Difficulty is the bread and butter of roguelikes, but sometimes I wish there was more to the genre than just difficulty for the sake of difficulty. Why just bread and butter? How about some meat and b…
Review: Dead or Alive 6 – Staying Alive
The Dead or Alive series has been around since the 90s. The franchise has become a staple in the fighting genre, known for its hard-hitting action and very sexy ladies. The latest entry in this series…
Review: Unforeseen Incidents – An Unforeseen Shot in the Dark
My discovery of Unforeseen Incidents was completely by accident. While scrolling through Twitter, I found the account of the developer Backwoods, with their colorful and bubbly profile photo catching…
Team Cherry Announces Hollow Knight Sequel
A full-fledged Hollow Knight sequel is on the way. Developer Team Cherry has announced a sequel for their hit title Hollow Knight, entitled Hollow Knight: Silksong. In Silksong, players will take cont…
Baldur’s Gate I, II, and More Coming to Console
Developer Beamdog and publisher Skybound Games announced that they’re bringing beloved RPGs, including Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter Nights, to consoles. Skybound revealed that it’s …
Review: Life is Strange 2, Ep. 2 – With Great Power Comes Some Responsibility
The second episode of Life is Strange 2, “Rules,” dropped on Jan. 24, nearly four months after its first episode, “Roads.” The wait was worth it, for the most part. From an aes…
Review: GRIS – A Charming, Beautifully-Designed Little Platformer
GRIS is an atmospheric game about grief, pain, and the importance of color in even the darkest of times. Released last December on PC, Mac and the Nintendo Switch, the game gained quite a bit of atten…
Editorial: Is Life is Strange 2 Turning Out to Be Better Than the Original?
This story contains spoilers for the Life is Strange series. With episodic releases in 2015 on Steam and 2016 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Life is Strange quickly rose to critical acclaim due to it…
Indie Power Hour: Bury Me, My Love – A Syrian Refugee’s Turbulent Journey
Indie Power Hour is a show which focuses on new and upcoming indie games. In each episode, GameLuster writer Chloe Spencer will discuss the basic facts and elements of the game, as well as demonstrate…
Review: YIIK: A Postmodern RPG – New Millennium, Old Mechanics
This January is filled with some pretty big, long-awaited releases. With Kingdom Hearts 3, Resident Evil 2 and Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes all releasing in the span of only two weeks, it̵…
