GameDev Review: Star Renegades

I promised a review before. I did not start with it, oops. So let me catch up! What Came Before I was a bit surprised to find that the game was developed by Massive Damage, Inc.. They are the makers of Halcyon 6 - which gained some small hype 2017/2018. I bought the game and found it to be Okish. I played it a few hours and it seemed to lack focus. There were only a few updates, I’m not sure they “fixed” that. It could be a “me” problem. This however, is not a review of Halcyon. ...

January 9, 2024

Shogun Showdown Core Mechanics

As promised, in this post, we will take a look at the game Shogun Showdown. It is still in early access, but has very good review scores and a sizeable amount too. Its Steam page tells it’s “inspired by great games like Into the Breach, Darkest Dungeon, Crypt of the Necrodancer, Slay the Spire and so much more”. That is similar to the inspirations behind my own game. As my in-development game shares some of these traits, this game certainly is one I need to take a closer look. ...

December 6, 2023