Category: INDIE GAME REVIEWS
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GAME REVIEW: Undivine
Deadpix Studios creates a quick, fun dark metroidvania with a hidden cult, secret rooms, and easy enemies in Undivine.
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GAME REVIEW: WAR RATS: The Rat em Up (Early Access)
War Rats: The Rat em Up will bring you back to the high age of browser-based Flash games, with all the good and bad that entails.
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PAX East 2025: Looking at New Brawler, Royalty Free-For-All
PAX East 2025: Courtney reviews the demo to a unique and fun brawler, Royalty-Free-For-All.
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VIDEO GAME BOOK CLUB: Mouthwashing Spoilercast and Review Discussion
This month on Boss Rush Video Game Book Club, Pat and Taylor are joined by fan favorite guest Jenny Windom, aka Kimchica, to discuss the game Mouthwashing, a psychological horror game of a crew of astronauts stranded in space. Let’s discuss!
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GAME REVIEW: Sultan’s Game
This deceptively complex RPG deck-builder puts you in a deadly card game that you must survive at all costs.
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GAME REVIEW: The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
Based loosely on the Taiwanese film series of the same name, The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication is a first-person supernatural horror adventure focusing on the investigation and uncovering of various unsolved missing persons cases at the haunted Wen Hua University.
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GAME REVIEW: Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop
Fix spaceships. Pay rent. Make deals with dark gods. This unorthodox fix-em-up may seem baffling at first, but spend some time with it and you’ll be rewarded with a feeling of mastery that few other games can give you.
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GAME REVIEW: The Last Survey
The Last Survey is a brief, narrative driven indie title that is certain to get you thinking.
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GAME REVIEW: Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell’s expanded focus on rewarding, exploratory progression and expressive, weighty combat results in a natural evolution for the series. Despite being the fifth (and potentially final) entry, Moonlit Farewell serves as a great starting point for newcomers to the series and metroidvanias alike.
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GAME REVIEW: Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Expanding on its 2022 predecessor in nearly every meaningful capacity, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is an elegant and engaging dice-driven RPG set in a rich and immersive sci-fi setting.
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GAME REVIEW: Mouthwashing is a Disturbing Gem
The psychological horror and themes of Mouthwashing will leave you utterly disgusted in an amazing way. (Trigger Warning: implied themes of sexual assault and gore).
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GAME REVIEW: Aotenjo: Infinite Hands
Aotenjo: Infinite Hands is a new roguelike deck building game that dares to ask: what if Balatro was Mahjong?
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VIDEO GAME BOOK CLUB: A Space for the Unbound Spoilercast and Review Discussion
This month on Boss Rush Video Game Book Club, Pat and Taylor are joined by Lala from Toge Productions to discuss A Space for the Unbound, a slice-of-life adventure game with beautiful pixel art set in the late 90s rural Indonesia that tells a story about overcoming anxiety, depression, and the relationship between a boy…
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GAME REVIEW: This Magical Girl is a B☆tch
Nowadays, practically every magical girl title is a subversion or reinvention of the genre. And a new title from indie developer Pastel Magic dares to ask a new question: what if a magical girl was just super mean?
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GAME REVIEW: NEVA
NEVA is Nomada Studio’s follow-up to Gris. The game captures all the beauty and emotion from the studio’s first game and expands on it.
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GAME REVIEW: Farewell North
Set in the gorgeous Scottish Isles, Farewell North brings you through a journey of loss and love through the eyes of a border collie, Chesley.
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GAME REVIEW: Cricket: Jae’s Really Peculiar Game
Cricket: Jae’s Really Peculiar Game is a loving homage to the genre of whacky JRPGs, while telling a touchng story of its own.
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GAME REVIEW: Yars Rising Is a Fun, Fresh Take on an 80s Classic
We had a chance to review Yars Rising, the latest from Atari and WayForward Technologies. Check out our full coverage.
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DEMO REVIEW: SULFUR — Goblins, Ghouls, and Guns
The demo release of the upcoming indie roguelike SULFUR is perfect for those who love the genre.
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GAME REVIEW: Dungeons of Hinterberg
Dungeons of Hinterberg is a fantastic meshing of Zelda-style dungeon delving with life sim friendship mechanics. It is well worth your time.
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GAME REVIEW: Kitsune Tails
Fans of Japanese mythology, classic 2D style platforming, and sapphic love stories will adore Kitsune Tails, but this nostalgic pixel adventure has a few gaps in its design.
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VIDEO GAME BOOK CLUB: Stray Spoilercast and Review Discussion
This month on Boss Rush Video Game Book Club, Pat Klein and Stephanie Klimov are joined by Lala of Toge Productions to discuss the hit Annapurna Interactive published Stray developed by BlueTwelve Studio. Since the game is coming out on Switch, it seemed like the Purrrrfect opportunity to discuss the game at length.
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