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SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Show kindness to all critters in Creatures of Ava

Julie Cooper

Jun 165 min read

SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Show kindness to all critters in Creatures of Ava

An action adventure game for those who want to pet all the animals and save them, too.

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SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: I Am Your Beast had me clapping my hands together like a seal

Nate Hermanson

Jun 165 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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SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Preteen angst has a name and it's Tabitha Bones - This Magical Girl is a B☆tch

Julie Cooper

Jun 154 min read

SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Preteen angst has a name and it's Tabitha Bones - This Magical Girl is a B☆tch

Tabbie is definitely listening to Simple Plan in the hallways. Sulky kids get access to magic. What can go wrong?

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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: 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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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: Last Time I Saw You strikes the nostalgia bone with a tale of first love and folklore in the forest

Julie Cooper

May 136 min read

LudoNarraCon Mini-Preview: Last Time I Saw You strikes the nostalgia bone with a tale of first love and folklore in the forest

Last Time I Saw You shows off one of the most aesthetically captivating demos at LudoNarraCon with its retro anime-inspired look.

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LudoNarraCon Mini-Preview: Fishbowl looks to be an emotional story of loss, loneliness and finding the joy of life through it all

Rincs

May 124 min read

LudoNarraCon Mini-Preview: Fishbowl looks to be an emotional story of loss, loneliness and finding the joy of life through it all

Fishbowl's LudoNarraCon demo gives a look at a heartfelt slice of life, centering connections across distance, coming of age, and loss.

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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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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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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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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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REVIEW: Death Trick: Double Blind has more twists and turns than a high-flying acrobat

Nate Hermanson

Apr 47 min read

REVIEW: Death Trick: Double Blind has more twists and turns than a high-flying acrobat

A slow burn of a mystery — full of surprising warmth, misdirection, tension, and surprise.

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