Hey guys! Remember Whalenought Studios‘ game Isle of Bxnes? (I mean, you should–I only posted about it just a few short months ago.) In case you don’t: Isle of Bxnes is a Stone Age Diablo-alike with a highly stylized pixel art aesthetic and a brutish primeval setting. The premise: Survive the brutal trek east with […]

Previously exclusive to Android phones, the KingTurn series has now been fully ported to iOS: KingTurn RPG, KingTurn RPG Plus, and now Kingturn Underworld RPG. You can read our prior coverage of these games here, here and here. The Kingturn Underworld RPG download is free–however, if it follows the pattern of past releases, you’ll be […]

Pascal Bestebroer of Orange Pixel writes in to with news that his action roguelike-like Heroes of Loot (previously covered here) has been released. There isn’t much of a plot to speak of–here’s the game’s premise, straight from the developer and complete with winky emoticons: Think classical Gauntlet on steroids and brought into the now. It’s […]

You may recall me posting about the mobile RPGs Gurk I and II last year; word has reached my ear that a third Gurk title has now been released. Gurk III, by developer Larva Labs, is an RPG with some similarities to the old Ultima titles. Gurk III sports a retro 8-bit visual style (though […]

Choice of Games is on a bit of a roll lately; their latest title is Choice of the Ninja, a Choose Your Own Adventure style RPG with (what else?) a ninja theme. The premise: Assassinate the shogun, then vanish without a trace in this interactive fantasy novel! In the high-stakes game of politics between two […]

I’m a bit late on this one, but those of you who enjoy Choose Your Own Adventure / RPG hybrids will be pleased to hear that there’s a new one out, released just last month: namely, Sabres of Infinity. Written by Paul Wang, Sabres of Infinity is a Hosted Game using the Choice of Games […]

Steve Ip of BoxCat Games writes in to tell me about Nameless: The Hackers, a cyberpunk jRPG where the fights are all simulated hacking battles. The story follows a group of hackers who try to find a missing researcher who has decided to take action against a major secret government organization.  As the hackers uncover […]

Ian Gregory of Witching Hour Studios has dropped me a line to let me know about the release of Ravenmark: Mercenaries, a new fantasy strategy title out for iOS. The premise: In the events of Mercenaries, set six years after the events of the original RAVENMARK, the world of Eclisse has been scarred irrevocably by […]

The latest from Choice of Games, SLAMMED! is a professional wrestling themed title. Written by Paolo Chikiamco, SLAMMED! reportedly weighs in at 250,000 words. The premise: You’ve always dreamed of becoming pro wrestling’s biggest star…but a wrestler’s world is fraught with hardship and betrayal, in and out of the ring. Become a powerhouse, a technician, […]

Here’s another one for the “I thought I posted about this already, but apparently not” files. Knights of Pen and Paper is a mobile title by Brazilian developers Behold Studios that was released back in October 2012. Knights of Pen and Paper is designed to make you feel like you’re playing a pen-and-paper RPG. (In […]