Articles with Story-Driven tag
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The Lies We Tell Ourselves Review

THE PAST CAN HURT. YOU CAN EITHER RUN FROM IT, OR LEARN FROM IT. The Lies We Tell Ourselves is a first person, narrative driven, psychological horror game created by solo developer Poopsy. Available now on Steam is the first of three planned stand alone chapters. This game is not going to be for everyone. There will be players who love it, players who don’t get it and hate it, and players who fall somewhere in the middle. I was in the latter group for a good portion of the 3 hours it took me to complete the game, but my mind

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New Arc Line Review

Developer & Publisher: Dreamate Gates/Fulqrum PublishingRelease date: 26th November 2024 – Early AccessOS: Windows 10 or higher - 64-bit Platform: Steam/Epic/GOG Price: £19.99/ $19.99“Take a stand in the eternal  conflict between Arcane Magic and Steampunk Revolution and tip the uneasy  balance between sorcery, elves, dwarves and mysterious monsters on one side and  steampunk gadgets, zeppelins, and tesla guns on the other in this  single-player, party-based, story-rich RPG.” What Is It New Arc Line is a single-player party-focused turn-based Steampunk CRPG that touts a rich storyline and allows the player to be good or evil, human or elf. The game draws inspiration from Baldur’s Gate 3 and other turn-based

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Sofie: The Echoes Review

The untimely click of well-worn high heels echoes off the dimly lit, drab and dreary walls of the unspecified, yet painfully generic hospital corridor. You sprint past rows of doors, some open, others shut, and other still cracked open with the flicker of eerie red light spilling forth- just about the only color saturating the otherwise lackluster halls. How did you get here?Where are you going?How did you know this is where you should be?More importantly, how did you make it this far with your 3 inch heels still pristine and intact, yet your dress is absolutely saturated in blood, clinging

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Moonshine Inc. Review

Do ya'll think you have what it takes to live the life of a moonshiner, right in the heart of the American South? Klabater is a Polish company that started their journey in publishing before expanding to establish their own video game development studio. Moonshine Inc. is the latest game to join their collection, launching on December 1st, 2022 and accessible on a variety of platforms including Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox stores. You may know them from their other popular titles, including their strategic deck-builder, The Amazing American Circus, or maybe their historical choices matter adventure, We. The Revolution.Another Simulation

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Stories Untold Review

Stories Untold is an interactive horror story told in four parts. Each episode places the player in a new environment with its own style of gameplay, mainly using point-and-click and text-based interfaces.Set in 1986, the majority of the gameplay involves interacting with dated equipment in fairly mundane settings. However, by the midpoint of each chapter, things take a turn for the weird and spooky as the relatively innocent atmosphere shifts to emit a more sinister air.Most of the game involves sitting in front of a computer terminal, inputting some form of data. This data includes the commands for a text-based game