Let’s Talk About ‘Unpacking’ – A Relaxing, Surprisingly Emotional Game About… Unpacking.

Open boxes, put stuff away, and uncover a deeply personal story in Unpacking. Available now on Game Pass!

Let’s Talk About ‘Man of Medan’ – A Horror Adventure With Beautiful Improvements on Xbox Series X

One of my favorite exclusives back on the PS4 is Supermassive's horror trope-filled adventure Until Dawn. The premise was something I was all too familiar with, as a group of teens met up at a cabin in the mountains to not only "party like fucking pornstars" but to remember two of their friends that died …

Let’s Talk About ‘Last Stop’ – A Narrative-Heavy Sci-fi Adventure From the Developers of ‘Virginia’

https://youtu.be/7FUw-g65OUg One of my favorite games from 2016 is Variable State's small town mystery Virginia. Without speaking a single word, Virginia oozed character and intrigue while leaving plenty up to the player to decipher. It's so, so good. Needless to say, I was pretty pumped to play the British developer's newest adventure Last Stop, especially …

Let’s Talk About ‘Ikenfell’ – An Unapologetically Queer Turn-Based RPG About Witches and the Damage of Secrets

https://youtu.be/QDY2M1uxJWQ There's no shortage of RPGs to choose from nowadays, but none of them are as diverse and unapologetically queer as Happy Ray Games' Ikenfell. While modern gaming is slowly becoming more inclusive by adding a gay character here and there and changing their social media banners during Pride Month, Ikenfell puts its entire cast …

Let’s Talk About ‘Carto’ – A Map-Making Puzzle Game About Making Friends and Finding Family

https://youtu.be/MrLp01aY5UQ I've been steadily making my way through some of the shorter indie games on Xbox Game Pass, with the latest being a charming little puzzle adventure called Carto. Here, the titular heroine is separated from her grandmother after their airship encounters trouble during a lightning storm. Both happen to be cartographers, which obviously plays …