Farm Up is set in the 1930s, which may be the oddest time setting for a farming game imaginable. This was the age of the miserable Joads of the Grapes of Wrath, a host of failed government aid efforts, and Dorothea Lange's portraits of weather-beaten Okies fleeing the Dust Bowl. All in all, it was a time of hardship and tears that forever changed the face of rural America.
Ancient aliens have invaded the popular consciousness in recent years, so it's no wonder that their reach has extended to the universe of Nancy Drew in Tomb of the Lost Queen, the franchise's 26th installment from Her Interactive. Where conspiracy theory, unsolved archeological mysteries, curses, and eternal love intersect is 100 kilometers outside of Cairo at the University of Kingston dig site. There you'll ferret out the fact from the fiction by investigating a burial tomb and interrogating members of the expedition.
Will Fight For Food is a role-playing...fighting game? Two genres that you don't often see slapped together. Imagine a 2D side-scrolling RPG with areas to explore, items to collect and fetch quests galore, then throw in a truckload of button-bashing fighting sequences. Let it simmer for a few hours, and you've got this latest release from Pyrodactyl Games.
If by any chance you're reading this and have missed out on the joy of putting together brightly colored bricks in an effort to build something awesome, then step away from the screen and grab a LEGO set. Like previous entries in the franchise, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 resonates best with those who've revelled in the joys and frustrations of crafting and ruling a universe of coloured blocks… before the days of Minecraft.
Losing your mind is terribly unpleasant business, but when you're an eccentric billionaire, it's the sort of thing that seems largely unavoidable. Such was the case for Sheldon "Shelly" Howards - an oil tycoon who, in his final years, built all sorts of crazy secret rooms in his sprawling mansion. Now that Shelly has gone to the grave, it's up to you - an expert in antiquities - to explore his home and find all of his hidden treasures.
If there's one thing man can't control, it's the weather. That may be the case in the real world, but in Alawar's newest time management game Weather Lord (or is it Weather Master? That's what it's called on the title screen), you're given the chance to take over for Mother Nature, and will be able to help humans grow fertile crops, repair destruction left behind by other weather events and more. Unfortunately, the game's inconsistent name is the least of its problems.
In Abandoned: Chestnut Lodge Asylum, you're immediately thrown into the shoes of an average citizen suffering from recurring nightmares. Always, the threat is the same: you see yourself falling down an elevator shaft while being chased by an unknown entity in a seemingly abandoned mental institution. When suddenly it appears your dream has become real, however, you set out to investigate the cause of it all.
Canadian developer Silverback Games has proven it's capable of great things—witness the company's previous titles such as Secrets of the Dragon Wheel and the Empress of the Deep series. This month, the talented team cranks up the creepy in its latest casual offering, Theater of the Absurd. Good-looking, well-presented, and far more intense than your average hidden object game, this infernal adventure will thrill horror enthusiasts and scare the pants off everyone else.