploration game has received several major updates…
From designer, artist, and composer Jay Tholen (Dropsy), and British indie publisher No More Robots comes an ode to the psychedelic wonderland that was the internet in 1999. Hypnospace Outlaw…
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove Review
Posted by Eric Watson | PC, PlayStation 4, Reviews, Switch, Xbox One | No CommentsAvailable On: PC (Win, Mac, Linux), PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One
The honeymoon for nostalgia-fueled Kickstarter video game projects has long since passed. Older games and genres from the 80s and 90s inspired a treasure trove of multi-million dollar projects, to varying degrees of success. Despite the digital gold rush, I never expected one of these Kickstarter fruits to bear a new ToeJam & Earl game, let alone it be quite good.
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove is the fourth game in the bizarre but strangely memorable 90s series. But it’s also a triumphant recreation of the 1991 original, which has all the early trappings of a solid roguelike dungeon crawler, that happens to star a pair of funky aliens. While some gameplay elements are quite frustrating, Back in the Groove is dripping with 90s charm, lots of replayability, and fantastic co-op.
Indie developer HumaNature Studios have released ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove on PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox One for $19.99. The crowdfunded sequel is the fourth…
