Zach Welhouse

Zach Welhouse has been working for RPGamer since 2008. He writes reviews and covers the occasional convention.

Hard West Review

Hard West Review

The Hard West ain’t so much a place to spend Christmas. It’s more a place for dodging bullets, summoning demons, and leading a posse of miscreants into certain danger. You must be thinking of the Soft West, with its deputy puppies and its cactus pies. Both places have their charms, really.

Shadowrun: Hong Kong Review

Shadowrun: Hong Kong Review

Shadowrun: Hong Kong offers a steady evolution of Harebrained Schemes’ Shadowrun experience. It’s such an enjoyable game that a director’s cut wouldn’t need to do much to boost it from an excellent, tactically engaging family conspiracy to a must-have.

Undertale PC Review

Undertale PC Review

Undertale is the surprise success of the season. Its greatest mystery is how a game with such prominent skeletons could have so much heart.

Artifact Adventure Review

Artifact Adventure Review

Artifact Adventure raids RPGs from the 8-bit era for inspiration, aesthetics, and artifacts. Some may say it belongs in a museum, while others would argue it belongs in a (Steam) library.

One Way Heroics Review

One Way Heroics Review

Smoking WOLF discovered one simple way to become a hero. Dragons hate it! Read on to learn if this side-scrolling rogue-like is for you.

Shadowrun: Dragonfall – Director’s Cut Review

Shadowrun: Dragonfall – Director’s Cut Review

Shadowrun: Dragonfall – Director’s Cut burst from 2013’s Shadowrun Returns like a blood-and-titanium phoenix. It’s hard-wired with enough features to run like a top-of-the-line pleasure rig, free of any unsightly Essence loss or dumpshock.

Always Sometimes Monsters Review

Always Sometimes Monsters Review

You’re reading RPGamer and you come across a review of Vagabond Dog’s first game, Always Sometimes Monsters. You’ve seen a few screenshots and heard a little about how the game delights in forcing you to make difficult choices. What do you do?

FORCED Review

FORCED Review

BetaDwarf’s first game is a serious look at the challenges weathered by fantasy gladiators. Making a blurb joke about them would be totally forced.

Black Rock Shooter Review

Black Rock Shooter Review

When aliens drag humanity to the brink of extinction, only one robot has the moxie to fight back. Behind the dystopian dust and laser-light afterburn, she is sad and alone. She knows her story is not new, even though her fashion is cutting edge.

Gungnir Review

Gungnir Review

In the newest entry from Sting’s Department of Heaven series, a young man marked with Stigmata uses a divine spear to fight the intolerance of an evil empire. It’s not as allegorical as it sounds.

Yes, Stigmata is supposed to be capitalized.

Dungeons of Dredmor Review

Dungeons of Dredmor Review

The next time you’re planning a weekend of underground exploration, be sure to pack plenty of crossbow bolts, cheese, and brandy. Gaslamp Games provides additional summer camping tips for the well-heeled rogue in Dungeons of Dredmor.

Fate/Extra Review

Fate/Extra Review

Longtime Type-Moon fans are going to like this no matter what we say. Archer’s in it! Saber has a -red- dress! Seriously though, Fate/EXTRA is an interesting study in classifying games. How does it succeed as an RPG? How does it succeed as something else entirely? What would it be like as a story instead of as a game? Dust. Wind. Dude.

Gods Eater Burst Review

Gods Eater Burst Review

A popular delicacy in Japan, is God Eating set to become the next big craze? We are pleased to provide two opinions on the matter to help you decide if it’s worth a taste.

Zettai Hero Project: Unlosing Ranger Vs. Darkdeath Evilman Review

Zettai Hero Project: Unlosing Ranger Vs. Darkdeath Evilman Review

Stand firm, Unlosing Gamers! You have the unflagging spirit of justice in your hearts! It blazes like a volcano, ready to spew passionate lava into the turbulent sea of despair. The mixture will harden and islands will form. New life will grow where once there was only anguish and want. Are you up to the task? Is Nippon Ichi’s Unlosing Ranger? The future is our true hope.