Jonathan Bolding
Jon Bolding is a games writer and critic with an extensive background in strategy games. When he's not on his PC, he can be found playing every tabletop game under the sun.
Latest articles by Jonathan Bolding

Sure, why not, the next Dead by Daylight crossover is with Assassin's Creed Shadows
By Jonathan Bolding published
News I guess the Assassins are good at surviving?

'More darts, more farts': Rust dev makes 'fart darts' for hack week, and you can probably guess what they do
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Will the 'stackable flatulence dart' make it into Rust? We can only hope.

This aggressively vaporwave offroad driving game by a car mechanic turned solo dev just got a Steam demo
By Jonathan Bolding published
news Scout out routes to quickly move a volatile cargo from one place to another.

Wait, there's a Lord of the Rings movie about Gollum coming in 2027?
By Jonathan Bolding published
news By Andy Serkis? From actual Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens?

House Flipper 2 is having a free weekend, and just got co-op
By Jonathan Bolding published
News The free co-op DLC works cross-platform between Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation.

The Gothic 1 Remake demo has been updated based on fan
By Jonathan Bolding published
News "More than 15,000 players" provided on the original Gothic 1 Remake demo, informing a new version.

Killing Floor 3's new release date is late July
By Jonathan Bolding published
News After a delay from the planned March release.

REPO devs are making that new Overcharge mechanic kick in later on—alongside other difficulty scaling
By Jonathan Bolding published
News

A unique horror strategy game about drilling for oil released on Steam last week
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Anoxia Station is a harrowing indie game with a distinct aesthetic.

There's another Risk of Rain 2 expansion on the way
By Jonathan Bolding published
NEWS A year after the rather disastrous last one, now fixed.

V Rising is doing big numbers on Steam after its recent update, plus it's 50% off
By Jonathan Bolding published
News The year-old vampire survival game has surged in popularity thanks to a big update and sale.

There's now a free 'shareware' version of horde-battling RTS Diplomacy is Not an Option
By Jonathan Bolding published
news Take on thousands of medieval soldiers in a free demo of Diplomacy is Not an Option.

After 2 decades of snacking, a new World of Warcraft spell renders vendor food partly obsolete
By Jonathan Bolding published
News How will NPCs make a living now?

The first big REPO update is available to test
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Surprise! But the good kind, not the jumpscare horror kind.

Here's a tower defense about little bloodthirsty gnomes in little red hats
By Jonathan Bolding published
news Try the demo to see some clever ideas about the tower defense format.

V Rising's big free content update introduces a cursed, poisoned forest this week
By Jonathan Bolding published
News

Steam trains and ships are coming to city builder Workers & Resources as a new DLC rolls the start date back to 1930
By Jonathan Bolding published
News It'll release next month.

Ubisoft has made its colorblindness simulation tool available to any game developer for free
By Jonathan Bolding published
news A win for gaming accessibility.

Teleport, alter gravity, and survive on the run in puzzle platformer Bionic Bay
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Full of beautiful pixels and probably perfect for speedrunners.

Once promising developer Tequila Works is auctioning off the rights to its games, including 4 still in development
By Jonathan Bolding published
News The developer of Rime and Gylt is being split up and sold in parts.

Scientists claim they've seen a 'jaw-dropping' new color, but you can only experience it by shooting lasers directly into your eyes
By Jonathan Bolding published
News The specifics of the claim are contested, but the ability to precisely stimulate the retina with lasers is cool whether or not it's really a 'new color.'

Don't worry, the fan-favorite Baldur's Gate 3 bug that turns character portraits into moody glamor shots wasn't fixed in the final patch
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Close call for the dedicated community.

As promising RTS Stormgate nears 1.0, the 'entire narrative structure of the campaign' has been rewritten, says Frost Giant
By Jonathan Bolding published
news It'll completely replace the currently available campaign.
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