The Surge is the latest game from developer Deck 13 Interactive whose previous game attempted the Souls-Like formula with Lords of the Fallen. This time, they traded in fantasy for sci-fi with a great step forward in design, but not wi...

The Dream Machine is an ambitious adventure game done in stop motion is finally finishing its six chapter storyline after about eight years of development.  While it may not have the pixel charm of adventure games like Thimbleweed...

Last week, another game has been removed from digital store shelves due to an outside issue. Alan Wake can no longer be bought due to the copyrighted music's licenses running out. This isn't the first game nor the last to no longer be ...

The Game Industry had two shocking pieces of news this week. Hitman developer IO Interactive is no longer a part of Square Enix, and Mass Effect as a franchise is now on hold following the reaction of Andromeda. Both series have been c...

I had a chance to sit down with Jan of Overhype Studios; makers of Battle Brothers on Twitch. We spoke about game design, balancing Battle Brothers and more. There will be a regular cast coming to Game-Wisdom next week that we did wit...

Being an indie game developer is not an easy task; whether as a first-time designer to someone coming from a major studio. One of the biggest areas where a lot of indie developers mess up on is branding; specifically, having a marketin...

Hollow Knight by Team Cherry is a game that’s all about what’s under the surface. Featuring a beautiful hand drawn aesthetic, this is a title that keeps on giving the more you play. Bugged: Hollow Knight definitely draws c...

There has been a growing debate when it comes to accessibility in competitive games. As companies try to make their titles more accommodating and welcoming to new players, hardcore players see this as a way of dumbing down what they ha...

Recently I had a fantastic conversation with game developer and streamer Dino Dini. For our almost two hours of talking, we discussed the state of modern game journalism and the problems with it. It’s time to pull the bandage off...

Riptale by Super God is a high speed action rogue-like that pumps the player up for flying around the screen slashing up monsters. The game presents itself with a great mechanic and design, but the problem is that the rest of the game ...

It’s time for another big debate between designers and consumers. The option to refund digital games has been a major topic over the last few years. When Valve introduced their refund policy in 2015, indie developers started to s...

Emergent game design is one of the hardest, if not the hardest part of game design. Creating mechanics that can lead to new elements or systems is a Holy Grail concept. For today’s post, I want to talk about a very simple philoso...