We've each been playing a few games we think are action-adventures for this month's podcast and discussing how much you can modernise indie games when they're a homage to an old game. Games Discussed: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Owlboy, Axiom Verge.
Year: 2020
Gang Beasts is a whole heap of stupid fun – Review
Gang Beasts is a physics-based fighting game where you brawl like a bunch of drunk babies. It's a pretty good game but it still feels like it's missing something.
Episode 7+ | Single Player or Multiplayer?
In this month's bonus podcast episode, we're chatting about single-player experiences versus multiplayer experiences, the pros and cons of each, and which we prefer.
The Indie Bandits Demo Disc: August 2020
Here are some great indie games with demos for you to sink your teeth in. It's the Indie Bandit Demo Disc (disc not included!).
Retro Bandits | Action-Adventure Games
In this episode, we discuss the games that fall through the cracks between other more clearly defined genres, action-adventure games. Games and Series Discussed: Legend of Zelda, Tomb Raider, Legacy of Kain, God of War, Uncharted, Ico, Shadow of the Colossus.
Barring a few technical issues, The Sexy Brutale is a fascinating and enjoyable adventure puzzler – Review
The Sexy Brutale is a stylish adventure puzzle game that has you time travelling to stop murders.
The Escapists 2 has a surprising amount of depth once you start digging – Review
The Escapists 2 has you escaping a variety of different prisons. It's an enjoyable indie game with a decent amount of depth.
Pyre is a good game but one of its core mechanics is a bit of a flop – Review
Pyre is Supergiant Game's third release and while it shares a lot of the good qualities of their two previous games, it has one new addition that just didn't work for me.
Costume Quest is a short and cute indie RPG that shows you don’t need hours of gameplay to make a good game – Review
Costume Quest was made by Double Fine in 2010 and instead of saving the world like you would in other RPGs, you're saving your sibling whilst also getting your fill of trick-of-treating.
Moonlighter is an enjoyable action RPG with a bit of business sim thrown in for good measure – Review
Moonlighter is half-ARPG half-business sim. It's an interesting but does it work?