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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

3 days ago5 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

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

Sep 298 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

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