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The Digital Wild West: When Norrath Ruled the World
If you were around in 1999, you probably remember a very different internet. It was a time of screeching 56k modems, AOL chat rooms, and a total lack of hand-holding…
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Cybernetic Fever Dreams and Severed Limbs: BioForge is one of the Best Games You’ve Never Played
Release Date: March 29, 1995 Developer: Origins Systems Get It On: GOG In the mid-90s, every PC game box promised a "cinematic experience" that would melt your motherboard. Most of…
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Staffs, Swords, and Shadows: Nightdive’s Heretic + Hexen Re-Release is Pure Magic
The Resurrection of the Dark Fantasy Kings For years, fans of the Boomer Shooter genre have been whispering into the void, begging for the same treatment given to DOOM and…
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Slapping Imps and Hoarding Gold: Why Dungeon Keeper Still Rules the Underworld
Release Date: June 26, 1997 Developer: Bullfrog Productions Get It On: GOG It Is Good To Be Bad Let’s travel back to 1997 for a second. While every other game…
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Beyond the Shadow of Diablo: Why Nox Still Rules
Release Date: January 31, 2000 Developer: Westwood Studios Get It On: GOG Back in the year 2000, if you weren't clicking your mouse into oblivion playing Diablo II, you were…
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The 20-Year Time Capsule: A Review of Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar
Release Date: August 4, 2017 Developer Name: Golden Era Games (Cleveland Mark Blakemore) Get It On: GOG In the fast-moving world of gaming, we usually measure "long-term projects" in five…
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Back to the Grid: Why The Darkness Below is the Retro Fix You’ve Been Craving
The Darkness Below, the long-awaited project from solo developer Eleftheriadis Savvas, has finally hit its full release as of February 13, 2026. This isn't just another modern game wearing a…
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The Ultimate Flip-Side: World of Xeen is Still the King of the RPG Sandbox
Release Date: 1992 (Clouds), 1993 (Darkside), 1994 (World of Xeen) Developer Name: New World Computing Get It On: GOG If you’ve ever wanted a classic computer role-playing game that feels…
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Demigods, Loot, and Ancient Drama: Titan Quest Still Slaps Two Decades Later
Release Date: June 26, 2006 (Original), November 2021 (Latest Expansion) Developer Name: Iron Lore Entertainment / THQ Nordic / Pieces Interactive Get It On: GOG The Legend Begins: Slaying Hydras…
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The Spy Who Bugged Me: Why Obsidian’s Alpha Protocol is the Best Disaster You’ll Ever Play
Release Date: June 1, 2010 Developer: Obsidian Entertainment Get It On: GOG The Most Influential Game You Never Played Let’s be honest for a second. If you were around in…