A Hat in Time is a game that is so full of magic and whimsey that we can’t imagine anyone not enjoying playing with this amazing indie title. The platforming is also some of the best we’ve experienced, so it’s got the look, heart, and great gameplay.
This week out Time Waster is wrapped up in the twin-stock shooter game Cubito Mayhem and its interesting twist on the genre.
The gorgeous adventure game Echo is more than just a pretty façade. Faced with an army of clones, players will need to be careful what they do, lest the evil copies learn how to accomplish the same things like shooting guns, opening doors or leaping from ledges.
Following up on the quirky We are Bob, We Are Many finds the hapless Bob Johansson still dead, and his intelligence still powering space probes looking for habitable planets. But everything else has changed, including the loss of most of the rest of life on Earth.
Blast your way through an alien-infested asteroid belt in the planet-hopping platform shooter Robonauts, where graceful gravity-switching is just as important as good gunmanship. This action-packed cartoon adventure is available now for the PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch.
This week our Time Waster is tripping on childhood nostalgia while checking out the Digimon Links mobile game that just came out.
Explore a dystopian world in which technology has advanced well-past our collective humanity in Observer, a clever cyberpunk and sci-fi adventure starring Blade Runner’s Rutger Hauer, and just about every human vice you can imagine.
Wield awesome power as the last Fictorum, a powerful mage from a mysterious sect who is hunted by the Inquisition. A fun RPG full of magic, power, and areas only accessible through nexuses. Upgrade abilities, defeat enemies, destroy buildings, and find the Grand Inquisitor to avenge your order in Fictorum.
The developers of Shuyan Saga aim to redefine and revolutionize the visual novel genre, adding fluid gameplay and action sequences over a compelling story filled with player choices. That’s a tall order. Is Shuyan Saga up for the challenge?
Stranger Things: The Game is on our Time Waster’s mind this week as he prepares for the second season that is coming out later this month.
