Knuckle Sandwich‘s ridiculous sense of humor and its involved, minigame-based RPG combat made for a wonderful time at PAX East 2020.
Author: Joel Couture
Joel has been covering indie games for various sites including IndieGames.com, Siliconera, Gamasutra, Warp Door, CG Magazine, and more over the past seven years, and has written book-length studies on Undertale and P.T.. Joel is constantly on the lookout for digital experiences that push the boundaries of what games can be, and seeks to delve into the creative process, meanings, and emotion labor that goes into the work of artists worldwide.
‘The Dark Eye’ Offers Short, Quick Multiplayer Roleplaying Adventures
Getting a couple of people together for a night of roleplaying can be quite a challenge, so why not try The Dark Eye : Book of Heroes for some quick evenings of…
‘Out of Space’ is a Multiplayer Game of Galactic Homemaking
What exactly goes into making a spaceship into a cozy home? Teamwork, if ridiculous multiplayer homemaking game Out of Space is to be believed.
Top Games of PAX East 2020: ‘Going Under’
The work of an unpaid intern is fraught with danger in Going Under, but luckily you can turn any piece of office equipment into a weapon with enough determination.
IG+ First Look – ‘Hippocampus: Dark Fantasy Adventure’
Hippocampus: Dark Fantasy Adventure follows a lord who takes hallucinogens to revisit hist lost betrothed, but it turns out that getting into fights while tripping is a bad idea.
‘Test Tube Titans’ Destroys Cities With Your Own Unique Giant Creatures
Test Tube Titans will have you growing your own colossal monsters in a lab, then guiding them as they wreck havoc in some very breakable cities.
‘Infini’ Explores & Manipulates Infinity in its Search for Answers
As the embodiment of hope, you’ll meet other conceptual beings as you solve puzzles, always pushing forward (as you’re powerless to do otherwise) in Infini.
Trailer Thursday – The Town of Sexy Gods
Trailer Thursday helps create paradises in barren wastelands, explores the Victorian dating/business scene, and solves puzzles through painting this week.
‘Rigid Force Redux’ is a Shmup That Requires Aggressive Play
Keeping your attacking pods in the right place is a big part of Rigid Force Redux, but so is weaving through tightly-packed foes to collect crystals that let you unleash powerful blasts.
‘OUTBUDDIES’ Cooperatively Explores a Dangerous Underwater City
Guess who just got stuck in a city of the Old Gods? Surely there’s not much danger there, right? At least you’ll have a supernatural pal to help you out in OUTBUDDIES.
3D Platformer ‘Pumpkin Jack’ Makes for Playful Horror Action
A sentient, flaming pumpkin doing the will of the devil sounds a bit more menacing than Pumpkin Jack, a cute 3D action game of Halloween mayhem, turns out to be.