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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.
Nate Hermanson
Dec 5, 20246 min read
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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.
Nate Hermanson
Sep 9, 20245 min read
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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.
Julie Cooper
Jun 16, 20245 min read
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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
Fishbowl's LudoNarraCon demo gives a look at a heartfelt slice of life, centering connections across distance, coming of age, and loss.
Rincs
May 12, 20244 min read
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Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Cabernet’s intriguing vampire society sinks its fangs in
Heard y'all like vampires.
Julie Cooper
Feb 11, 20245 min read
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Not-E3 2023 Mini-Preview: A Tiny Sticker Tale lets you peel 'n' stick the world
Change the world with your magical sticker book in A Tiny Sticker Tale, a cozy, emotional adventure.
Julie Cooper
Jun 19, 20234 min read
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REVIEW: Millennials are killing the restaurant industry—again!—in 4-player co-op thrill PlateUp!
Alton Brown, eat your heart out. There's a new source of chaotic and competitive cooking entering the arena: PlateUp!
Julie Cooper
Oct 1, 20226 min read
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BitSummit 10 Developer Q&A: Kingblade Games instructs Do Not Buy This Game... but we say go for it
The developer says Do Not Buy This Game. But between you and me, I won't tell anybody if you do.
Green
Sep 23, 20223 min read
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Splitgate: Portals + slick gunplay = way too fun to be free
Splitgate is Halo-meets-Portal in an unexpectedly appealing package. It's way too fun to be free... and yet...
Nate Hermanson
Aug 16, 20215 min read
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Early Access Check-in: Lose hours of your life to the hidden temple grind in Phantom Abyss
Avoid traps, loot tombs, and learn from other players' mistakes in Phantom Abyss, an asynchronous multiplayer roguelite in early access.
Nate Hermanson
Jul 21, 20214 min read
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REVIEW: Unearth what's hidden below the surface in The Magnificent Trufflepigs
Consider me sold on the narrative metal-detector walking sim. Apart from a few poor design choices, this game's unique systems shone.
Nate Hermanson
Jun 23, 20215 min read
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E3 2021 Mini-Preview: Book your stay with Bear and Breakfast
An unBEARably cute management game, Bear and Breakfast, invites you to make a little cash in the forest as you restore and operate a B+B.
Julie Cooper
Jun 21, 20213 min read
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REVIEW: Minute of Islands hits hard with its haunting beauty
Between satisfying mechanical interactions and an affecting story, narrative puzzler Minute of Islands is one that will stick with players.
Nate Hermanson
Jun 21, 20216 min read
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E3 2021 Mini-Preview: A tiny look at a tiny frog in Frogsong
We always root for an underdog. An underfrog, if you will. Here's what to expect from the tiny frog hero Chorus in Frogsong. Demo out now.
Nate Hermanson
Jun 12, 20213 min read
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NEWS: Steam Game Festival returns with 500+ demos of upcoming games!
Over the last year or so, Steam and Geoff Keighley found a way to bring back a relic of gaming past.
The demo disc.
Nate Hermanson
Feb 3, 20213 min read
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