Nate Hermanson
REVIEW: Tchia's culture-driven island experience wows with representation and coziness
Trek across Tchia's New Caledonia-inspired open world with childlike wonder.
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Nate Hermanson
- Mar 10
- 8 min
REVIEW: Redemption Reapers falls short of full tactical redemption
If struggle and hopelessness — in story AND gameplay — are your bread and butter, step right up.
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Nate Hermanson
- Mar 6
- 7 min
REVIEW: Return to Castlevania is a victory lap for the stellar Dead Cells
Dead Cells has earned its reputation as one of the best roguelikes of all time. But its best content yet JUST hit the market.
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Nate Hermanson
- Feb 1
- 9 min
REVIEW: Signalis proves classic survival horror still has a place
Shrieking robots breaking the silence of grim halls. A fallible grasp on reality. Only six inventory slots. Will the horrors never end?!?!
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Nate Hermanson
- Jan 17
- 8 min
REVIEW: Let the bodies hit the floor - Prodeus is a bloody good time
Prodeus: Not for the squeamish, but definitely for fans of the boomer shooter genre.
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Julie Cooper
- Nov 26, 2022
- 6 min
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?
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Nate Hermanson
- Nov 22, 2022
- 7 min
ANNOUNCING: The Video Games are Good 2022 GOTY Nominees
Video Games are Good and 2022 is an excellent showcase of that. Congratulations to all the nominees!
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Nate Hermanson
- Oct 7, 2022
- 7 min
REVIEW: Get weirdly relaxed while vacuuming up blood in Serial Cleaners
Serial Cleaners serves up a PowerWash Simulator-like experience... but edgier.
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Green
- Oct 3, 2022
- 3 min
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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Nate Hermanson
- Sep 29, 2022
- 6 min
REVIEW: Jack Move's comfortably compact cyber-RPG experience proves less is more
Scamming corporations for a living? It ain't much, but it's honest work.
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Green
- Sep 19, 2022
- 3 min
BitSummit 10 Developer Q&A: Music is rebellion in the cyberpunk RPG Keylocker
Keylocker: where music is a crime and your band is prepared to be the downfall of a whole authoritarian government. Right on!
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Nate Hermanson
- Jul 21, 2022
- 7 min
REVIEW: Shopping never felt more like (bullet) hell in Neon Blight
Skipping an Early Access period was not the right call for Neon Blight. Here's hoping for its brighter future.
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Nate Hermanson
- Jul 13, 2022
- 7 min
REVIEW: Escape Academy bemuses and bewilders beautifully
Escape from your problems... in style. Coin Crew's Escape Academy delivers the education we want, need, and deserve.
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Julie Cooper
- Jun 19, 2022
- 7 min
(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
- Jun 16, 2022
- 7 min
REVIEW: Tribute Games nails it again with TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
Cowabunga, dude! Tribute Games' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is a smash hit with big 90s energy and no quarters needed.
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Nate Hermanson
- Jun 12, 2022
- 4 min
(Not) E3 2022: A love letter celebrating the impact of Day 3's showcases
Day 3 brought Wholesome Games, Guerrilla Collective, Future of Play and Future Games, each wholly thriving in their third year of existence.
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Nate Hermanson
- Jun 11, 2022
- 4 min
(Not) E3 2022: Day 2 delivered the payoff of pandemic productivity
Get a recap of Day 2: IGN Expo, Netflix Geeked Week, Epic Games Summer Showcase, Tribeca Games Spotlight and Freedom Games Showcase.
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Nate Hermanson
- Jun 10, 2022
- 4 min
(Not) E3 2022: Indies are officially in charge after Day 1
We compiled every game trailer shown on Day 1 of (Not) E3 2022. Enjoy!
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Nate Hermanson
- Feb 6, 2022
- 9 min
REVIEW: We need to talk about Sifu.
Sloclap's Sifu comes with some cultural baggage and lacks punch in its narrative, but offers a hard-hitting combat system.
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Nate Hermanson
- Feb 4, 2022
- 7 min
REVIEW: Century: Age of Ashes is a breath of fresh air in F2P gaming
We have some notes... but this free-to-play dragon battler has a solid gold foundation.
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