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Cozy games, cozy life: Four wholesome titles from Steam Next Fest February 2024
Frog care, detective ducks, floppy farmers, and serene architectural design — the future of cozy gaming is looking fine.

Julie Cooper
Feb 5, 20248 min read
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ANNOUNCING: The Video Games Are Good 2023 GOTY Nominees
In a year marked by incredible quality for video games, we had to up our list from the usual nine to 10 Game of the Year nominees.

Nate and Julie
Nov 20, 20238 min read
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ANNOUNCING: 2023 VGG Campout theme revealed
Watch the reveal video for the 2023 VGG Campout 24-hour stream event! Coming to Twitch on November 18.

Nate and Julie
Oct 22, 20231 min read
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Peril in the parlor with multiplayer Hyde's Haunt and Seek - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview
David Turpin of Smol Games, developing Hyde's Haunt and Seek, talked with us at PAX about the ghostly multiplayer game.

Julie Cooper
Sep 8, 20238 min read
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Not-E3 2023: 11 games you need to wishlist after Steam Next Fest
Our team lists 11 games from Steam Next Fest in June that you need to get on your wishlist. Like, right now.

Nate and Julie
Jun 26, 202314 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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Not-E3 2023 Day 3: Tribeca Games Spotlight brings 7 dazzling indies with narrative finesse
The 2023 Tribeca Games Spotlight celebrated both established and emerging voices from around the global gaming scene.

Julie Cooper
Jun 10, 20236 min read
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REVIEW: Mail Time - Snail mail has never been more enchanting
Mail Time is a delightful 2-3 hour package about your first big kid mail delivery job and the friends you meet along the way.

Julie Cooper
May 21, 20237 min read
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Steam Next Fest February 2023: Seedlings and IDEA offer a new angle on FMV games
See the world from a new perspective with game worlds built on a unique blend of photos and video.

Julie Cooper
Feb 10, 20235 min read
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REVIEW: Unwind with ToastieLabs' cozy new release WooLoop
Cozy gamers take note and add some color to your world.

Julie Cooper
Jan 8, 20236 min read
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REVIEW: Sci-fi gem I Was A Teenage Exocolonist bears high stakes and teen angst
Teen life already means being a fish out of water...but being one of the first humans on an unfamiliar planet really raises the stakes, huh?

Julie Cooper
Nov 26, 20226 min read
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8 demos to remember from Steam Next Fest 2022
After dabbling in the hundreds of demos available at Steam Next Fest, we chose to spotlight 8 games to remember as they head toward release.

Julie Cooper
Oct 10, 20225 min read
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Steam Next Fest 2022: Let your hands craft and mind wander with WooLoop
Honestly? Put WooLoop into your daily meditation regimen.

Julie Cooper
Oct 9, 20223 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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(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.

Julie Cooper
Jun 19, 20227 min read
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The VGG 2021 Game Awards
Before our official GOTY announcement arrives, we couldn't help but share a few more gaming highlights from 2021!

Julie Cooper
Jan 29, 20222 min read
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REVIEW: Haven Park is a cozy and colorful island-management sim (that won't eat up your time)
Haven Park is an easy, breezy 3-4 hours of island-management sim gameplay. A walk in the park, you could say.

Julie Cooper
Jan 24, 20225 min read
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Silver screen brawlin': Knockout City Season 2 coming July 27
Coming to a drive-in near you on July 27: Season 2 of dodgeball brawler Knockout City, "Fight at the Movies."

Julie Cooper
Jul 22, 20212 min read
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E3 2021 Mini-Preview: Lake promises to be the full package
Lake delivers the small-town mail-carrier fantasy in spades. And despite some bugs in its demo, we'll absolutely be there on release day.

Julie Cooper
Jun 22, 20214 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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