Pax – The Videogame Backlog

(PAX West 2018) Industries of Titan

September 2, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Brace Yourself Games, City Building, Indie, Industries of Titan, Pax, PAX West 2018, Sci-Fi, Simulation, Strategy

Have you ever wished Sim City had more spaceship battles? Yeh? That’s weird, but you’re in luck anyway. Industries of

Nintendo Switch PAX PAX West 2018 PS4 Steam Written By: Jonathan A. Xbox One

(PAX West 2018) Indivisble

September 2, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments 505 Games, Action, Indie, Indie Mega Booth, Indivisble, Lab Zero Games, Pax, PAX West 2018, Platformer, RPG

Single-handedly, Indivisible is my favorite game at PAX West 2018. I had previously looked past it as another cutesy basic

Oculus PAX PAX West 2018 Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(PAX West 2018) Swords of Gargantua

September 1, 2018September 1, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Oculus, Pax, PAX West 2018, STEAM, Swords of Gargantua, VR, Yomuneko VR

While Swords of Gargantua may “struggle” with some of the same issues that all VR games that I’ve played,

PAX West 2017 Written By: Jonathan A.

(PAX West 2017) REZPLZ

September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments 2D Platformer, Action, Indie, Long Neck Games, Pax, PAX West 2017, Platformer, REZPLZ, Seattle Indie Expo #7

Did you ever play Little BIG Planet and hate everything about it other than slapping your friends and shoving them

PAX West 2017 Written By: Jonathan A.

(PAX West 2017) Sacré Bleu

September 6, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Indie, Pax, PAX West 2017, PC, Puzzle, Sacré Bleu, Seattle Indie Expo #7

Wrongfully imprisoned in France’s Bastille, you are Enrique LeBleu and you must break out to figure out who framed you! It’s

PAX West 2017 Written By: Jonathan A.

(PAX West 2017) No Heroes Here

September 6, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Co-Op, Indie, Local Co-Op, Mad Mimic Interactive, No Heroes Here, Pax, PAX West 2017, Tower Defense

In the Kingdom of Noobland, there are no more heroes. When the last one fell, there were only two options:

PAX West 2017 Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(PAX West 2017) Driftland: The Magic Revival

September 6, 2017October 1, 2018 Ailingforale 2 Comments 4X, Driftland: The Magic Revival, Indie, Pax, PAX West 2017, Strategy

In the realm 4X strategy games, Driftland: The Magic Revival (Driftland from here on) tries to set itself apart by

PAX West 2017 Written By: Jonathan A.

(PAX West 2017) Missle City: Aeroleague

September 6, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Frisbee, Haunted Heavy, Indie, Missile City: Aeroleague, Pax, PAX West 2017, Seattle Indie Expo #7, Sport

Apparently Missle City: Aeroleague is a little like Street Fighter and lot like Windjammers. I’ve never played Windjammers, but I did

PAX West 2017 Written By: Jonathan A.

(PAX West 2017) Dauntless

September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Dauntless, Hunting, Indie, Pax, PAX West 2017, PC

Time will tell if people will come away saying that Dauntless is the “poor man’s Monster Hunter” or not. However,

PAX West 2017 Written By: Jonathan A.

(PAX West 2017) Golden Stairs

September 4, 2017February 7, 2019 Ailingforale 2 Comments Action, Daily Magic, Golden Stairs, Pax, PAX West 2017, Puzzle, Seattle Indie Expo #7, Virtual Reality, VR

Full disclosure, I’m not impressed with virtual reality. Most are just about an experience and a lot of what’s out

PAX West 2017 Written By: Jonathan A.

(PAX West 2017) Oxygen Not Included

September 3, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Building, Colony Management, Indie, Klei, Klei Entertainment, Pax, PC, Simulation, STEAM, Steam Early Access, Survivial

Having been a fan of all of the Klei games I’ve played (even if they’ve only served as lessons in

PAX West 2017 Written By: Jonathan A.

(PAX West 2017) Mages of Mystralia

September 3, 2017September 8, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, BOREALYS Games, Indie, Mages of Mystralia, Pax, PC, PS4, STEAM, Xbox One

Mages of Mystralia, being one of the games that I was looking forward to playing at PAX, was thankfully not

PAX West 2017 Written By: Jonathan A.

(PAX West 2017) Signal Decay

September 2, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Co-Op, Nela System, Pax, PC, Rogue-Lite, Signal Decay, Squad of Saviors, STEAM, Strategy

I’m always in the mood for stealth. I’m even more excited when I can play with my friends. Enter Signal

PAX West 2017 Written By: Jonathan A.

(PAX West 2017) Aegis Defenders

September 2, 2017September 2, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments 2D Platformer, Action, Aegis Defenders, GUTS Department, Indie, Local Co-Op, Metroidvania, Pax, RPG, Strategy, Tower Defense

Aegis Defenders is a 2D platformer/metroidvania whose combat centers around tower defense mechanics. It looks good while being more minimal

PAX West 2017 Written By: Jonathan A.

(PAX West 2017) A Hat in Time

September 2, 2017September 2, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments A Hat in Time, Action, Adventure, Gears for Breakfast, Indie, Pax, PAX West 2017, PC, PS4, STEAM, Xbox One

“Super Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie, Psychonauts! These kind of 3D platformers are no longer made, but people still want to play

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