When I was a child, I loved worms. I’d dig them up and try to keep them as pets while steadfastly refusing to be the one to put them on fish hooks as bait. As an adult, I still adore worms. But my fascination has grown away from uprooting them…
Read MoreIt really does my heart glad when I see game developers take a more mature look at the impact that war has on people. I enjoy the odd shooter and I love strategy games, but, of course, real war isn’t heroic, and even when it’s righteous and soldiers are fighting…
Read MoreDear readers, please bear with me. It’s been a long day. I’ve spent hours in front of an old CRT monitor at a police station watching video evidence, trying to determine… … Wait. No. That was an iPad, not a mid-90s computer monitor. There were definitely hours spent in front…
Read MoreCats. So many cats. Black cats. Fat cats. Cat+cats. Melon-headed cats. That’s what you’ll find in Fort Meow, a physics-based puzzler developed by Upper Class Walrus, released for Apple’s iPad by Surprise Attack Games. Humans tend to have strong opinions on cats. Either you adore their little meows, loud purrs,…
Read MoreFallout Shelter vaults across the world are receiving messages from the Wastelands today. Overseers are not questioning how the messages got across the treacherous terrain though – they are instead celebrating the possible arrival of a new dweller. Related reading: My review of Fallout Shelter for iOS. This isn’t just…
Read MoreIt looks like Apple is pulling any games it can find that feature the Confederate flag from its App store. But we’re not talking about racist games that heroise the flag or anything like that. We’re talking about historical wargames about the American Civil War that need to use the…
Read MoreVault 333. Halfway between Earth’s surface and the deepest corners of Hell. When prospective dwellers arrive seeking shelter from the Wasteland with nothing but the clothes on their backs, Vault 333’s Overseer accepts them with open arms. The Overseer clothes them, arms them, gives them food and water in return…
Read MoreLegend of Grimrock was something of an indie revelation when it was released on the PC back in 2012. As an attempt to modernise the classic dungeon crawler, it retained the nostalgic rush that had people glued to their screens back when Might & Magic, Wizardry, and SSI’s Dungeons &…
Read MoreBack when I was a youngster I had a serious fascination with Napoleon, and particularly the military strategy of Napoleon’s campaigns. I bought and painted Napoleonic miniatures to play tabletop wargames, even as my friends were more attracted to the ‘cool’ Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 tabletop games. And I spent…
Read MoreDotEmu is a very productive developer and publisher, and has been responsible for some really great games on mobile devices. Remember that mild addiction that all of us at Digitally Downloaded had to Heroes of Might & Magic 3 HD on the iPad at the start of the year? That…
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