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How Fumito Ueda, Mirror’s Edge and Blame! influenced Motorslice's surreal industrial world
By Ian Dean Last updated
How a two-person indie dev crafted a vast, interconnected world by hand.

World Cup 2026 sparks nostalgia for FIFA 98 – and a bizarre new horror game
By Alan Wen Published
Jacob Jazz's Fear FA 98 is a smorgasbord of retro film, music and game influences.

Why the creators of Silent Planet look to ’90s grit for inspiration
By Ian Dean Published
Creative director James Alex Santoro explains what 'retro-inspired' actually means.

How uncanny PS1 visuals inspired a horror game set in a Highland chippy
By Alan Wen Published
James Muirhead's Grease Trap '99 is a tasty retro scare.

How Lunar Strike builds a Moon from NASA data, ESA imagery and photogrammetry
By Ian Dean Published
The sci-fi game that's reconstructing the Moon from real-world space data.

Necrophosis: Full Consciousness review – unsettling art direction elevates shallow puzzles
By Ian Dean Published
Like exploring a living Beksiński painting, but it lacks depth.

This Unreal Engine game turns early-2000s nostalgia into something hauntingly personal
By Alan Wen Published
How artist Tabbie Lawson is recreating Alyx Jones' childhood in this autobiographical game.

Mina the Hollower review: goes beyond a Game Boy Color Zelda homage
By Alan Wen Published
More Bloodborne than Link's Awakening, this is an ambitious retro-inspired indie you need to play.
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