Awesome Games

If you’ve ever played the mobile music game Piano Tiles or its sequel, you know how the difficulty level ramps up quickly. Since his fingers couldn’t possibly keep up with ever increasing speed, DenverFinn built a robot to play the game on his behalf.

(PG-13: Language) Beat Cop is a point-and-click adventure about a disgraced detective set in ’80s NYC. Back to being a beat cop, you’ll have a chance to find out who framed you. Just make sure to perform your other duties as well. Drops Q4 2016. Gameplay at 2:56.

The hit vehicular soccer game Rocket League adds a basketball variant in an upcoming free update. The update will also add a Hoops Mode-only arena where the net doubles as a ramp. The update drops 4/26/16 for Windows, Xbox One and PS4.

Come for the sausages, stay for the Sokoban. Stephen Lavelle’s latest game consists of a series of hair-pulling logic puzzles by way of sausage grilling. You have to grill the sausages’ top and bottom, and you can’t grill either surface more than once.

Director John Wikstrøm proves that even the simplest ideas can make for brilliant short films. Case in point, this powerful story about the relationship between a boy and his now departed father, which was based entirely on a single YouTube comment.

The latest trailer for Warcraft‘s big screen adaptation introduces more characters aside from co-protagonists Lothar and Durotan. There’s Garona, Medivh, Orgrim and King Llane Wrynn. They must all unite to beat the otherworldly force known as dubstep.

YouTuber Many A True Nerd spawned a new kind of let’s play video. He made an abridged playthrough of Fallout: New Vegas in the style of Choose Your Own Adventure books to let us dictate how the video plays out. Turn annotations on.

Advance Wars for iOS. Warbits scratches your tactical turn-based strategy itch with 20 campaign missions and local or online multiplayer, all wrapped in a colorful and lighthearted aesthetic. You can play with up to three other players and customize matches.

Another neon-streaked twin stick shooter from Housemarque, the developer behind Dead Nation, Resogun and Super Stardust. Alienation features drop-in/drop-out co-op, Souls-style PvP, random loot drops and different character classes. Drops 4/26/16 for PS4.

(SPOILERS) The second in the three-part story of the critically-acclaimed tactical RPG and management sim adds a new race, class, combat mechanics as well as a more fleshed out and capable caravan. You can import your save from the first game or start a new one.

Titanfall was one of the big Xbox One launch titles, offering epic mech battles, but decidedly last-gen graphics. Its sequel aims to remedy that, unshackled from the Xbox 360, plus this version is coming to the PS4 too. Here’s our first tiny glimpse at a jumbo mech with a big sword.

The cinematic teaser for Xbox One shooter Gears of War 4 sees JD Fenix – son of previous franchise hero Marcus – return to his home under very different circumstances. The game is set 25 years after GoW 3 and features a new enemy called the Swarm. More here.

VPCabs‘ amazing new home arcade machine uses a 32″ vertical display to play both virtual pinball and arcade games. A 15.6″ secondary display displays game marquees and doubles as a pinball scoreboard. Includes all current Pinball FX2 tables, and 60 arcade classics.

This funny trailer for the upcoming first-person MOBA Battleborn explains the game’s basics, such as the story, the game modes, character progression and unlockable items. The game is currently in open beta on Windows, Xbox One and PS4 until 4/18/16.

Transfer a ball from one container to another using seven different modules. If you love logic puzzle games like Spacechem, Infinifactory and Hitman GO, [the Sequence] is for you. Also available on iOS and Android for $1.

Valve let folks try the HTC Vive virtual reality headset in a room with a green screen so we can see what the wearers were seeing. Unlike its biggest competition, the Vive comes with motion tracking sensors, which means apps can incorporate movement and gestures.

“So you sprung for the winch but you couldn’t spring for the suspension. I got it.” The heroes head to South Africa in search of pirate treasure. If you’re already sold on the game, skip this. It’s great. Period. Otherwise, prepare to gawk for 16 minutes straight.

An upcoming team-based multiplayer game for Windows that plays like Frozen Synapse, Vandal Hearts and similar turn-based tactics games. Players have 20 seconds to input their move, action or both, then everyone’s turns resolve simultaneously.

Blizzard’s body of animated work stays afire with another awesome Overwatch short film. The cold-blooded Talon assassin Widowmaker is after a beloved robot diplomat, but Overwatch’s time-traveling ace agent Tracer is on guard.

Forced Showdown is a Windows action RPG with card collecting and roguelike elements. Compete in a gladiatorial reality show by playing through randomized dungeons. Each character has different skills, which you can further customize with cards.

The much awaited RPG will be available 9/30/16. After a decade of development, Square Enix appears confident in what it came up with, so much so that it’s selling a $270 Ultimate Collector’s Edition, which comes with a Play Arts Kai Noctis action figure.

The hilarious 1993 point-and-click adventure gets an HD update for today’s gaming systems. The new artwork is hand drawn, and you can bounce to classic mode, view concept art, or listen to commentary from the game’s creators. Out now on Steam, GOG, and PS4.

Today’s mobile games work pretty well with a touchscreen, there are still lots of arcade games which are best played with a gamepad. This SNES inspired Bluetooth controller comes with a dock that fits all smartphones, and works with iOS, Android, Macs and PCs.