Dark, depressing and more than a little intense, Inmost is a gorgeous game with a powerful narrative hook that doesn’t need to focus on its gameplay to deliver a powerful experience.

My theory regarding a successful expansion is that they usually do one of two things: Deepen or Grow. The Depth expansions take a system that was already in the base game and flesh it out even more, adding features that build on what was already established. On the opposite side of the spectrum, Growth Expansions add something that wasn’t in …

It’s a games industry story as old as time: Eager young developers want to get their foot in the door, pledge to work for free and hope that their efforts result in them being offered a position within a company. Company uses their labour, makes a mint on the sales charts and then forgets about those workers entirely as they rope in some new young rubes for the next project.

Time travel is a tricky business. I’m not talking from the perspective of someone actually trying to travel through time; I imagine that process to be much simpler. Find a special atom, do some stuff to it and hey presto, you’re HG Wells. No no no, when I say that time travel is a tricky business, I mean from a …

In response to Shawn Laydens comments about cross play being "open for business," a few developers have taken to the internet to contradict those statements.

For many of you, Wargroove scratches an itch that you’re more than familiar with. A spiritual successor to Advance Wars, Wargroove is a very particular stretch of strategy that incorporates tried and trusted tactical elements with a few simpler ideas. Simple doesn’t mean easy of course, and Wargroove’s cute facade actually hides a deceptively complex game beneath the surface. So if you’re new to the formula or even in need of a refresher course, then we’ve got you covered!

Visually charming, deliciously deep and packed with extra content, Wargroove is a strategy experience that works comfortably at home or on the move.

The upcoming spiritual successor to Nintendo’s massively underrated Advance Wars series has been teasing a tentative release date for ages now, with an eye on late 2018 originally in the pipeline. According to developer Chucklefish, you’re going to have to wait a little bit longer for some quality turn-based strategy.