Welcome to the 250th edition of Indie-Penance Day! Running annually on Kotaku since 1776, each year we celebrate the emancipation of indie games from the tyrannical publishers that once ruled the land ...

The iconic and critically acclaimed Mass Effect sci-fi video game saga includes four main titles thus far, but which of the ...

Not every Soulslike has to be as punishing as Dark Souls. These titles stay true to the formula while being approachable in ...

Unhinged' is a Netflix game that plays like you're living in a horror movie starring Zoë Kravitz and Sadie Sink.

Whether it's God of War or Skyrim, the scale and story of these fantasy video games are much better than most big-budget ...

More entertainment options for those craving sordid supernatural stories.

As a form of escapism, video games are great, aren't they? Especially those that you can lose track of time in, immersing ...

The best co-op memories often come from wandering off the main path. These PS4 games make that exploration worth it.

Now, the phenomenon of multiple people independently arriving at the same idea is nothing new. Just earlier this month, two games on Steam went viral after releasing with the same name. It's not ...

Earlier in 2026, we got our first look at Saber Interactive’s currently Untitled John Wick Game at a Sony State of Play. But apart from an impressively cinematic trailer, very little is known about ...

Here’s yet more proof that AI is playing 3D chess while we’re playing checkers. A gameplaying AI system has cracked a cryptic, Roman-era board game that has baffled scientists for a century, as ...

In 1997 I was 13 and decidedly not a gamer. I liked film, music and Stephen King novels – but I had been “blessed” with two parents who believed video games rotted your brain. They did, however, ...