"While I commend Starbreeze Studios for allowing Sidetrack Games to work on RAID: World War II, I feel that RAID: World War II is beyond the point of saving at this point, and Sidetrack Games’ time and talent would be better utilised on titles such as Payday 2, which is still actively enjoyed by tens of thousands of players each day."
Campfire Cozy Friends is certainly interesting, but the developer's lack of transparency regarding its future business model beyond "free to start" and certain in-game mechanics give cause for concern.
It's the time of year again when everyone and their mother have an opinion on "Is Halloween Evil?" but who is right, and in the end, does it really matter?
While Call of Sentinels succeeds in being a more mechanically complex version of Vampriue Survivors, unfortunately, there is no market for such games. As a result, Call of Sentinels died within seconds of being released in August 2024.
CYGNI: All Guns Blazing is a decent attempt at making a modern bullet hell shooter. However, an overreliance on self-praise and dated portrayals of female characters reduces it to a case study of things to avoid doing if you wish to succeed.
Level Zero: Extraction is a nice attempt at unseating the king of the genre, but like all other pretenders before it, its attempts at unseating Escape from Tarkov will prove in vain.
How can Archor Games afford to release so many terrible asset flips onto Steam at $100 a title? I have no idea. Still, like the rest of their back catalogue, Multiplayer Shooters is a minimum-effort asset flip that is not worth playing.
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a near-perfect indie game for $15 or less; unfortunately, it retails for $24.99 in early access, and that price is set to increase before leaving Early Access.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak is more of the same in the best way possible, and its release brings the West one step closer to full parity with Japan, with just one title left before full parity is achieved.
