‘PBJ — The Musical’ is a coming-of-age game with Shakespearean sandwiches

“If Shakespeare lived today, what would he write about?” Philipp Stollenmayer asked the audience during this week’s Day of the Devs 2024: Game Awards stream. According to Stollenmayer, Shakespeare would write about the invention of the peanut butter and jelly sandwich from the perspective of a rebellious strawberry and a disillusioned peanut. Also, it would … Read more

Incolatus: Don’t Stop, Girlypop! may be the Y2K fever dream arena shooter you never knew you needed

Incolatus: Don’t Stop, Girlypop! may be the Y2K fever dream arena shooter you never knew you needed

What would it look like if you took the fast-paced arena shooter stylings of Doom Eternal and flipped the gory, grimdark aesthetics upside down? You might end up with something like Incolatus: Don’t Stop, Girlypop!. It’s a “Y2K girly-pop arena-style movement shooter where standing still is not an option,” as game director Jane Fiona of … Read more

Chill puzzle game Faraway sees you drawing star constellations with one button

There’s something inherently compelling about one-button games since developers are giving themselves a tight constraint for their creativity. Sometimes, they take full advantage of that. One of my favorite games from this year, One Btn Bosses, gets it right thanks to tight controls and never seeming like it’s unfair. Faraway is an upcoming game in … Read more

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