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1 week ago | 
gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel
Platform: PCAlso on: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo SwitchPublisher: SNEGDeveloper: Seawolf Studio/General ArcadeMedium: DigitalPlayers: 1Online: NoESRB: Not RatedThe story behind Captain Blood is probably more interesting than the game itself. It was first announced in 2003, featured at E3 2004, and then retooled and revamped multiple times over the following years. It was set to be released on the original Xbox before having its development moved over to the Xbox 360.
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1 week ago | 
gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel
Platform: PCPublisher: Rock It GamesDeveloper: Sickhead GamesMedium: DigitalPlayers: 1-2Online: YesESRB: Not RatedWay back in the NES and SNES days, I was hugely into baseball, which meant that I played whatever baseball game I could get my hands on. The likes of RBI Baseball, Little League Baseball: Championship Series, Legends of the Diamond, MLBPA Baseball…I sank countless hours into these games, and whatever else besides I found sitting on the shelves for rent at my local video store.
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1 week ago | 
gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel
After Rockstar announced last week’s delay of Grand Theft Auto VI, we’re still more than a year away from its May 26, 2026 release date. But just because there’s a delay doesn’t mean that we have to wait to see more of the game, because today Rockstar released a trailer and a whole bunch of screenshots.
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1 week ago | 
gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel
Platform: PCPublisher: PuzzlelikeDeveloper: PuzzlelikeMedium: DigitalPlayers: 1Online: NoESRB: Not RatedAs a devoted word game aficionado, Letterlike seemed like it’d be right up my alley. It’s essentially a roguelike deckbuilder version of Scrabble, where you’re trying to augment your score with multipliers, upgrades, and different bags of letters. Think Balatro, but for word nerds. Unfortunately, Letterlike doesn’t quite match the highs of Balatro. It certainly makes an effort, though.
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2 weeks ago | 
gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel
Platform: PCPublisher: Ghost Ship PublishingDeveloper: Guidelight GamesMedium: DigitalPlayers: 1Online: NoESRB: Not RatedSpellRogue is a roguelike deckbuilder. One of my all-time favourite games, Slay the Spire, is a roguelike deckbuilder. As you can probably guess, it’s awfully hard for me to a) consider SpellRogue without comparing it to Slay the Spire, and b) not find it lacking in comparison.
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2 weeks ago | 
gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel
Platform: PCPublisher: SOLIDS StudioDeveloper: SOLIDS StudioMedium: DigitalPlayers: 1Online: NoESRB: Not RatedSeeing as The Dark Side of Ceclon is the creation of a one-person studio, I’m inclined to be pretty lenient towards it. After all, it’s an ambitious open-world RPG where you’re trying to survive on a (mostly) desolate planet that more-or-less does what it sets out to do.
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2 weeks ago | 
gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel
Platform: PCPublisher: Strange ScaffoldDeveloper: Strange ScaffoldMedium: DigitalPlayers: 1Online: NoESRB: Not RatedWhile I can’t say I’ve loved every game that Strange Scaffold have produced, I can’t deny that they have a way of making games that are unique and memorable. From An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs to El Paso, Elsewhere, to I Am Your Beast, they consistently make games that have their own sense of style. To that list, you can now add Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3.
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3 weeks ago | 
gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel
Platform: PCAlso on: Nintendo SwitchPublisher: Sumo DigitalDeveloper: Secret ModeMedium: DigitalPlayers: 1Online: NoESRB: EThe thing I’ve always found odd about so-called “cozy” and “wholesome” games is how intense they can often be. Sure, on the surface you’re just arranging boxes or running a cat café, but you’re constantly being judged and under a timer and facing a budget and striving to achieve something. For a genre that you’d think would be laidback and relaxed, the games rarely are.
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3 weeks ago | 
gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel
Platform: PCPublisher: HeadupDeveloper: Exogenesis StudiosMedium: DigitalPlayers: 1Online: NoESRB: Not RatedCan a Metroidvania platformer can be too big? If INAYAH – Life after Gods is anything to go by, the answer to that question is a pretty resounding “yes.”Obviously, as complaints go, you could do a lot worse. But I feel like it’s a problem for INAYAH for a pair of reasons: its map and its save system. Unsurprisingly, the two are linked.
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1 month ago | 
gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel
Platform: PCPublisher: Yogscast GamesDeveloper: Jérémie & ThibautMedium: DigitalPlayers: 1Online: NoESRB: Not RatedWhile I understand why an indie game would bill itself as a mash-up of two more popular games – citing those games is a good way of attracting fans of those games to your game – it’s an approach that isn’t without risks. After all, you could just come off as a pale imitation of the more popular games, which doesn’t really help you at all. That’s the problem facing Kaya’s Prophecy.
