Yes, I know, another zombie game. Fortunately,Zombie Crisis 3D: Prologue(iOS) is one of the not-crap ones, even though you may think it is. The poor Engrish and the quality of the 3D character models may fool you, but once you get used toZombie Crisis‘ admittedly unwieldy controls, you’ll find a strangely compelling title with some of the creepiest portable zombies on the market. The game is all about throwing knives at the undead, knives that you may psychically steer because ofreasons....

For those with a soft spot for graph paper Guild of Dungeoneeringmight as well be a board game. It has the look of a hastily doodled tabletop role-playing game, and it features tile-laying and hand management mechanics. Each turn, the player draws up to five cards, plays or discards three of them, and then the hero automatically moves by a slightly fuzzy set of rules. Although the goal is to collect as much loot as possible, the player cannot just play all loot and discard all monsters....

Recently, successful survival-crafting releases likePalworldandEnshroudedhave turned early 2024 into a competitive market for the genre. Inflexion Games has been crafting their take on the genre,Nightingale, for over five years now. In just over a week, it will be released in Early Access with a plethora of content readily available. I had the opportunity to spend a few days in the world ofNightingaleand explore all its many realms. I know you may be getting worn out with all the survival-crafting releases of late, but trust me when I say you’ll want to save room for a bite ofNightingale....

Community challenges! Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Editionis just around the corner, and Techland has released a video detailing the new Bounty system. There are three types that are unlocked after finishing the main story: Basic Bounties, Dailies, and Community Challenges. Basic Bounties are challenges that you’ll most likely accomplish while just dicking about the game world, like decapping a certain amount of zombies. Dailies will introduce a new challenge every day, leading to new rewards....

‘Everything that we need [Sony makes] happen’ It’s obvious Sonyis going all out by getting all of the indie game makersthey can. They’ve been getting all sorts of developers on board for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and especially the PlayStation 4. Most of the gameswe’ve seen announced for Sony’s platformshave been by indie studios we’re familiar for the most part, but that’s not enough for Sony. They’re even courting the super tiny indie guys, like Muteki Corporation, the makers behind thefirstDragon Fantasyand the upcomingDragon Fantasy II....

A purchase for the ultimate fan It seems like there are more Collector’s Editions than ever these days. Just in the past few months, I’ve covered the release ofDisco ElysiumandSpiritfarer‘s special editions alone, and there are tons and tons more that seem to be cropping up all the time. This was usually the kind of thing you’d we’d only see with AAA titles, but now our favorite indie games are getting special treatment too, and rightfully so....

Star Ocean: The Second Story Rremains faithful to the original, with its cast of additional characters like Celine, Ashton, Opera, and others to recruit along the way. Some of those party members are missable, so study up if you’ve got your heart set on someone. Thankfully,quality-of-life featuresmake the RPG’s new version a less frustrating ordeal in 2023. In ourSecond Story Rcharacter guide, I’ll break down who you can miss and what you’ll need to do to gain their favor....

Love it or hate it, Scramblecoin is a mainstay in Disney Dreamlight Valley. The minigame itself isn’t too intrusive, even if you never play, but having characters stalk you through the Valley to try and play with you may be a bit much. Thankfully, theFebruary 28 updatecan help. As part of the update, though not explicitly mentioned within the update notes, players can now delve into their settings to turn off Scramblecoin requests from villagers, something which has pleased a lot of players....

WIN WIN Despite ongoing concerns regarding the temporary closure ofJapanese ratings board CERO, retro-enthusiasts Hamster continue to announce new titles that are headed to its expansive Arcade Archives range at some point in the future. In a recent Arcade Archiver live stream, the publisher announced that the coming months will see the release of platform classicBurgerTime(1982), top-down racerBurnin’ Rubber(1982), obscure sci-fi shmupDarwin 4078, and finally the notoriously weird beat-’em-upTrio The Punch: Never Forget Me....

The question of whether or notPersona 3 Reloadis on PS5 is valid, as many of the trailers end with an Xbox logo. The game will also be arriving to Xbox Game Pass from day one; here’s what we know about a PS5 release. Despite the heavy Xbox marketing push,Persona 3 Reloadisn’t exclusive to that platform.The remake releases simultaneously on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC on February 2....

Here’s some tips to get you going again Having trouble withThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt? You’re not the only one. Some Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players over onGameFAQs,RedditandTwitterare reporting that the game hangs after the opening cutscene. Not sure what to do next? Some have had success uninstalling the game, reinstalling and playing through the opening cutscene offline, and then downloading the day-one patch. Others report a hard reboot (unplugging your console from the power socket) does the trick, too....

Is now ‘prime advisor’ It hasn’t been a great (near) decade for Valhalla game Studios. Founded all the way back in 2008, the studio from the action savant Tomonobu Itagaki was destined for great things — until it wasn’t. Their first game,Devil’s Third, was plagued with delays and poison deals, then eventually landed on the Wii U in a partnership with Nintendo. Now don’t get me wrong the game was pretty mediocre, but the fact that hardly any physical copies were printed at launch, and that Nintendo basically buried it in all of its marketing materials (I have the Nintendo Download email to prove it), didn’t help....

Promoted from our Community Blogs Compared to most games on the market, Destructoid’s c-blogs rarely cover wrestling games (“Probably because there’s only one or two of them at any given time,” says everyone reading this; to which I say, “You’re right, that shut me up pretty quick.“) Though suffice to say, Destructoid’s community is fairly familiar with wrestling terms and wrestling culture. For instance,we had a Destructoid championship tournament, and we also had acall for bloggers due to someone’s “heel turn....