Recent reviews by Soarel the Archivist

Probably one of the most underrated games on Steam. Like a pay-to-play Atmosphir. Incredibly fun, simple yet deep creation tools.

Look, if this game isn't your cup of tea, that's fine. It's more of a political message game about internet trolls and the perils of fighting with them. It's pretty funny for a while but does get old as the gameplay is very simplistic and the jokes end up being repeated a lot.

Still worth a try though.

One of my favorite recent RPGs. It's a Diablo clone developed by former Blizzard devs, but far better than its parent series' current installments.

Light on story, heavy on loot, unique art direction and worldbuilding, far more engaging gameplay than most Diablo style hack and slash.

Chivalry is one of those games which you absolutely cannot take seriously. Its entire conceit of being a swordfighting game with FPS controls is utterly ridiculous but it somehow just...works.

Lots of exploits in the meta though, like feinting. Reccomend highly anyway.

I can play a party entirely composed of rat-men.

My life is complete.

If you haven't heard of this by now, shame on you. Platinum's hack-and-slash Sword Simulator 2013 set in the Metal Gear universe is still one of the best cross-platform action games of the modern era. Buy this ASAP.

It's Civ 5. What do you need to know?

Amazing roguelike/platformer hybrid with a unique art style and tight controls. Excellent replay value with random dungeons, randomized character abilities, and increasing difficulty on multiple levels of NG+.