Have you tried… traveling through someone’s memories in Before I Forget? By Hope Bellingham published 21 May 21 feature Experience the turmoil of dementia in this BAFTA-nominated walking sim
Have you tried… blinking your way through the poignantly moving Before Your Eyes? By Heather Wald published 14 May 21 feature Get ready to feel things in GoodbyeWorld Games' moving narrative adventure
Have you tried… being a jerk cloud in Rain On Your Parade? By Sam Loveridge published 7 May 21 feature Channeling goose energy but causing havoc with weather
Have you tried… playing The Matrix meets The Haunting of Bly Manor in The Signifier: Director's Cut? By Leon Hurley published 30 April 21 feature Solve a woman's death through scans of her memories, consider the ethics, and ask yourself what it all means
Have you tried… using the power of words to battle grief and a dragon in Lost Words: Beyond the Page? By Hope Bellingham published 23 April 21 feature Use the power of stories to navigate the world of Estoria in this emotional 2D puzzle platformer
Have you tried… playing reverse Pikmin but with a mech in the magical Stonefly? By Austin Wood published 16 April 21 feature From the creators of Creature in the Well comes a coming-of-age story about a mini mech pilot
Have you tried… taking a crash course in level design in Loop Hero? By Ali Jones published 9 April 21 feature Bandits, zombies, and giant spiders in the cult hit, card-based roguelike
Have you tried: saving your grandfather's cursed soul atop the Swiss alps in Mundaun? By Leon Hurley published 2 April 21 feature Mundaun's hand-drawn horror is a weirdly twisted trip worth taking
Have you tried... playing the best mixtape of 8-Bit action platformers in Cyber Shadow? By Kevin Scully published 26 March 21 feature A game released in 2021, or the hottest rental from Blockbuster in 1991?
Have you tried… watching a possessed cult leader drag your friends into an attic while you sacrifice goats in Devour? By Jordan Gerblick published 19 March 21 Feature Devour is a four-person co-op horror game with shades of Phasmophobia and a heaping dose of chaos
Have you tried... seeing how your arcade skills have aged with Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection? By Jon Bailes published 12 March 21 feature Why Capcom's latest reboot is a deadly theatrical farce
Have you tried… turning harpoons into deadly weapons with Olija? By Tom Regan published 5 March 21 feature If you like pointy sticks, you'll love the latest Devolver Digital diamond
Have you tried… keeping a relationship afloat on a new planet with Haven? By Tom Regan published 26 February 21 feature Exploring The Game Baker's romance-themed co-op RPG
Have you tried... taking care of a pack of sled dogs and surviving the ice in The Red Lantern? By Rachel Weber published 19 February 21 Feature Of course you can pet the dogs
Have you tried... taking over a post-apocalyptic world with plants in Cloud Gardens? By Heather Wald published 12 February 21 Feature Restore the wasteland with lush greenery
Have you tried... being a super AI building a base on Mars in Per Aspera? By Luke Shaw published 12 February 21 feature Exploring the space-age city builder with developers Tlön Industries
Have you tried… learning to let go in the musically magic When the Past was Around? By Heather Wald published 5 February 21 Feature Fall in love with the moving, gorgeously hand-drawn point-and-click puzzler
Have you tried... lurking around car crashes with a first aid kit in Accident? By Rachel Weber published 29 January 21 feature The car crash simulator that makes no logical sense, but will eat hours regardless
Have you tried… Rebuilding the world after a battle with a dark wizard in Littlewood? By Sam Loveridge published 22 January 21 Feature It's time to merge Stardew and Animal Crossing with the Littlewood gameplay loop
Have you tried... husband-hunting in the South Pacific in Call of the Sea? By Rachel Weber published 15 January 21 feature Tracking a lost 1930's expedition on a mysterious island in an intriguing indie