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The key art of War of the Western Deep. A squirrel-like warrior stands on a tree branch and stares out at a coastal setting as the sun sets in the distance.

The key art of War of the Western Deep. A squirrel-like warrior stands on a tree branch and stares out at a coastal setting as the sun sets in the distance.

PAX West 2025: Developer Q&A - War of the Western Deep hopes to reanimate the Don Bluth-esque dichotomy of light and dark

"This is a style of animation that thrives on the human craft. It is something that is born from pure human sweat, and grit, and talent, and work. You can't fake it. You can't cut corners with it."

Nate Hermanson

Oct 2112 min read

An in-game screenshot of Undusted: Letters from the Past. An old tape recorder sits open with grime and dirt all over it. In the opening where a tape would go, leaves and flowers seem to be growing. A sponge and toothbrush are waiting on a darkened desk to be used for cleaning.

An in-game screenshot of Undusted: Letters from the Past. An old tape recorder sits open with grime and dirt all over it. In the opening where a tape would go, leaves and flowers seem to be growing. A sponge and toothbrush are waiting on a darkened desk to be used for cleaning.

REVIEW: ASMR, pure emotions, and satisfying cleaning await in Undusted: Letters from the Past

A bittersweet narrative softened by a gentle ASMR soundscape and quietly satisfying cleaning gameplay.

Nate Hermanson

Oct 205 min read

The key art for Fallen Tear: The Ascension. A character with charcoal skin, white hair, and a red scarf, screams at an off-screen threat. They wield a blue blade behind them as glowing flower petals surround them.

The key art for Fallen Tear: The Ascension. A character with charcoal skin, white hair, and a red scarf, screams at an off-screen threat. They wield a blue blade behind them as glowing flower petals surround them.

PAX West 2025: Fallen Tear's metroidvania-meets-JRPG has the promise to be the Phillipines' next breakout indie

In Fallen Tear's boss rush-focused demo at PAX, the combat was quick and punchy, and our talk with Creative Director Stephen Manalastas gave insights into where Filipino roots show up in subtle ways in the narrative and gameplay.

Nate Hermanson

Oct 155 min read

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

Oct 16 min read

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