Nate Hermanson
REVIEW: Terra Nil's environmental reclamation puzzles are as impactful as they are addictive
Terra Nil, equal parts meditative and strategic, is a "reverse city builder" that has you restore barren land to its natural state.
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Nate Hermanson
- 5 days ago
- 9 min
REVIEW: 9 Years of Shadows is a back-to-basics Metroidvania about healing with art
Europa and one immensely cuddly teddy bear, Apino, fight back against shadows that have engulfed the world for nearly a decade.
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Nate Hermanson
- Mar 20
- 9 min
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
- Mar 3
- 8 min
REVIEW: Tails: The Backbone Preludes is the missing piece to the Backbone saga
We're happy to report that Backbone has found its missing vertebrae.
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Nate Hermanson
- Feb 25
- 7 min
REVIEW: Dreams in the Witch House wows with inventive point-and-click mysteries
A game of math, magic, and point-and-click mysteries.
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Nate Hermanson
- Feb 4
- 7 min
REVIEW: Chico and the Magic Orchards DX delights with Game Boy puzzle action
Chico and the Magic Orchards DX brings back the simplicity and satisfaction of Game Boy era puzzle platforming.
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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
- Jan 8
- 6 min
REVIEW: Unwind with ToastieLabs' cozy new release WooLoop
Cozy gamers take note and add some color to your world.
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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
- Oct 31, 2022
- 8 min
REVIEW: The Case of the Golden Idol is one of the truest detective games
A power-hungry family and an ancient relic wreak havoc in The Case of the Golden Idol, Color Gray studio's first game.
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Nate Hermanson
- Oct 24, 2022
- 8 min
REVIEW: Explore local legends in the GPS app-based Simulacra 3
Don't look now... but there's something spooky RIGHT THERE in your pocket.
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Nate Hermanson
- Oct 19, 2022
- 9 min
REVIEW: Jackbox Party Pack 9 is all about expanding your mind
Jackbox Party Pack 9: Its highs are high and its lows are low, but the originality and absurdity is off the charts, as ever.
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Nate Hermanson
- Oct 13, 2022
- 7 min
REVIEW: Witch Strandings is a one-of-a-kind healing adventure
The only thing Witch Strandings has in common with Strange Scaffold's previous works is that it's like nothing you've ever played before.
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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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Nate Hermanson
- Oct 3, 2022
- 6 min
REVIEW: The Fridge Is Red and the whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Six interrelated horror vignettes, a standoff with a fridge, and a spooky VHS filter. What could go wrong?
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Julie Cooper
- Oct 1, 2022
- 6 min
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!
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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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