Beaver City Builder Timberborn Makes for a Dam Good Time

City builder titles are incredibly popular right now, and Timberborn finds a way to stand out from the rest with a post-apocalyptic plot that finds industrious beavers constructing massive cities, healing the land and trying to do a better job than their human predecessors.

 
 
The Joker Is Truly Wild in Balatro Deck Builder

Balatro is a new roguelike deck builder that takes the general rules of poker, and then uses mercurial joker cards to magically scramble everything around for players trying to achieve high scores and battle big bosses. It’s a unique experience with eight difficulty levels to test players’ skills and luck.

Chugging Along Towards Constantinople in New Railway Empire 2 DLC

The Railway Empire 2: Journey to the East DLC takes players on a whole new railroad-building adventure through the Balkans and to Constantinople with new locomotives, cities and an exclusive new luxury train service. It’s a challenging but rewarding addition to Railway Empire 2.

 
 
Abriss Is a Knock Down Success in Puzzle Gaming

Players in Abriss – Build to Destroy are tasked with some heavy demolition jobs using some really unique and dangerous methods of destruction like utilizing combat tanks, explosions and tossing big blocks into target buildings to try and cause a dramatic, cascading collapse.

Kid Friendly, Family Adventuring With Little Panda’s Jewel Adventure

This week the Modern Gamer takes a look at the rated E adventure Little Panda’s Jewel Adventure by developer BabyBus. Parents looking for a great title to amuse their kids, or for something to play together with them, should check it out for iOS or Android.

 
 
Conquering the Wilds in Way of the Hunter

One of the most detailed hunting simulations released in years, Way of the Hunter keeps its content fresh with constant new additions like hunting tools, animals and weapons. Their most recent release, Matariki Park brings hunters to New Zealand.

Diving Deeper Into A Classic Dungeons and Dragons Adventure

The new “Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk” Dungeons and Dragons module takes the classic Lost Mine of Phandelver module and adds new dungeons, creatures and adventure. It also has a map with the Phandalin region on one side and key encounter adventure locations on the other.

 
 
Making the Grain With Beer Factory

Not surprisingly, Beer Factory puts players in charge of running a beer factory. But there are quite a few twists to deal with first like broken-down equipment, unsanitary working conditions and even squatters living along the production line.

Rising Lords Offers Challenging Medieval City Building and Combat

There is a little bit of everything in Rising Lords, which on the surface plays like a medieval version of Civilization. But below the surface you have elements of city building, turn-based combat, management and even some board game elements to keep things interesting.

 
 
Comics And XCOM Collide in Marvel’s Midnight Suns

Marvel’s Midnight Suns has an interesting history of critical acclaim coupled with far less commercial success. Now, the XCOM-like title is available for most consoles and the PC, and you can even find it on super sale on some platforms like Steam, which makes for a very good deal.

Dancing the Night Away With Disco Simulator: Prologue

Disco Simulator: Prologue lets players manage every aspect of the hottest new club in town with dancing, drinks and entertainment. But first, players will need to do a lot of work, from arranging furniture to hiring employees and buying equipment.

 
 
Helldivers 2 Offers an Amazing Cooperative Multiplayer Shooter Experience

Quickly rising to the number one spot in sales for both the PlayStation and Steam charts, Helldivers 2 deploys with one of the most interesting and action-packed, third person squad-based shooters to grace consoles and the PC in many years.

A Fresh Look at Becoming the Mayor of a Metropolis

Fresh Look columnist Neal Sayatovich this week takes a look at a trio of city builders. And while each one is really unique, they all are able to transport fans of the building genre to a happy place as they transform a barren landscape into a bustling city.

Celebrating All Things Gaming at PAX Unplugged

The PAX Unplugged show is dedicated to tabletop gaming in all its forms, including role-playing, boardgames, card games, cosplay and more. It’s also one of the best organized shows around, making sure that everyone has a fun time, even while waiting in line for other events.

Save State Has Three Times the Fun With the Ace Attorney Trilogy

Back when he was much younger, Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney was a tremendous fan of the Ace Attorney series. The first three titles are now available in the new Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, so he’s enjoying all the visual novel and courtroom antics this week.

Gary’s New Computer Adventure Part Two

Darius and Gary talk about Gary’s new computer purchase.

Critical Hits with Roll20’s Corey Rosemond

Roll20 is one of the best platforms available for playing role-playing games remotely with friends. But it could always be better, and that is just what COO Corey Rosemond is working on right now. We find out what’s up on the platform, and what is coming soon.

 
Burning Bryte With A Brand New Game System

BurnBryte is the first roleplaying game made for the virtual tabletop world of Roll20. Just like how Amazon, Netflix and Apple TV went from streaming other peoples’ content to creating their own shows, this is Roll20s first original content. We chat with the show’s creators.

 

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