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Visual Out asks you to embrace the glitches of a dying computer

Visual Out asks you to embrace the glitches of a dying computer

1 min read News
“They deserted us. You’re all that’s left.” These are the words that echo through Visual Out, a Metroid-like platformer set inside the guts of a broken down, dying computer. Created by Ohio-based game maker MadameBerry, Visual Out has you play as an escaped program tasked with exploring different se
Even the Ocean wants you to find balance in life, out next week

Even the Ocean wants you to find balance in life, out next week

3 min read News
One of the hardest things to achieve in life is balance, yet it is utterly essential. A balanced diet, a balanced economy, a balanced environment—these are all things that we, as a species, know that we should strive towards. It’s what Even the Ocean is all about—a narrative platformer that will be
Barnaque’s next game is about the burden of being hopeful

Barnaque’s next game is about the burden of being hopeful

3 min read News
Barnaque is one of the most interesting freeware game studios to have emerged in the past few years. Comprised of the Montreal-based duo David Martin and Émeric Morin, Barnaque has made games that are often described as “batshit crazy” and “psychedelic,” mostly because the pair want to mess with pla
“Cuba’s first indie game” wants to be much more than that

“Cuba’s first indie game” wants to be much more than that

4 min read News
Videogames haven’t been kind to Cuba. In 1996, A-10 Cuba! had players decimating Cuban military defenses from an aircraft; the following year saw GoldenEye 007 on the Nintendo 64 depict Cuba as a hostile jungle full of source-less bullets; it didn’t even let up in 2010, with the arrival of Call of D
Owlboy is a masterful tale of transcending disability

Owlboy is a masterful tale of transcending disability

9 min read Review
My girlfriend speaks softly. She’s a ghost on the phone. If you ever met her in person, you’d lean in a little when she introduced herself. You could say it’s her personality. But you’d only be half right. The other half has something to do with a very large truck that collided with her small body w