Rachael Brearton

DISTRAINT: Moral Ambiguity and Avarice

Rachael reviews DISTRAINT, a 2D, pixel-graphic horror game about greed and consequences by Jesse Makkonen,…

The Hex: A Very Meta Murder Mystery

Indie Hive reviews The Hex, an unusual, multi-genre murder-mystery from Daniel Mullins Games, the creator…

Maize: Sentient Corn and a Grumpy Teddy Bear

Indie Hive reviews Maize, a comical, point-and-click, puzzle, walking simulator featuring sentient corn and a…

Bee Gaming for Free with BirdGut

Indie Hive reviews BirdGut, a hand-drawn, 2D puzzle-platformer in which you play as a rejected…

Valve’s Top Releases Lists Reveal Gamers’ Guilty Pleasures

Rachael takes a look at Valve's monthly lists revealing the top selling new releases on…

Exploring Dark Arts in Layers of Fear

Indie Hive reviews psychological-horror Layers of Fear, a sinister walking-simulator sure to make even the…

Return of the Obra Dinn – 2-for-1 Opinions

Writers David and Rachael both share their thoughts on Return of the Obra Dinn, a…

Dear Esther: The OG Walking-Simulator

Rachael reviews Dear Esther, the original walking simulator and discusses the history and development of…

I Fell from Grace – The game that ditched its USP!

Rachael reviews I Fell from Grace, a side scrolling point-and-click game that ditched its rhyming…

Device Price Wars – Why are mobile games cheaper?

Rachael compares game prices across different devices and platforms and tries to decipher why mobile…