Nate Hermanson
Mirthwood looks to level up life sims with RPG elements - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview
Mirthwood brought its first-ever playable demo to PAX West and solidified its place as a life and farming sim game worth watching.
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Nate Hermanson
- Sep 16
- 7 min
Physics meets crafting in silly survival game Dropkick Navvy - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview
Dropkick Navvy shows what survival actually entails: A lot of stumbling, talking to trees, and getting bonked on the head.
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Green
- Sep 3
- 5 min
Bitsummit 2023: Fishbowl is an emotional odyssey of self-discovery and connection
The fishbowl is deep. The emotions are deeper. In Fishbowl, explore a coming-of-age story about staying connected and dealing with grief.
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Green
- Aug 31
- 6 min
Bitsummit 2023: Unboxing the 3D puzzle-fighting game Monstabox
WHAT'S IN THE BOX? Peek inside for a look at Monstabox, which debuted publicly for the first time at Bitsummit 2023.
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Julie Cooper
- Jun 19
- 4 min
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.
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Glory
- Jun 14
- 3 min
Not-E3 2023 Mini-Preview: Hex tile planet builder Bubblegum Galaxy is full of flavor
Bubblegum Galaxy is a cozy and cute hex-based planet builder from indie dev Smarto Club.
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Nate Hermanson
- Feb 9
- 6 min
Steam Next Fest February 2023: Pokémon Snap goes cryptid in Project Anomaly
Snap a photo, discover a cryptid, persist until it is a friend. UwU
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Nate Hermanson
- Feb 8
- 6 min
Steam Next Fest February 2023: Townseek makes commerce cozy and accessible
Townseek gets supply and demand. And it is supplying what we are demanding!
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Nate Hermanson
- Feb 7
- 6 min
Steam Next Fest February 2023: Amarantus is a "next-gen" visual novel
From art to dialogue to characters' messy affections and tensions, Amarantus is more alive than most visual novels we've played.
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Nate Hermanson
- Feb 6
- 7 min
Steam Next Fest February 2023: Troublemaker brings Indonesian flair to the Yakuza formula
When the students who get left behind come up swinging. Fans of Yakuza and Bully, put Troublemaker on your list of games to watch.
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Julie Cooper
- Oct 9, 2022
- 3 min
Steam Next Fest 2022: Let your hands craft and mind wander with WooLoop
Honestly? Put WooLoop into your daily meditation regimen.
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Julie Cooper
- Jun 22, 2021
- 4 min
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.
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Julie Cooper
- Jun 21, 2021
- 3 min
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.
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Julie Cooper
- Jun 19, 2021
- 4 min
E3 2021 Mini-Preview: Read between the lines in Letters - A Written Adventure
Read (and walk) between the lines in this word-based puzzle platformer, where the action happens on the page and words have power.
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Nate Hermanson
- Jun 15, 2021
- 4 min
E3 2021 Mini-Preview: TOEM is TOtally EMazing
Be helpful and get snapping in TOEM. Check out our early access review for the demo, which goes public during the Steam Next Fest.
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Nate Hermanson
- Jun 12, 2021
- 3 min
E3 2021 Mini-Preview: A tiny look at a tiny frog in Frogsong
We always root for an underdog. An underfrog, if you will. Here's what to expect from the tiny frog hero Chorus in Frogsong. Demo out now.
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