I’m finally off my new smartphone high this week and am returning to browser games. This is always where the heart of the Time Waster has been, and this week we look at There’s Just One Boss, a clever game whose title is slightly deceiving.
The Council is not your normal narrative-based game. It has an ingenious system in place to help build out your character while keeping the focus solidly on the fascinating, Lovecraftian story. Those who love deep narratives will want to check out this new episodic masterpiece.
Sailing in on the popularity of the World War II genre, The Midnight Front novel bridges the gap between historical fiction and urban fantasy, adding sorcery and magic to the WWII storytelling arsenal.
The new Utomik gaming service offers unlimited play with any titles on their platform for a few dollars a month. We dive into the beta to see if this new method of providing games is going to make a big splash with gamers in a crowded field.
This week’s Time Waster is Trap Dungeons 2, which promises to frustrate players that enjoy difficult and cheap platformers.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is one of the most realistic, historically accurate RPGs ever created. Journey into a world where you are anything but a hero, and try to scratch and survive as a peasant in a muddy, dirty, impoverished medieval kingdom. It’s actually great fun!
The sequel to The Pillars of Creation novel, Destiny of Dragons is the third book in the Legacy of Dragons series by Jack Campbell. This one ends the series in a big way. It’s a great trilogy, and we can’t wait until more stories are available.
The X-Files: Deep State mobile game allows players to become an FBI agent trying to solve spooky cases like Mulder and Scully do in the show. With a classic mix of hidden object and mystery gameplay, this is one of the most fun mobile titles we’ve played in a long time.
This week Billy is checking up on Sword With Sauce. He originally previewed the game in Early Access a year ago and now the final version is out!
One of the most imaginative sci-fi novels in a long time, Dayfall is set as the world is waking up from a long nuclear darkness. But the reemergence of daylight is not a good omen for cities used to perpetual nightlife, and the criminals who thrive within it.
