Ever wanted to be a secret super hero? Steve Jackson's Appointment with F.E.A.R. By Tin Man Games with the assistance of Screen Australia makes it possible. Appointment with F.E.A.R. is a Fighting Fantasy game book turned interactive comic that has many possible endings that make both success or failure a possibility. Your birth was looked upon with both eagerness and trepidation as your parent... more.

Excalibur Publishing, a developer who is world-renowned for their simulations and strategy games, has finally released their latest simulation, Farming World. There have been many farming simulations released over the past couple of years, but none can compare to Farming World. Instead of just plowing your own fields and maintaining your own crops like in other farming simulators, Farming World... more.

Alien: Isolation by developer The Creative Assembly is a survival horror game that combines stealth, crafting and hacking into a single, cohesive gaming experience. Returning to the fundamentals of 'survival horror' by focusing less on combat and placing more emphasis on suspense, the compellingly dark atmosphere created by Ridley Scott's Alien movie is revisited in terrifying detail. The story... more.

As a casual pool player, I find the sport of pool to be a great way to unwind after a long day at the office. Even in its digital format, pool can be an entertaining sport when its shared with friends, family or even strangers in a competitive online environment. Pure Pool by developer VooFoo Studios is a simple, but realistic depiction of America's favorite social pastime. The game's backdrop ... more.

Jagged Alliance Flashback was on Steam Early Access for quite some time . Long overdue and highly anticipated by gamers, Flashback revives the classic turn-based RTS (Real-Time Strategy ) gameplay that defined the genre. For those of you that are not familiar with the series, Flashback ( just like the previous releases) places you in the role of a mercenary that cares for nothing but  lining h... more.

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, a 2D fighting game co-developed by Arc System Works and Atlus, continues the on-going saga of Shin Megami Tensi: Persona 4. The story is a continuation of the 2012 game, Persona 4 Arena, and occurs one week after the P-1 Grand Prix tournament. But unlike its predecessor, Ultimax's story focuses on reality instead of the events that happened prior in TV World.  The game... more.

Sakura Spirit is a mature, entertaining visual novel that is available on the Steam Network.  Just in case you are not familiar with visual novels: they can be very similar to a Choose Your Own Adventure, allowing the player to make decisions that will affect the story.  Not all visual novels carry a mature rating, but Sakura Spirit is the exception. Even though it has a mature rating, it’s mo... more.

Known for their unique and sometimes eccentric role-playing games (i.e. Disgaea,, Hyperdimension Neptunia, Mugen Souls, etc.), NIS America's first Playstation 4 title stands in stark contrast to just about every game the company has released. NAtURAL DOCtRine is a Final Fantasy Tactics-style RPG that uses a turn-based combat system that relies heavily on team tactics. The player assumes the rol... more.

Developed by Playrise Digital, Table Top Racing is a simple, but aesthetically pleasing racing game that invokes childhood memories of playing Codemasters' Micro Machines for Sega Genesis. Comprised of 8 miniature race tracks that sit on large tabletops, you must race against AI controlled opponents in a variety of environments that contain obstacles and hairpin turns. The game starts the playe... more.

A prequel to the fighting game series BlazBlue, Xblaze Code: Embryo is a visual novel that occurs 150 years before the events of Calamity Trigger. The story involves Touya Kagari, a resident of Shin Yokozaki City and a sophomore at Hakuou North Academy. As an individual, Touya is a modest young man who obsesses over bad news (or more importantly, recent serial murders). But despite his average ... more.