Ephemeral Enigmas
Ephemeral Enigmas is all about giving offbeat, obscure, and forgotten games another look. The goal is to provide the deepest and most entertaining analysis I can muster for games that rarely get a fair shake while also providing my personal spin on things. Just about anything goes on this blog, so if you like learning about a very wide range of games (and don't mind lengthy rambles), you'll want to check in every week!
- Created by Steven Barbato
- Located in United States
- January 2022
- Free
Recent posts
October 20, 2026
Not to be confused with Nightmare Creatures Developer: Manley & Associates, Inc. Publisher: NEC Technologies Available On: Turbografx-16 Release Year: 1992 Genre(s): Action, Horror If I had a nickel for every time I found a non-Japanese PC Engine game that felt like a really weird fit for the…
October 13, 2026
Y’know, the classic Japanese tale of horror! Developer: Jorudan Publisher(s): Datam Polystar (Japan), Seta U.S.A. (North America) Release Dates: April 21st, 1992 (Japan), December 1992 (North America) Available On: Super Nintendo Genre(s): 2D Platformer, Action, Horror I’ve been wanting to cover…
October 6, 2026
Freaks! Freaks! Freaks! Developer: Scarab Publisher(s): Naxat Soft (Japan), Acclaim (US, PAL) Release Dates: June 2nd, 1995 (Japan), September 30th, 1996 (US), 1996 (PAL) Available On: Sega Saturn Genre: 2D Fighting I love me a cheesy as heck video game and I also enjoy fighting games a whole lot…
