PAX West

Nate Hermanson

Oct 235 min read

PAX West 2024: Popucom quietly became the co-op game we can't stop thinking about

Popucom quickly became our favorite co-op game at PAX West, so grab a teammate you'd trust with a colorful bubble gun and hop in.

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PAX West 2024: Dance like THE MAN is watching in All Systems Dance - Hands-on impressions and interview

Nate Hermanson

Oct 1411 min read

PAX West 2024: Dance like THE MAN is watching in All Systems Dance - Hands-on impressions and interview

"We're trying to make it as fun as hell to think in revolutionary terms," says Dave Proctor, Mighty Yell CEO.

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PAX West 2024: Q&A with the minds behind the existential puzzler Time Flies

Julie Cooper

Oct 77 min read

PAX West 2024: Q&A with the minds behind the existential puzzler Time Flies

PAX West's fly-on-the-wall game: We talked with developers Michael Frei and Raphaël Munoz about Time Flies!

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PAX West 2024: oneway.exe might be the next big indie horror hit

Nate Hermanson

Oct 25 min read

PAX West 2024: oneway.exe might be the next big indie horror hit

oneway.exe does indie horror for the chronically online.

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PAX West 2024: Going medieval with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, the perfect sequel

Nate Hermanson

Sep 247 min read

PAX West 2024: Going medieval with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, the perfect sequel

Duels, cheeky dialogue, and all-around improvements — we played Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 at PAX West and didn't want to put it down.

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PAX West 2024: Centum's trippy AI horror changes the world around you every step of the way

Nate Hermanson

Sep 235 min read

PAX West 2024: Centum's trippy AI horror changes the world around you every step of the way

Instructions unclear, now trapped in Centum's ever-changing reality with a manipulative AI: a PAX hands-on demo and interview with Centum.

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PAX West 2024: Hands-on with Whisper Mountain Outbreak and Toge Productions' legacy on display in Seattle

Nate Hermanson

Sep 216 min read

PAX West 2024: Hands-on with Whisper Mountain Outbreak and Toge Productions' legacy on display in Seattle

Whisper Mountain Outbreak's classic survival horror vibes delivered some of our most tense moments at PAX West.

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PAX West 2024: Ender Magnolia balances beauty and brutality, just with fewer difficulty spikes | Interview with Hiroyuki Kobayashi

Nate Hermanson

Sep 166 min read

PAX West 2024: Ender Magnolia balances beauty and brutality, just with fewer difficulty spikes | Interview with Hiroyuki Kobayashi

Ender Magnolia publisher Binary Haze talked to us about the "oppressive and dark, but still beautiful" Metroidvania releasing winter 2025.

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PAX West 2024: Dread Delusion's James Wragg talks about making the retro RPG I couldn't put down

Nate Hermanson

Sep 95 min read

PAX West 2024: Dread Delusion's James Wragg talks about making the retro RPG I couldn't put down

Talking about crafting difficult choices for players and a weird world ripe for interesting lore with Dread Delusion's James Wragg.

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PAX West 2024: Heartworm is a standout in DreadXP's buzz-worthy indie horror lineup

Nate Hermanson

Sep 85 min read

PAX West 2024: Heartworm is a standout in DreadXP's buzz-worthy indie horror lineup

Catching up with DreadXP, Heartworm, and the team behind this Silent Hill-inspired retro indie horror game.

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PAX West 2024: Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland brings back the lost art of licensed games

Julie Cooper

Sep 54 min read

PAX West 2024: Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland brings back the lost art of licensed games

We played the demo for Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland at PAX a week before the game's release.

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Mirthwood looks to level up life sims with RPG elements - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

Nate Hermanson

Oct 23, 20239 min read

Mirthwood looks to level up life sims with RPG elements - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

Mirthwood brought its first-ever playable demo to PAX West and solidified its place as a life and farming sim game worth watching.

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World of Horror developed "low and slow" heads to 1.0 release - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

Nate Hermanson

Oct 15, 20238 min read

World of Horror developed "low and slow" heads to 1.0 release - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

Palms sweaty, pulse racing. The typical PAX West experience? Or the result of playing the demo for World of Horror?

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Narrative RPG Long Gone Days centers humanity in a time of war - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

Nate Hermanson

Oct 9, 20238 min read

Narrative RPG Long Gone Days centers humanity in a time of war - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

As Long Gone Days approached its October release date, we talked with Lead Programmer Camilo Valderrama at PAX West.

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Fight Crab 2's physics-based action delivers a welcoming chaos - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

Nate Hermanson

Oct 1, 20237 min read

Fight Crab 2's physics-based action delivers a welcoming chaos - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

Two crabs enter the arena... but only one can leave victorious. We talked with PLAYISM at PAX West about the absurd brawler Fight Crab 2.

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Demonschool delivers a more active tactics RPG experience - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

Nate Hermanson

Sep 28, 20238 min read

Demonschool delivers a more active tactics RPG experience - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

Necrosoft Games Founder and Director Brandon Sheffield schooled us in all things Demonschool at PAX West 2023.

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Everdeep Aurora keeps drilling its way into our hearts - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

Nate Hermanson

Sep 24, 20238 min read

Everdeep Aurora keeps drilling its way into our hearts - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

At PAX West 2023, we drilled down into the Everdeep with Ysbryd Games Founder Brian Kwek, publisher for Everdeep Aurora.

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Billy Basso on creating mysterious and mind-blowing Animal Well - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

Nate Hermanson

Sep 18, 202311 min read

Billy Basso on creating mysterious and mind-blowing Animal Well - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

We had a long chat about the beautiful and layered platformer Animal Well with its solo developer, Billy Basso, at PAX West 2023.

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Physics meets crafting in silly survival game Dropkick Navvy - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

Nate Hermanson

Sep 16, 20237 min read

Physics meets crafting in silly survival game Dropkick Navvy - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

Dropkick Navvy shows what survival actually entails: A lot of stumbling, talking to trees, and getting bonked on the head.

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Find a rival, learn to ball, and save a community in Beastieball - PAX West 2023 interview

Nate Hermanson

Sep 14, 20238 min read

Find a rival, learn to ball, and save a community in Beastieball - PAX West 2023 interview

Greg Lobanov's "dream game" to make is our dream game to play. Find out what we learned at PAX West 2023 about Beastieball, coming in 2024.

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