Governor of Poker combines two distinct game elements - Texas Hold’em and a real estate game - with a Western theme, to create a winning hand of casual gaming. For those of us looking to just get into a few hands of virtual Hold’em, that might sound a bit heavier than you need, but the [...]

Have you ever gotten a dreadful feeling while you’re playing a game demo that you’ve had just too much fun, and you’re worried that your time is about to run out? I got that feeling about forty minutes into playing Westward II: Heroes of the Frontier, just around the time I managed to build up [...]

You are not going to be impressed with this game at first glance. It is going to seem somewhat cheap and kitchy, and you are going to wonder why we liked it. But trust us on this one, if you play it for a few levels, you will find yourself drawn to it. Like a [...]

I’ve got to hand it to Sandlot. They know how to make a damn fun game. Westward is their latest foray into what I’ll call “casual real time strategy” and it’s a surefire winner. We’ll likely be seeing a whole slew of similar games coming out in the next year, and that’s a very good [...]

In this special edition of Indie Monday, we’re taking a look at games that have been entered in competitions around the web, including slamdance and the IGF. Have a peek at a few of the top indie games you may not have seen!