The Escapist is a well-rounded strategy game that sees the player as a prisoner inside a maximum security prison. The main objective is to devise strategies to outthink the prison guards, their security, and to figure out a way to escape as fast as possible. The game uses a day and night cycle that involves mandatory routines that must be followed,  so the guards  will not become suspicious ... more.

Powered by the Unreal Engine, Qube for PlayStation 4 is a physics-based, puzzle game that sees the player amnesia-stricken and trapped inside an extraterrestrial 'cube' that is headed toward Earth. Your only communication is from commander Nowak, a female astronaut that is stationed inside the International Space Station (ISS). According to Nowak, you are the only one that can prevent an asteroid... more.

Lost Dimension is a tactical, turn-based role-playing with visual novel-like elements, where the choices made by the player can affect the outcome of the story and the fate of its characters. As Sho Kasugai (the story's protagonist), you are a member of S.E.A.L.E.D -- an organization employed to scale the 'Pillar' to thwart a madman from launching nukes at every major city in the world. The gam... more.

When you think Assassin's Creed, the more recent Unity and Black Flag with their massive 3D worlds come to mind. In the case of Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China for Xbox One, we are presented with a more traditional stealth-based, 2D side-scroller that resembles Broderbund Software's classic platformer, Prince of Persia. Incidentally, the story's protagonist is a female named Shao Jun, and she i... more.

Criminal Girls Invite Only by NIS America is a dungeon crawler with a genuinely unique premise that grabs your attention the moment you start playing. As a Program Instructor on her first day of work in Hell, your job is to take care of Delinquents (women who went to Hell after dying) and rehabilitate them. Your team Orientation Officer, Miu Manase, explains that you are working on the bottom floo... more.

The Witcher series seldom needs an introduction, especially if you've been gaming for the past ten years. But for the uninitiated, The Witcher III: Wild Hunt concludes Geralt of Rivia's story (the game's protagonist) from past installments in the series. The story now focuses on a young Witcher by the name of Ciri; a sorceress named Yennefer (Geralt's love interest); and a vicious phantom army tha... more.

htoL#NiQ (or Hotaru no Nikki) is a stylized point and-click adventure that centers around an amnesiac girl named Mion and a desolate world devoid of life. She awakens at the bottom of a tower that has fallen into severe disrepair with only a 'fairy' to guide her actions. htol#NiQ is a puzzle game that harkens back to the days of Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island, where every scenario encountered... more.

It’s truly rare to see so much controversy surrounding the release of a video game. It harkens back to the days of Mortal Kombat and Senator Lieberman, and his crusade to implement an age appropriate rating system on video games to warn parents of their content. As we all know, this movement succeeded, and the games sold today all contain an ESRB rating. But not since the inception of this ratin... more.

Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown is the perfect depiction of what a true pen-and-paper D&D game is like on PC. It provides online-based gameplay with the option to play solo with the help of NPC mercenaries that can join your party. Just like the classic pen-and-paper game, Shadowrun shines the most when playing cooperatively online with other gamers (i.e. Runners). Every mission can b... more.

It’s been years in the making, but the evil, demonic tyrant and his twisted sense of humor has finally graced our PCs again after four long years. Dungeons 2 is the perfect blend of real-time strategy and role-playing elements; it makes this release not only unique, but similar to the classic Dungeons game(s). Like previous releases, Dungeons 2 offers the same classic gameplay that gamers hav... more.