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Nate Hermanson

Aug 118 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

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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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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Nate Hermanson

Sep 27, 20238 min read

REVIEW: Dino farm sim Paleo Pines is creative, cute, and clunky

There's nothing prehistoric about Paleo Pines' fresh ideas, but the execution isn't always dino-mite.

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Nate Hermanson

Jun 8, 20235 min read

Not-E3 2023 Mini-Preview: Farming fans thrive - Sugar Shack and One Lonely Outpost

Early demo impressions with Freedom Games' Sugar Shack and One Lonely Outpost.

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Green

Sep 30, 20224 min read

BitSummit 10 Developer Q&A: Mecha farming is the hot new thing in Lightyear Frontier

Co-op farming: Robot style. Lightyear Frontier is all peace, survival, and adventure, coming in spring 2023.

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Julie Cooper

Jun 19, 20227 min read

(Not) E3 2022: Indies paint straight line from today's inaction to tomorrow's apocalyptic adventure

Indie developers are going all in on apocalyptic worldbuilding, exploring what survival can really look like in gaming worlds and our own.

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Nate Hermanson

Feb 28, 20227 min read

REVIEW: Moonglow Bay serves sizzling seafood with a side of community restoration

Moonglow Bay's story about healing a community is exceptional. But the gameplay is far from perfect.

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Nate Hermanson

Oct 25, 20216 min read

REVIEW (sort of): Monster Harvest reaches for the stars, ends up stuck in the mud

Monster Harvest drew from some of the greats, but unfortunately, it wasn't ready to see the light of day — let alone steal the spotlight.

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