Among the pantheon of indie games, few have reached the levels of success and notoriety as the much beloved Slay the Spire from Mega Crit. After a very successful Kickstarter campaign, bringing in nearly $4 million, Slay the Spire: The Board Game, developed by Contention Games, has reached backers and is poised for its retail release. Board games based on video games are pretty common these days, with the likes of Divinity: Original Sin and Cyberpunk 2077 notably receiving one.

When the Asus ROG Ally launched in 2023, PC gaming handhelds were just starting to build off of the success of the Steam Deck. Handheld gaming PCs existed before the Steam Deck, of course, but it’s only recently that they’ve become a mainstream mode of playing PC games. And while we’re still waiting for a new AMD Z-series chip to fuel the next generation of these devices, the Asus ROG Ally X is easily the best Windows 11-based handheld gaming PC you can buy right now.

Dr. Reiner Knizia might not be a household name, but it’s one of the most recognizable monikers in board gaming, thanks to his astonishingly prolific career, peppered with highly acclaimed titles like auction classic Ra, heavyweight tile-layer Tigris & Euphrates and other great board games for adults. In recent years, the good doctor has slowed the pace of hits a little, but he still pops up with the goods from time to time, such as 2021’s Witchstone.

Every run is high risk, high reward. Dark and Darker Mobile is an upcoming RPG from PUBG publisher Krafton that’s aiming to give players a unique experience on mobile devices. It’s an extraction game that combines elements of battle royales, dungeon crawlers, and RPGs to keep gameplay fresh and give players that “one more run” feeling. “You are a beginning adventurer going into the dungeons,” said Joonseok Ahn, the Executive Producer and Head of Production of Dark and Darker Mobile.