I follow entirely too many game developers and dev communities on social media, and the main reason for that is that I keep ...

Adventure Games Hollow Knight: Silksong has now delayed at least 8 indie games in the 5 days since its September release date was announced: "I feel like a little krill trying to not get eaten by a ...

Two brand new Star Trek games have just been announced but a reader is concerned that they lack the hopeful optimism that used to be the focus of the franchise. Back in October 2023, Gamexcite ...

Run and gun games were huge in the '80s and '90s. Most players have probably checked out a game or two within this genre, including the Contra and Metal Slug series. They are the gold standards or ...

If there’s any title that takes what makes the Metroidvania genre so great—gameplay, story, soundtrack, and visuals—it’s Ori ...

Five years ago, Supergiant Games released its magnum opus, and changed the roguelike genre forever with Hades.

Blanksword has been in the works for a little while now, but a Kickstarter for the game just went live today. Taking one look at the game tells you quite quickly that it's "one of those" kinds of ...

Though the genre has since exploded, 2D platforming arguably owes its start to Super Mario. And even though it’s been 40 years since the first game came out, few 2D platformers have risen to the level ...

This article is part of Run, Die, Repeat, Polygon's week-long series exploring roguelikes. Random chance is key to the success of any roguelike, but it is easiest to notice when a game feels unfair.

Up in the enormous halls of the northern half of Koelnmesse, the crowds are still being wowed by glitzy stands and demos of the latest games, not least the long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong. But in ...

EA Sports won't be producing a college basketball video game after all. Matt Brown of Extra Points reported on Thursday, Sept. 4, the video game company is pulling its offer to include schools in a ...

Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, which casts you as a vengeful, monster-slaying Viking, has slaughtered its way out of Steam Early Access. A Norse-themed mash-up of Diablo and Vampire Survivors, its ...