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Splash banner for video games are good, features the colors white, yellow, and red. The V in video is in the shape of a thumbs up. The white in the top portion of the banner floats upward and away, like a lava lamp.

An in-game screenshot of ILA: A Frosty Glide. A young femme witch with a green hat soars through the sky on a magic broom, toward a series of magical rings that are surrounded by coins. They're attempting to cover a gap between two snowy mountains.

An in-game screenshot of ILA: A Frosty Glide. A young femme witch with a green hat soars through the sky on a magic broom, toward a series of magical rings that are surrounded by coins. They're attempting to cover a gap between two snowy mountains.

REVIEW: The wintry ILA: A Frosty Glide is a warm hug of a cozy micro open world

ILA: A Frosty Glide has the perfect atmosphere for the chilly season.

Nate Hermanson

Dec 2, 20257 min read

An in-game screenshot of Undusted: Letters from the Past. An old tape recorder sits open with grime and dirt all over it. In the opening where a tape would go, leaves and flowers seem to be growing. A sponge and toothbrush are waiting on a darkened desk to be used for cleaning.

An in-game screenshot of Undusted: Letters from the Past. An old tape recorder sits open with grime and dirt all over it. In the opening where a tape would go, leaves and flowers seem to be growing. A sponge and toothbrush are waiting on a darkened desk to be used for cleaning.

REVIEW: ASMR, pure emotions, and satisfying cleaning await in Undusted: Letters from the Past

A bittersweet narrative softened by a gentle ASMR soundscape and quietly satisfying cleaning gameplay.

Nate Hermanson

Oct 20, 20255 min read

An in-game screenshot of the video game Eclipsium. From the first-person perspective, a man's arm reaches out towards a burning woman on a stake. Her face is obscured with white hair and bloodied wounds. Fire rages around her.

An in-game screenshot of the video game Eclipsium. From the first-person perspective, a man's arm reaches out towards a burning woman on a stake. Her face is obscured with white hair and bloodied wounds. Fire rages around her.

REVIEW: Incomprehensibly beautiful and oppressively tense, Eclipsium is a stunning technical achievement in horror gaming

Full-body tension and an experience that overwhelms the senses, in the best way.

Nate Hermanson

Oct 1, 20256 min read

An in-game screenshot of Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree. In a forest environment, a warrior spins in a red arc to slash at some encroaching demons.

An in-game screenshot of Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree. In a forest environment, a warrior spins in a red arc to slash at some encroaching demons.

REVIEW: The action roguelike's new era is marked by games like Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree

Hard to say goodbye.

Nate Hermanson

Sep 29, 20258 min read

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