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fromKotaku
2 days ago
Games

This New Driving Game Will Let You Isekai Pedestrians By Hitting Them

Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! is a vehicular action visual novel where players help Carissa level up by smashing objects with a truck.
fromKotaku
9 months ago
Video games

One Of 2025's Best Games May Have Saved Its Company From Going Under

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy has been successful, preventing Too Kyo Games from bankruptcy.
Games
fromKotaku
2 days ago

This New Driving Game Will Let You Isekai Pedestrians By Hitting Them

Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! is a vehicular action visual novel where players help Carissa level up by smashing objects with a truck.
Board games
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

The year's weirdest game is hard to explain and even harder to put down

Titanium Court is a unique blend of genres, offering an immersive experience that defies straightforward explanation.
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

Cult-Hit Doki Doki Literature Club Fights Sudden Android Removal

Their explanation is that the game's content violates their Terms of Service in its depiction of sensitive themes. DDLC is widely celebrated for portraying mental health in a way that meaningfully connects deeply with players around the world, helping them feel heard, understood, and less alone on their journey.
Games
fromGameSpot
4 months ago

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Is The Ultimate "What If" Game

While the concept of the multiverse has been explored in film and TV even before Marvel's takeover, it quickly became the narrative foundation of choice. When done right, the potential is undeniable--works like Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Everything, Everywhere, All at Once are heartwrenching displays of interpersonal relationships, making characters face the reality of what-if scenarios, reconciling with their choices and what could have been if they had turned the other way instead.
Video games
Video games
fromGameSpot
4 months ago

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy's Enormous Size Was A Huge Risk - But It Paid Off

The Hundred Line combines melancholic visual-novel moments with turn-based defense gameplay and truly contains 100 unlockable endings across 21 routes.
fromKotaku
4 months ago

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy: The Kotaku Review - Kotaku

Too Kyo Games' passion project visual novel/tactics RPG hybrid is the kind of thing that you can easily convince someone is impressive, but getting anyone to get over the hump of its magnitude and actually play it is something that still eludes me as we approach the end of the year. I think at a certain point, I accepted that as long as I could get someone to respect The Hundred Line , that was enough for me.
Video games
Video games
fromInverse
4 months ago

'The Hundred Line' Creators Say Risking Bankruptcy For A Game With 100 Endings Was 'Worth It'

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is a sprawling visual-novel/tactical-RPG hybrid with 100 endings that rescued its developers from bankruptcy.
Video games
fromInverse
4 months ago

PlayStation Plus Just Added One Of The Most Stylish Shooters Of The Decade

Neon White blends lightning-fast shooter platforming, card-based abilities, and visual-novel story in short speedrun-focused levels where sinners compete for entry to heaven.
Video games
fromKotaku
7 months ago

The Best Danganronpa Game Is Getting An Enhanced Remake With A Twist - Kotaku

Danganronpa 2×2 is an enhanced remake of Danganronpa 2 with revamped visuals and a new "what if" scenario, launching on major platforms in 2026.
fromInverse
7 months ago

Steam's Best New Visual Novel Follows A Queer Dark Knight Running Errands And Finding Love

In any relationship, it's important to understand how you and your partner are different and work to find common ground. That's especially true when your girlfriend is a dark knight pledged to the god of evil who traveled here from another reality to fight a malevolent wizard and you're just a girl trying to get by. This oh so common conundrum is explored in taking my Dark Knight Girlfriend to the corner store, a short, sweet visual novel available for free on Steam and Itch.
Video games
Video games
fromGameSpot
7 months ago

Can Inaccessibility Make A Game Better? This Game Makes A Strong Case For It

Inaccessible gameplay can intensify emotional storytelling, transforming personal grief into deeper understanding of dementia and accessibility.
Video games
fromGameSpot
1 year ago

New AI: The Somnium Files Game Is Up For Preorder For Nintendo Switch 2

The new game 'No Sleep For Kaname Date' launches July 25, continuing the AI Somnium Files series with detective Kaname Date.
Players will solve the mystery of a missing internet idol using dream diving mechanics with AI companion Aiba.
Video games
fromPolygon
1 year ago

Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To is my comfort puzzle game

Spirit Swap innovatively combines match-3 puzzles with a visual novel and dating simulator, creating a unique and engaging gaming experience.
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