Games

Why play video games when you can build them yourself? The 2019 Game Dev and Design Bundle will teach you the ins and outs of game development. You’ll learn Unity, C#, Mapbox, and more essential game building tools. Another great deal from The Awesomer Shop.

Gaming nostalgia is in full force with more platforms dedicated to reviving classic games. Get in on the retro action on the cheap, with this handheld that comes packed with 400 8-bit games, ready to keep your fingers tapping for hours. It’s 53% off in The Awesomer Shop.

Love city building games? Grab a great deal on the Mac version of the 2003 classic SimCity 4: Deluxe Edition. Build sprawling cities, balance budgets, grow empires, and then do you best to save them from disaster. It’s just five bucks in The Awesomer Shop.

Mac users, if you missed out on the classic FPS Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, now’s the time to pick up the game for just ten bucks. This cinematic classic is filled with intense twists and dynamic combat with a diverse array of weaponry.

Play classic GBA and NES roms on this handheld system, which supports games loaded on MicroSD cards. Unlike many miniature systems, RetroMini allows you to save game states, too. Plus, it comes pre-loaded with 900 8-bit games. Save 19% in The Awesomer Shop.

In this 10-course bundle, you’ll learn full-stack web development, iOS and Android development, Unity game development, machine learning, and much more so you’ll have a diversified skill set that will impress employers. Get it today in The Awesomer Shop

Civilization VI works great on the iPad. Now you can experience it on the iPhone as well. The critically acclaimed strategy game now works with the iPhone 7 and above. The first 60 turns are free; you can then pay to unlock the full game. It also has DLC.

Bring 250 arcade clone puzzle, sports, strategy, and more games with you everywhere you go — right in your pocket! The 16-Bit Mini Retro Arcade Machine is the tiny arcade machine that will entertain you at your desk, on the commute, or anywhere else you go.

This retro console is now available for preorder. It not only can play games from CD-ROM based systems like SEGA CD, Saturn, NEC TurboGrafx, Neo Geo, and PS1, but it can be expanded with modules and controllers to play cartridge-based games. Drops 4/2019.

While the cinematic trailer for EA and BioWare’s action RPG Anthem wowed folks at E3 2018, we’re much more excited now that we’ve seen 20 minutes of actual gameplay. Sit back and enjoy this in-game footage as a team of four players complete the “Scars & Villainy” mission.

Fans of the popular empire-building franchise Civilization will want to grab this bundle, which includes both Civilization VI, and the Rise & Fall expansion, which adds borders and loyalties that change over time, among other things. Save 36% in The Awesomer Shop.

Launch Q-Tips, matches, and toothpicks with these teensy desktop crossbows. Choose between a Dark Knight or a Phoenix design. Grab one for 35% off the regular price in The Awesomer Shop.

Play poker in style and learn a bit about typography, fonts, and design with this sweet deck from Forrest Goods. Learn the fascinating history of typography, and the real effect that fonts play in our daily lives. Grab a deck for 25% off in The Awesomer Shop.

This stunning ping pong / dining table is crafted from hardwood salvaged from colonial buildings in Saigon, cast iron legs from antique Japanese sewing machines, and topped off with a hand-stitched leather net. Includes paddles made from local timber and tooled leather.

Shuffleboard is no longer just for retirement communities, having experienced a renaissance as a hip bar favorite. We just love the look of these tables from Kush, custom crafted from reclaimed wood and metal, with abacus style scorekeepers made from nuts and washers.

A brief look at the new game from Subset Games, the guys behind the immensely popular and addictive FTL. Into the Breach is a turn-based strategy game in which players must save the world from destruction through an endless variety of randomly-generated levels.

Ethan Miller gave the original NBA Jam an unofficial modern update, adding today’s star players along with dream teams and dream memes. You’ll need an SNES emulator to play it. Ethan hopes you’ll donate to the Dana-Farber Cancer Insitute if you like his mod.

Share all of life’s most embarrassing and humiliating moments with your friends when you play a game of Never Have I Ever. This card game asks players to collect cards for each of the questionable life decisions you’ve made. First player to 10 cards wins the game.

An accurate rendition of the music and sounds of Super Mario Bros. played on a Chinese wind instrument called the Sheng that predates the 30-year-old game by 3,000 years. We’re wondering if Miyamoto was inspired by its sound.