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Nate Hermanson
Jun 16, 20245 min read
SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: I Am Your Beast had me clapping my hands together like a seal
I Am Your Beast is Neon White meets Superhot if it never slowed down meets Strange Scaffold's entire bangers-only library.
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Nate Hermanson
Jun 15, 20246 min read
SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Kitsune Tails brings queer joy to hardcore platforming
A sapphic Super Mario Bros 3-like hero's adventure coming this August has a demo you can try on Steam.
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Nate Hermanson
Jun 14, 20243 min read
Summer Game Fest 2024: Star Wars Outlaws and Assassin's Creed Shadows can't come soon enough
Oh, to be a space-faring scoundrel in a little cropped jacket. Oh, to be a musket-wielding samurai.
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Nate and Julie
Jun 10, 20245 min read
Summer Game Fest 2024: 4 demos from PC Gaming Show you need to play now
These are four (of many!) demos we couldn't wait to boot up on Steam the second the PC Gaming Show 2024 ended.
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Nate and Julie
Jun 9, 20245 min read
Summer Game Fest 2024: Five indie-dense shows on Day 3 leveled us with a near-perfect lineup
"I'm assembling a team..." Day 3 of Summer Game Fest gave us some of the most memorable game reveals we've seen in a while.
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Nate and Julie
Jun 8, 20248 min read
Summer Game Fest 2024: A vibe check on Day 2's showcases
It's a summer night and the vibes are right to hash out today's Access-Ability, Summer Game Fest, Day of the Devs & Devolver Direct shows.
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Nate and Julie
Jun 7, 202410 min read
Summer Game Fest 2024: Every game shown at this year's Guerrilla Collective
WHO'S GOT THE TIME? Get a handy list of every game showed at Guerrilla Collective 2024.
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Nate and Julie
Jun 7, 20247 min read
Summer Game Fest 2024: 6 standout games from Day 1's Guerrilla Collective
Summer Game Fest 2024 gets a strong opener with 73 games plus a publisher showcase from Guerrilla Collective.
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Nate Hermanson
Jun 3, 20242 min read
Summer Game Fest 2024: June's showcase schedule
We're co-streaming these 13 Summer Game Fest-adjacent events from June 6-10!
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Nate Hermanson
May 23, 20247 min read
REVIEW: Penny's Big Breakaway is 2024's best Dreamcast game
Sonic's speed. Mario's precision. Penny's sentient yo-yo. Evening Star's retro-inspired platformer has a recipe for success.
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Nate Hermanson
May 13, 202410 min read
9 games you need to remember from LudoNarraCon 2024
The 9 games in this list awed us, made us cry, scared us, and showcased the artistry in narrative games just as LudoNarraCon intended.
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Nate Hermanson
May 10, 20245 min read
LudoNarraCon Mini-Preview: Yoink the words straight out of mouths in Great God Grove
Great Googly Moogly, Great God Grove has a demo out for LudoNarraCon and it's all we could've hoped from the creators of Smile for Me.
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Nate Hermanson
May 9, 20246 min read
LudoNarraCon Mini-Preview: Angeline Era's bumpslashing adventure fills an unexpected need
Angeline Era is a standout demo from LudoNarraCon 2024, leveraging a nostalgic spin but a fresh and unique voice.
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Nate Hermanson
May 1, 20249 min read
Early Access Check-in: Abiotic Factor is already one of my favorite games of 2024
Abiotic Factor is packed with the sci-fi flavors of Half-Life and Control, sprinkled with an undeniable cheeky dorkiness.
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Nate Hermanson
Apr 30, 20249 min read
Playdate's Pulp stirs up creative juices and makes game dev accessible
We talked with AlternateHamlet, George Banks, and Ron Lent about how the easy-to-use Pulp engine can make a game dev out of nearly anyone.
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Nate Hermanson
Apr 27, 20247 min read
REVIEW: Lucas Pope's silly community center work sim Mars After Midnight demands to be let into your Playdate library
Lucas Pope's 'Papers, Please-lite' for Playdate is all alien community-building charm.
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Nate Hermanson
Apr 16, 20248 min read
REVIEW: Life Eater is Strange Scaffold's most twisted game yet (and they made a black market organ trading sim)
Being a weird little freak behind my computer screen because god told me to.
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Nate Hermanson
Apr 15, 20248 min read
REVIEW: Harold Halibut is a grand artistic achievement and a humbly quiet adventure
A story about feeling different than the people around you and struggling to find purpose in a world that tells you what your purpose is.
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Nate Hermanson
Apr 12, 202417 min read
The Playdate Season 1 Graduating Class: Handing out superlatives to all 24 games
The who's who of Playdate Season 1. We're circling our faves in the yearbook and handing out superlatives to these 24 pack-in games.
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Nate Hermanson
Apr 10, 20247 min read
REVIEW: Botany Manor is an accessibly cozy and surprisingly defiant escape room puzzler
Botany Manor: Gently compelling and seeded with cleverness.
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