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Sizzle & Stack: The restaurant simulating card game that took over our lives
Quite literally, they cooked with this one.

Nate Hermanson
6 hours ago4 min read
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REVIEW: Lead the herd and develop bonds in Herdling
Herdling's story is one of survival, collaboration, and family. Okomotive balances your emotions beautifully, giving you tense moments of fear as you face the perilous natural obstacles on your journey to bring these creatures home — but then offering heart-soaring moments of joy in equal measure.

Nate Hermanson
22 hours ago8 min read
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VIDEO PREVIEW: Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree's ideas of sacrifice make for a compelling action roguelike
VGG got to spend four hours with this snappy action roguelite that explores ideas of sacrifice and collaboration.

Nate Hermanson
4 days ago5 min read
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REVIEW: The Drifter's thrilling pulp action takes a step forward for modern point and clicks
One of the best games this year and an all-time point and click must-play.

Nate Hermanson
6 days ago7 min read
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REVIEW: Time Flies makes the most of its short life
Even as it brought a newly heightened sense of my own ever-ticking life clock, I found that Time Flies was time well spent.

Nate Hermanson
Aug 17 min read
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REVIEW: Wheel World - A chilled out open world where your PR is the hill to conquer
Hopping into Wheel World did feel "just like riding a bike" — it was easy to slide into its world and fall into a practiced rhythm.

Nate Hermanson
Jul 237 min read
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REVIEW: Popucom's a brilliant bubble blasting co-op bash
Popucom is an absolute delight and one of the best co-op games we've played in years. It stands atop the mountain alongside experiences like Split Fiction and Portal 2.

Nate Hermanson
Jul 187 min read
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Steam Next Fest: Party up & get goofy in these 3 multiplayer games with demos
Games ranging from 2 to 10 players: Our top multiplayer picks from Steam Next Fest!

Nate Hermanson
Jun 165 min read
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Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Downhill's fourth wall-breaking shows a ton of promise
Anybody seen a fourth wall around here? I can't find it.

Nate Hermanson
Jun 146 min read
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Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Consume Me is a game with guts
Consume Me is bright, bouncy, and fun to play while turning a sharp gaze on teen diet culture.

Julie Cooper
Jun 126 min read
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3 games from the PC Gaming Show you can (and need to) try today
Hands-on with some incredible indies on display at the PC Gaming Show 2025.

Nate Hermanson
Jun 96 min read
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Six standout games from SGF's Saturday indie powerhouse block
What you may have missed amid nearly 300 indie games showcased on Saturday.

Nate and Julie
Jun 88 min read
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Geoff Keighley and his three gaming showcase friends made for a hell of a day
Summer Game Fest is in full swing, and with 100+ games showcased in one day, we've never been more excited.

Nate and Julie
Jun 77 min read
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Six indie highlights from the MIX Summer Game Showcase
Most of them have post-MIX Showcase demos out now!

Nate Hermanson
Jun 37 min read
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REVIEW: TMNT: Tactical Takedown turns beat-em-ups tactical without sacrificing any of the adrenaline
TMNT: Tactical Takedown is full of great ideas that, while only half-realized at times, make for an undeniably fun tactics experience for gamers of all levels.

Nate Hermanson
May 297 min read
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REVIEW: I never want to stop playing StarVaders
StarVaders burns bright and is no flash in the pan. I can't stay away from it and neither should you.

Nate Hermanson
May 217 min read
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Mini-Preview: Every Day We Fight feels like the evolution the turn-based tactics genre needs
More active than the usual tactics game, but in a way that preserves why people love the genre.

Nate Hermanson
May 76 min read
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REVIEW: Despelote's part-game part-documentary speaks to the power of sports in community and simpler times
Ecuador, 2001: A boy, a ball and a country on the cusp of greatness.

Nate Hermanson
May 57 min read
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REVIEW: Wanderstop's therapeutic and tactile tea-making brought me to tears
Walked a chamo-mile in Alta's worn warrior boots.

Nate Hermanson
Apr 298 min read
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REVIEW: Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 - A matchroidvania RPG about a fake game series represents the rage of an entire industry
When passionate folks fight for the marvelously strange ideas, for the oddball characters, and for match-3 games, a clever little project like Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 just might make it to your PC against the odds.

Nate Hermanson
Apr 227 min read
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