Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development Studio launched into space last night with the release of sci-fi grand strategy Stellaris.  The launch was received  to almost universal acclaim by the community, with an impressive 95% positive user reviews on Steam.  With 68,000 simultaneous players on the day of release, Stellaris also managed to de-throne the publisher’s other recent success Cit... more.

“Blood and Wine makes The Witcher 3 complete it’s Geralt’s final mission. Containing more than 90 new quests, and over thirty hours of brand new adventures, it’s something that I think gamers will remember for a long time,” said Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, Game Director, CD PROJEKT RED. “There’s also a massive amount of features we’re giving gamers with this expansion like a dynamic... more.

Take to the open sea in Overfall as you race against time, and the enemy Vorn, to find the hidden citadel. Based around hand-crafted levels by Pera Games, and the community, Overfall is a turn-based RPG that mixes diplomacy, and classic Roguelike elements together for a freshly deep adventure. Overfall sails full-mast into its final release next week on May 17th for Windows, Mac, and Linux! ... more.

Just Cause 3 by Avalanche Software is a third-person action-adventure game that shares many similarities with Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto series. As the game's wise cracking, flamboyant protagonist Rico Rodriguez, the player is returned to the fictitious, open sandbox Mediterranean island known as Medici (Rico's homeland) from Just Cause 2. The once peaceful tropical island is now at war with Gene... more.

Unreal World is a survival roguelike that will test your skills as a gamer. It’s one of the oldest survival games around sans Rogue, Nethack and Slashem. Originally released in the nineteen-nineties, Unreal World revolutionized the genre with its hardcore gameplay and large maps. Like most roguelikes, the player starts the game with just enough equipment to survive. Surviving the first year happ... more.

Rabi-Ribi is a quirky and zany tale about a female rabbit that is transformed into a human. The game feels more like a visual novel than a platformer, but it incorporates the best elements from the bullet hell shooter, platformer and visual novel genres. The game also plays much like Castlevania and Metroid before both series made the transition to 3D. Rabi-Ribi has a rich, but rather long int... more.

Ellada Games today launched Niffelheim, their 2D action, exploration and crafting title set in a dark Norse-themed world, on Steam's Early Access platform. Available for $19.99 USD, Niffelheim combines beautiful hand-crafted art with a massive over- and under-world along with crafting to offer players an enthralling experience as they explore a land infested with evil. Ancient horrors never die... more.

In Duskers you pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard. In film terms it's The Road meets the first Alien movie. In game terms: It's a roguelike with elements of dungeon crawling and real time strategy, but in a survival horror setting that focuses on subterfuge, and adapting to survive. When I created Duske... more.

Russian indie developer Ino-Co, creators of Fantasy Wars, Majesty 2 and Warlock: Master of the Arcane strategy series today announced that their latest title, Crazy Killer, has entered STEAM Early Access. Created with the help of Gaijin Entertainment’s inCubator indie developers support fund, Crazy Killer takes its inspiration from the popular party game, Mafia, or “Werewolf”. Developed u... more.

To celebrate the launch of Banner Saga 2 this week, Stoic and Versus Evil released this The Banner Saga "In Memoriam" trailer during their PAX East panel in Boston. The trailer, created by Penny Arcade contributor Kris Straub, laments those characters - and, well, other things - lost through the hard choices made in the game. Banner Saga 2 is now available for PC and Mac and will be coming to c... more.