KartRider Rush+’s new season 25 update is here – logging in now, you can enjoy new tracks, cosmetics and more. But that’s not all, because season 25 also marks the four-year-anniversary of KartRider Rush+, and fans can look forward to exciting events (and even more exciting rewards) as a result.
The new maps include Skyway (Northeu), Cosmoway (Northeu) and Moon Garden (Fairy), while from April 26th through to June 9th you can log in to earn 4EVER Coins and event-exclusive rewards. You’ll also be able to trade tire shards from May 5th to Sunday, May 12th, in order to earn legendary karts like the Cronos Air (5d) and Onyx Beetle Dasher – MAX (5d). … [MORE]
The sandbox survival genre has been expanding on mobile recently. With the Valheim-like Dawnlands and other games coming to mobile, the idea of having something close to a console and PC-like experience isn’t a pipe dream anymore. So what does the new survival game Dark and Light hope to offer to mark itself out?
A reboot of a previous game from the late 2000s and already released for Steam, Dark and Light Mobile promises to offer base-building, crafting and survival in a magical world ruled by elemental forces. On the planet Archos, with the remnants of the mother planet Gaia floating overhead, you’ll be going it alone or playing as part of a faction to take on the numerous denizens of Archos that’re out for your, and your friend’s, blood. So here’s hoping you can keep the faith, and the light. … [MORE]
The F1 racing circuit is one of the most complex in the world, and many of the cars on these tracks look more like science experiments than vehicles. Precise timing, replacing worn-out parts and even minute changes to the weather all affect the chances of a team winning. Unfortunately, while many games seek to tackle these simulationist aspects, few have made the jump to mobile…but Formula Bwoah is an exception.
Strange name aside, Formula Bwoah promises to not only let you take part directly in high-octane F1 racing, but also to manage the weather, pit stops and changing engine modes that all go into making sure you’re top of the leaderboard. Not only that, but you can compete against up to 10 other drivers in online multiplayer. … [MORE]
Harold Halibut puts you in the shoes of a lowly maintenance worker aboard a spaceship submerged underwater. To the residents aboard the ship, Harold is a rather charming, lovable, even dopey fellow who is endearing for his simplicity and his complacency in doing his job. Harold is tasked with removing graffiti, cleaning, and fixing machines, and when the work is done, his day ends, he goes to sleep, he wakes up–rinse, repeat. That’s the surface of Harold, but tucked out of sight from people’s view, is a character who is deceivingly introspective, often documenting his life through scribbled images in a notepad, or expressing himself through playful theatrics when he’s alone, like singing and performing operatically while mopping up a filter system. This is a side of the character only we, the player, get to see. As a character, Harold is complex, even if he doesn’t entirely understand how. He attempts to question and explore his curiosity and his own existence within the confines of a spaceship he was born and raised on, but he’s not always capable of understanding exactly what he’s looking for.
Harold Halibut
Harold Halibut, the game, is much like its titular character: It’s charming and lovable on the surface for its unique handmade aesthetic and charmingly simple gameplay. But just beneath that uncomplicated layer is a story that attempts to ask questions about introspection and self-worth, even if the game doesn’t always feel equipped to answer them or understand its strongest suits.
Harold Halibut does an incredible job in exploring its many themes and concepts by putting a magnifying glass on its setting. The FEDORA is a spaceship that was designed to leave Earth during the Cold War and set forth on a 200-year journey to seek a new planet to live on, but the new world it found was devoid of any landmass. With nowhere to go, the FEDORA crashes onto the planet, plunging its occupants into the watery depths, which they’ve learned to colonize. Meanwhile, Harold’s mentor and resident scientist, Mareaux, attempts to find a power source to launch the ship back into space to find a more suitable planet to live on.
It only takes a single bullet to burn down an empire. That’s the ethos behind Children of the Sun, an excellent supernatural puzzle-shooter from solo developer René Rother and publisher Devolver Digital. Like many of the games in Devolver’s vast library, Children of the Sun is wonderfully stylish, violent, and built on a unique gameplay hook; think Sniper Elite mixed with Superhot and you’re on the right track without quite telling the whole story.
You play as a protagonist known simply as The Girl, a one-woman wrecking crew waging a vengeful war against the eponymous cult that ruined her life. As one cultist after another is turned to mincemeat behind the vindictive crosshairs of your sniper rifle, you gradually make your way up the food chain until coming face-to-scope with your true target: The Leader. While embarking on this blood-soaked killing spree, hand-drawn flashbacks reveal tidbits about the atrocities committed by this mysterious cult and The Girl’s reasons for seeking revenge.
There’s no dialogue during these cutscenes; instead, the narrative is intentionally minimalist, bombarding you with unnerving memories that are both terse and chaotic. This scattershot approach makes it difficult to glean all of the available information–perhaps deliberately so–which means you might feel lost and slightly detached from the story at times. It’s all complemented by a discordant soundscape of ambient white noise that matches the game’s striking art style–composed of deep purples and vivid yellows–and gritty, surreal tone. The game’s arresting aesthetic paints a picture of a brutal world of saturated filth, where cultists defile seedy motels, gloomy forests, and derelict apartment buildings, spreading their deceitful disease like plague-infested rats.
