Latest articles by Dominic Tarason
Space race Time for a change of pace.
Shiver me timbers! Superb squad-based stealth strategy that embraces the magic of save-scumming.
Tropic Plunder After 24 years, Jagged Alliance is back to take a shot at the squad tactics crown.
💎💎💎 20 games under $20 that you've likely never heard of.
First! Unloved innovations across gaming history have a way of coming back around years later.
Semi-precious This stealth adventure has its charms, despite a fractured identity.
MYSTIFYING A beautiful but flawed new adventure from the creators of Myst.
Jabberwonky Ravenlok is a beautiful action-adventure interpretation of Alice In Wonderland, but its qualities only run skin deep.
Re-ordered All the holocron-worthy info on Jedi: Survivor, Respawn's Star Wars sequel.
Be Kind, rewind More solitaire than strategy, Terra Nil is still a soothing, satisfying and educational environmentalist puzzler.
Deals, deals All games from the last year that didn't get the attention they deserved.
MyHouse of Leaves "Last August I lost a good childhood friend [...] Among his old belongings was a copy of an old map of his backed up on a 3.5” floppy from high school."
The Tragic Schoolbus Dark, complex and rewarding—Limbus Company is as hardcore as mobile RPGs get.
20-20 Foresight A bare-bones foundation for future mech wars.
Slash Fiction Yakuza, but as a period drama.
Lost Expeditions The unsung trailblazers of PC gaming history.
Rising Damp Rain World: Downpour, out now, dramatically expands the original game while also making it much more approachable.
Cruisy An easygoing JRPG that's the equivalent of an anime filler arc.
Deals All of these games came out in 2022 and deserve a spot in your library.
In the cards Here are 11 deckbuilders (out of many, many more on the way) to keep an eye on.
Dark horse Astlibra Revision looks bizarre, but when you play it, you'll see why it's become a huge hit on Steam.
Roguish Coming December 9, The Forbidden Sanctum's Ruthless mode aims to be PoE's toughest challenge yet.
Imitation Game It feels like a remixed encore of Alyx's original adventure—great fun, but I found myself wishing for something new.
