Kevin Lynn

Recalling the worst horrors of real-life cults, Sagebrush has players sifting through the aftermath of mass suicide. Though not based on any specific tragedy, this heavy subject is broached with sincerity and respect. Indie developer Redact Games’ debut “lo-fi” exploration-driven title posits that we all have an emptiness that begs to be filled – a […]

“Calm down. You are here because you’ve chosen to remember,” insists the narrator of Path to Mnemosyne, thrusting a little girl who’s lost her memories into a monochromatic land of sketchbook meanderings taken physical form. This is an experimental “infinite zoom” puzzle game in which you maneuver the silent protagonist through a continuous, sometimes labyrinthine […]

Sneak. Run. Hide. adamantly follows the formula of its predecessor, a first-person, found footage-style horror game. Equipped with a video camera and night vision, players are powerless against the threats lurking the dark. With a few improvements that end up buried beneath frustrating A.I. and an all-too-familiar story of religious cults, coupled with a parallel […]

Point-and-click adventures don’t come much more traditional than Guard Duty. At a glance, one might be fooled into thinking it’s a long-lost title from LucasArts’ run of ‘90s classics, and certainly Sick Chicken Studios replicates that style and formula to painstaking degrees. While emulation can be the driving force for a game such as this, […]