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An in-game screenshot of the video game Eclipsium. From the first-person perspective, a man's arm reaches out towards a burning woman on a stake. Her face is obscured with white hair and bloodied wounds. Fire rages around her.

An in-game screenshot of the video game Eclipsium. From the first-person perspective, a man's arm reaches out towards a burning woman on a stake. Her face is obscured with white hair and bloodied wounds. Fire rages around her.

REVIEW: Incomprehensibly beautiful and oppressively tense, Eclipsium is a stunning technical achievement in horror gaming

Full-body tension and an experience that overwhelms the senses, in the best way.

Nate Hermanson

4 days ago6 min read

An in-game screenshot of Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree. In a forest environment, a warrior spins in a red arc to slash at some encroaching demons.

An in-game screenshot of Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree. In a forest environment, a warrior spins in a red arc to slash at some encroaching demons.

REVIEW: The action roguelike's new era is marked by games like Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree

Hard to say goodbye.

Nate Hermanson

6 days ago8 min read

The key art for the game Love Eternal. A large red hued ghostly figure of a woman towers over a town, reaching their arms out toward the street below. On the street, a young girl with white hair, wearing red shorts and a tank top, runs between houses. It's raining.

The key art for the game Love Eternal. A large red hued ghostly figure of a woman towers over a town, reaching their arms out toward the street below. On the street, a young girl with white hair, wearing red shorts and a tank top, runs between houses. It's raining.

PAX West 2025: Love Eternal's understated horror and old-school flash platforming vibes - Hands-on preview

'It's not the kind of loneliness where nobody is around; it's the kind where there are still people but you can't shake the feeling — which in a way is more horrifying.'

Nate Hermanson

Sep 265 min read

An in-game screenshot of Consume Me. A teen girl sits at the dinner table, looking nervously down at a plate and oddly shaped blocks of food. A ham is a cube with a small one block addendum. A steak is shaped like a T. A corncob is a line. They align on the plate, covering various parts of the plate. A conveyor belt on the bottom shows incoming food blocks: a cookie and egg as small three-block L-shapes and a cubic piece of watermelon. A dog hovers to the right, hoping to be fed something off the conveyor.

An in-game screenshot of Consume Me. A teen girl sits at the dinner table, looking nervously down at a plate and oddly shaped blocks of food. A ham is a cube with a small one block addendum. A steak is shaped like a T. A corncob is a line. They align on the plate, covering various parts of the plate. A conveyor belt on the bottom shows incoming food blocks: a cookie and egg as small three-block L-shapes and a cubic piece of watermelon. A dog hovers to the right, hoping to be fed something off the conveyor.

REVIEW: Authenticity, charm, and empathy make Consume Me one of 2025's best

As advertised: It did consume me.

Nate Hermanson

Sep 248 min read

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