After only a month in Early Access, a new tactics game, Crimson Tactics: The Rise of the White Banner, has been released as complete as of September 5th. Heavily inspired by classic turn-based tactics games, Crimson Tactics is set in a high fantasy medieval world rife with political strife.The inspiration is immediately obvious in the game's aesthetic. The artwork is of high quality, with the polished look of a typical JRPG-style game. The battle maps use the familiar isometric view, though they can be zoomed out to give an overhead view of the entire battlefield. The audio is reminiscent of similar

The inconspicuous Viewfinder is another game that fans of original and artsy videogames should check without hesitation. Ranking up there in the same league as Portal and The Entropy Centre may be a task only at the reach of the boldest minds, but this puzzle game brings an entirely new perspective into the genre, quite literally messing around with your perception of space in ways that will blow your mind. It’s a simple package with incredible and unexpected depth that fans should not miss.Looks Can Be DeceivingViewfinder’s colorful and simple nature is deceiving, as this game’s apparent relaxing nature soon gives

If you long for the days of the O.G. platformers like Crash Bandicoot, Gex, and Banjo-Kazooie, then I think the folks at Chibig just might have the game you are looking for. Introducing, Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara! This sweet little platformer is the newest title in the 'Mara' series and it comes in swinging with some in-your-face CUTENESS! Honestly, I got drawn into this game by the cuteness before I even got started. The art and colors are bright and exciting, drawing you in with each level and character that you are introduced to.Hoppin' alongAside from the cuteness, I

We've decided to open up the vault and republish some of Opium Pulses' earliest articles, reviews and interviews from our old forum-only days. Starting with this article from 2013 that marked the beginning of the return for Postal developers, Running With Scissors. Sections of this article include quotes from an interview Opium Pulses held with RWS back in September 2012. Enjoy... Originally Published April 23, 2013 | By SlipSlotBefore Running With Scissors existed, early members were part of a development team called Riedel Software Productions. They made family-friendly games like Sesame Street and Tom & Jerry for over 10 years. Eventually, the

Almost 10 years ago now, three brothers from the United Kingdom decided to productively use their passion for the gaming industry to set up and run a digital games store. Starting with just a few products bought in bulk from a single wholesaler, we slowly built connections, partnered with developers and broadened our selection until we had just shy of 10,000 products for sale.This journey brought with it lots of obstacles and difficulties, the worst being organised point farming and mass fraud which has slowly turned what was once a passionate project filled with pride, joy and fulfilling experiences, into mornings

“Have a successful colony,” proclaims the guide for Quriocity on Steam. Establish and develop a functioning settlement on a recently discovered planet. Welcome the continual influx of colonists, providing them with employment, entertainment, and education. Being a sci-fi fan with experience in classic games like Space Engineers and 7 Days to Die, I went into Quriocity thinking, “How hard can this be?”Find out what happens when I challenged myself to follow both this guide written by the game’s developers–which suggests skipping the tutorials–as well as the in-game tutorials themselves.Quriocity, created by Oxeliz Games, is a city-building sim focused on strategic resource

Do we need another zombie game? Yes, yes we do. Especially if it is Yet Another Zombie Survivors by Awesome Games Studio. Bring On the Horde, of zombies not the other oneOk, let's be honest, there are a lot of zombie games out there. There are a lot of rougelites out there. There are a ton of bullet hell, dodge and survive style games out there. Are they all good? No. Are they all exciting? No. But when Awesome Games decided that they were going to make Yet Another Zombie Survivors, they made sure to do it right. This motley crewYou start off with

At first glance, Dredge by Black Salt Games seems like a relaxing game full of fishing mini-games. But not everything is as it seems and leaving the safe harbor can quickly lead to encounters with horrors hiding in the depths. And once you submerge into the ominous atmosphere of the Dredge, you can’t hide from it even on land. You are surrounded by dark secrets and your only way out is to hope that your nets catch something, that will help you survive the madness.You start the game as a fisherman who crashes his ship near an island called Greater Marrow.

For all the twisted and controversial escapades that the Postal series has brought to gamers everywhere, it remains as one of the few series that doesn’t really care about moral boundaries and gross-out humor. Bandit Brawler doesn’t hide its inspiration but puts a medieval spin that is bound to please undemanding fans of rough adventures who just want to have some fun.Medieval BratsHalf Postal, half Goat Simulator, this is the kind of game where the “bug or feature” dilemma doesn’t apply. Bandit Brawler is frankly silly adventure, almost a spoof of other better games but without the polish that it eventually

Deceive IncDescriptionDeveloper; Sweet Bandits Studios - Publisher; Tripwire PresentsGo undercover as the world’s greatest spies in this multiplayer game of subterfuge. Disguise as anyone, deploy high-tech gadgets or neutralize the competition. As long as you extract with the objective, no trick is too dirty when you work for DECEIVE INC.Working as a secret agent, you must delve deep into enemy territory and find the vault of unimaginable wealth. But... You aren't alone, play solo or with teams of 3 against a lobby full of other spies hoping to grab that juicy prize.Use your gadgets wisely, will you emerge as the next James