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Gem Wizard Tactics Indie Video Game Review

February 16, 2021 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2021, Keith Burgun Games, PC

Gem Wizard Tactics has some really interesting ideas for its genre mixed with a surprising amount of strategy, but it is a little light in content at this point

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Pendragon Indie Video Game Review

September 22, 2020February 10, 2021 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2020, inkle Ltd, Mac, PC

Pendragon is a really interesting blend of turn-based strategy elements and story to create possibly the first ever infinitely replayable story.

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Fort Triumph Indie Video Game Review

April 21, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2020, All in! Games, CookieByte Entertainment, Linux, Mac, PC

Fort Triumph combines mechanics from X-COM and Heroes of Might and Magic along with an interesting physics mechanic to create a unique and fun gameplay experience.

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Corruption 2029 Indie Video Game Review

February 25, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2020, PC, The Bearded Ladies

Corruption 2029 shares a lot in common with Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden and even if it never reaches the same level as its predecessor it still is a highly entertaining tactical strategy game.

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A Long Way Down Indie Game Preview

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2020, Goblinz Studio, Linux, Mac, Maple Whispering Limited, PC, Seenapsis Studio, Steam

A Long Way Down combines interesting mechanics with compelling gameplay to make an enjoyable game that is already well on its way to becoming a great game.

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Narcos: Rise of the Cartels Indie Game Review

November 20, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2019, Curve Digital, Kuju, Nintendo Switch, PC, Playstation 4, Xbox One

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels follows the X-COM turn based strategy genre pretty closely making for a fun game for fans of the genre that has some issues preventing it from being one of the best games from the genre.

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Mutant Year Zero: Seed of Evil Indie Game Review

August 20, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2019, Funcom, Nintendo Switch, PC, Playstation 4, The Bearded Ladies, Xbox One

Mutant Year Zero: Seed of Evil is basically what you would expect out of a DLC as it expands on what made the original game so enjoyable, but it doesn’t drastically change anything about the game.

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Wargroove Indie Game Review

July 31, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2019, Chucklefish, Nintendo Switch, PC, Playstation 4, Steam, Xbox One

Wargroove might not revolutionize the turn based strategy genre but it is a fun and engaging game that all fans of the genre should check out.

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Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble Indie Game Review

July 10, 2019July 9, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2019, Area 34 Inc., Area 35 Inc., Nintendo Switch, PC, Steam

Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble is a fun take on turn based strategy games that is a worthy successor to the Advance Wars series.

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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden Indie Game Review

December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2018, Funcom, Playstation 4, Steam, The Bearded Ladies, Xbox One

Due to a fantastic atmosphere, fun and yet challenging gameplay, and some original gameplay mechanics; Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden has arguably succeeded at improving upon its inspiration XCOM.