Julie Cooper
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 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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Nate Hermanson
Jul 228 min read
REVIEW: Tile and error - Find belonging in Arranger's slide puzzle world
The tile-shifting puzzle game Arranger and its heroine on a journey to belong give "sliding into home" a new meaning.
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Nate & Glory
Jun 246 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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Nate Hermanson
Jun 194 min read
SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop makes a nine-to-five feel fun
Can't even pay the R.E.N.T. in my video games, smh. 👊😔
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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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Nate Hermanson
Oct 8, 20238 min read
REVIEW: Bilkins' Folly combines professorial puzzles with Monkey Island shenanigans beautifully
X marks the spot, and Bilkins' Folly HITS the spot with its delightful treasure-hunting and puzzles.
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Nate Hermanson
Jun 23, 20235 min read
REVIEW: Hello Goodboy has you paying it forward and petting the dog
There are wholesome games, and then there are games designed for kids. We think Hello Goodboy is probably the latter.
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Nate Hermanson
May 31, 20238 min read
REVIEW: Brooding atmosphere and fascinating puzzles > jump scares in The Tartarus Key
The Tartarus Key leans on a classic PSX horror aesthetic while defying genre expectations in this horror escape room puzzler.
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Nate Hermanson
Mar 29, 20238 min read
REVIEW: Terra Nil's environmental reclamation puzzles are as impactful as they are addictive
Terra Nil, equal parts meditative and strategic, is a "reverse city builder" that has you restore barren land to its natural state.
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Nate Hermanson
Feb 4, 20237 min read
REVIEW: Chico and the Magic Orchards DX delights with Game Boy puzzle action
Chico and the Magic Orchards DX brings back the simplicity and satisfaction of Game Boy era puzzle platforming.
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Julie Cooper
Oct 9, 20223 min read
Steam Next Fest 2022: Let your hands craft and mind wander with WooLoop
Honestly? Put WooLoop into your daily meditation regimen.
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Rincs
Oct 3, 20223 min read
BitSummit 10 Developer Q&A: Arts and crafts + emotional journeys = Paper Trail
Coming soon: A handcrafted world-folding adventure. Read our Q&A with the developers of the paper-folding puzzler, Paper Trail.
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Green
Sep 30, 20223 min read
BitSummit 10 Developer Q&A: Escape an adorable underworld with friends in co-op Hell Hell
When they made the phrase "cute as hell" they were definitely talking about Monoryllis' rainbow-hued rendition.
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Nate Hermanson
Sep 17, 20226 min read
REVIEW: Shuffle the deck against your foes in the witty and wily Card Shark
Nerial has gaming's equivalent of a pair of aces in Card Shark — and I wouldn't even mind if they'd cheated to get this winning hand.
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Nate Hermanson
Jun 9, 20215 min read
REVIEW: El Hijo - Surprisingly simple stealth sweeps us off our feet
El Hijo - A Wild West Tale is a simple, vibrant and nonviolent option for stealth game enthusiasts.
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