Year Walk By: Simogo I finally got around to playing Simogo's Year Walk after all these years and countless people telling me to play. It would be an understatement to say I had high expectations. So let me say I straight out: I loved Year Walk. But I also hated it. The game is named after a Swedish practice of starving one's self, then taking a spiritual journey through the woods, hoping…
Escape The Temple By: ruoming bian This will be a complete step-by-step Walkthrough for the iOS and Android room escape game, Escape The Temple by ruoming bian. It's a work in progress, so please bear with me. Feel free to ask for help in the comments section. Walkthrough: 1. Look behind the pedestal to see a clue, the numbers 512634. 2. Turn right and zoom in on the star puzzle. Use the…
The Guides By: Kevin Bradford and Luke Lisi I got my hands on the cryptic puzzle game The Guides a couple weeks before release. I was instantly intrigued and excited at the prospect of a puzzle game that was designed around mobile devices. I loved the idea that everything I needed to know is contained inside the app, since I've been turned off by similar games that required too much outside knowledge.…
Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon By: Tiger Style Late last night, I noticed Tiger Style Games, the folks behind Spider: The Rite of the Shrouded Moon, were tweeting an awful lot about walruses under the hashtag #WalrusFacts. This seemed like odd behavior for them, and I figured someone was either drunk or hacked...or just really supportive of walruses. Maybe walruses have been having a hard time lately? Well, I woke up…
The Guides By: Luke Lisi and Kevin Bradford This is a complete step-by-step walkthrough with answers, tricks, solutions and help for the iOS and Android game The Guides. I will explain all the answers, so only look if you don't mind spoilers. If you prefer to have a hint, you can ask in the comments section. Looking for my review of The Guides? Looking for Section 3 or Section 4? If you're…
Night & Day - an illustrated puzzle experience By: Marc Martin This will be a step-by-step walkthrough guide with hints, tips and tricks for the iOS game Night & Day - an illustrated puzzle experience by Marc Martin. It s work in progress, so please bear with me. Feel free to ask for help in the comments section. Walkthrough: 1. Tap on the face to wake up. Then tap on the lightbulb.…
A few days ago, I read an opinion piece on girls and gaming that I felt the need to respond to. But first, I want to give a little bit of my personal history as a woman who plays video games. I'm going to skip the early boring stuff and go straight to high school, where I found myself playing them the most. I enjoyed some PC games like Might & Magic…
Gathering Sky By: A Stranger Gravity Last week I tried a game called KOI - Journey of Purity that looked like a relaxing and zen puzzle game. While it is pretty, I ended up quitting early on out of frustration. So I was excited to try another artsy game this week, called Gathering Sky by A Stranger Gravity. When I saw the trailer for it, I was excited at the prospect of…