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Nate Hermanson
Dec 5, 20246 min read
REVIEW: Apartment Story is gaming's equivalent of a one-act play
Arthur's life is turned upside down by a girl, a gun, and the tension of things lingering just outside the confines of his apartment.
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Nate and Julie
Nov 23, 20249 min read
ANNOUNCING: The Video Games Are Good 2024 GOTY Nominees
These 10 were bright spots in the world of games, and earned a place on VGG's 2024 Game of the Year nominee list.
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Julie Cooper
Oct 7, 20247 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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Nate Hermanson
Sep 23, 20245 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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Nate Hermanson
Sep 17, 20249 min read
REVIEW: The Plucky Squire celebrates the creative spirit and performs gaming magic
The Plucky Squire is about how stories are able to inspire others to create, and the impact they have on young hearts and minds.
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Nate Hermanson
Sep 16, 20246 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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Nate Hermanson
Sep 12, 20247 min read
REVIEW: PS2-era horror lives again in Hollowbody
Hollowbody’s blend of PS2 horror mechanics and modern-day anxieties is a different breed of scares.
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Nate Hermanson
Sep 10, 20249 min read
REVIEW: Revenge is a dish best served bloody in I Am Your Beast
I Am Your Beast is a bold statement from a team known for making bold statements.
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Nate Hermanson
Sep 9, 20245 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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Nate Hermanson
Sep 8, 20245 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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Nate Hermanson
Aug 11, 20248 min read
Early Access Check-in: The '90s are back in Fields of Mistria's community-driven farming sim
Checking in on the 40+ hours of content available at Early Access launch for the farming sim Fields of Mistria.
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Nate Hermanson
Aug 9, 202410 min read
REVIEW: The Crush House shows the cracks in reality (TV)
REALITY GONE WILD (GONE SEXUAL) (GONE CHORBY) (ALL FUN)
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Nate Hermanson
Jul 31, 20247 min read
REVIEW: This game slaps - Thank Goodness You're Here
The laughs come easily in this 2-3 hour "slapformer" where British humor reigns supreme.
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Nate Hermanson
Jul 16, 20248 min read
REVIEW: Find community through cooking in the surprising Metroidvania, Magical Delicacy
Magical Delicacy's world is like a comforting bowl of soup, although some of its systems seemed at odds with its laid-back, cozy nature.
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Nate & Glory
Jun 24, 20246 min read
SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest: Breaking our minds with these puzzling Steam Next Fest demos
For those eternally chasing the enigmatic: our four most-loved puzzle games of Steam Next Fest 2024.
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Julie Cooper
Jun 15, 20244 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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Rincs
May 12, 20244 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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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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