The indie developer behind the Narborion Saga, Liber Primus Games, has teamed up Gollancz to transform Richard Morgan’s bestselling A Land Fit For Heroes trilogy into a game-book app. The app will be available for a range of platforms; from Apple’s App Store for the iPhone, iPad and even iPod Touch, via Amazon for the […]
Will Beserk Games’ Tabletop Simulator open up RPGs to even more players
In recent years we’ve seen a growth of online tabletop RPG software. In particular Roll20 has been very successful, merging with Tabletop Forge, and picking up thousands of players. Now indie developer Berserk Games has created a generic tabletop simulator, suitable for many games, and is well aware of the RPG potential. The RPG section […]
Updating Half-Life 2 with modern graphics
There’s some chat that this impressive update of Half-Life 2 to a better level of graphics isn’t impressive enough. Some gamers suggest the Cinematic Mod for the game is better. There’s a debate though. Half-Life 2 isn’t just about visuals; it’s about the mood and atmosphere. I think this mod does a good job at […]
SanctuaryRPG is retro ASCII-based RPG for Steam
Black Shell Games have put an ASCII-based RPG on Steam. If you don’t know what this is then you’re lucky; you’re young. This is an old skool computer RPG made up of text driven choices and illustrations composed of characters and symbols. The genre was born when traditional tabletop gamers started to take their hobby […]
Click and Kill: A review of Warhammer Quest
The original Warhammer Quest is a popular iOs game. This review is of the PC, Mac and Linux adaptation that’s now available through Steam. I played on the PC. I’ve had plenty of time to play this new version and it’s an enjoyable way to spend up to an hour distracting your brain. It’s a […]
Games Workshop and Chilled Mouse will release Warhammer Quest
On the 7th of January on Windows, Mac and Linux Chilled Mouse, Rodeo Games and Games Workshop will bring Warhammer Quest to Steam. The download is based on the classic Games Workshop board game and set in the Warhammer Fantasy world the turn based game has players explore dungeons in the Empire. The tactical game […]
Dicetiny soars to life
A while back Geek Native shared a peak at Dicetiny’s game cards. Now the project has launched on Kickstarter, is looking even better and has the “Staff Pick!” sticker. [Back this Campaign] Fakedice’s game is a four-player digital board game that mixes in RPG and CCG elements. I get riffs of Talisman from it. It’s […]
Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor launch trailer
If I’m asked for famous Lord of the Rings games I’d say Cubicle 7’s The One Ring or MERP. These are tabletop RPGs. Can’t someone make a computer game that does as well? Rated 18, is Shadow of Mordor a candidate for this prestigous role – the best Middle Earth computer game of all time? […]
A sneak peak at Dicetiny’s game cards
Dicetiny is a forthcoming computer game from FakeDice. It’s a mix of fantasy adventure with board game. Consider it Monopoly meets a dungeon crawl with card collecting thrown in too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3N3e8PkViw There are four classes to pick from and you can game alongside three other players. FakeDice aim to get Dicetiny into Steam Early Acccess […]
A Rite from the Stars brings performance rewards to graphic adventures
Risin’ Goat are attempting to Kickstart a graphic adventure called A Rite from the Stars. I’m rather fond of the medium as a causal approach to gaming and find it quite cathartic. The Spanish studio think they’ve found a way to keep things simple and yet bring in a measure of performance. [Back this Campaign] […]
