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SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Kitsune Tails brings queer joy to hardcore platforming

Nate Hermanson

Jun 156 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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Summer Game Fest 2024: Star Wars Outlaws and Assassin's Creed Shadows can't come soon enough

Nate Hermanson

Jun 143 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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Summer Game Fest 2024: 4 demos from PC Gaming Show you need to play now

Nate and Julie

Jun 105 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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Summer Game Fest 2024: Five indie-dense shows on Day 3 leveled us with a near-perfect lineup

Nate and Julie

Jun 95 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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Summer Game Fest 2024: A vibe check on Day 2's showcases

Nate and Julie

Jun 88 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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Summer Game Fest 2024: Every game shown at this year's Guerrilla Collective

Nate and Julie

Jun 710 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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Summer Game Fest 2024: 6 standout games from Day 1's Guerrilla Collective

Nate and Julie

Jun 77 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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Summer Game Fest 2024: June's showcase schedule

Nate Hermanson

Jun 32 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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REVIEW: Penny's Big Breakaway is 2024's best Dreamcast game

Nate Hermanson

May 237 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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9 games you need to remember from LudoNarraCon 2024

Nate Hermanson

May 1310 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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LudoNarraCon Mini-Preview: Yoink the words straight out of mouths in Great God Grove

Nate Hermanson

May 105 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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LudoNarraCon Mini-Preview: Angeline Era's bumpslashing adventure fills an unexpected need

Nate Hermanson

May 96 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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Early Access Check-in: Abiotic Factor is already one of my favorite games of 2024

Nate Hermanson

May 19 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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Playdate's Pulp stirs up creative juices and makes game dev accessible

Nate Hermanson

Apr 309 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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REVIEW: Lucas Pope's silly community center work sim Mars After Midnight demands to be let into your Playdate library

Nate Hermanson

Apr 277 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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REVIEW: Life Eater is Strange Scaffold's most twisted game yet (and they made a black market organ trading sim)

Nate Hermanson

Apr 168 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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REVIEW: Harold Halibut is a grand artistic achievement and a humbly quiet adventure

Nate Hermanson

Apr 158 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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The Playdate Season 1 Graduating Class: Handing out superlatives to all 24 games

Nate Hermanson

Apr 1217 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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REVIEW: Botany Manor is an accessibly cozy and surprisingly defiant escape room puzzler

Nate Hermanson

Apr 107 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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Early Access Check-in: Lightyear Frontier's great prelude to more farming mech sim action to come

Nate Hermanson

Apr 77 min read

Early Access Check-in: Lightyear Frontier's great prelude to more farming mech sim action to come

We're just a couple'a stocky farmers inside giant mechs inside a lonely, alien world.

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