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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.

A blurred image of what seems to be video game art pieces. Over the blur is the Video Games are Good splash banner and text that reads: 2025 Game of the Year Nominees.

A blurred image of what seems to be video game art pieces. Over the blur is the Video Games are Good splash banner and text that reads: 2025 Game of the Year Nominees.

ANNOUNCING: The Video Games Are Good 2025 GOTY Nominees

These 10 were bright spots in the world of games, and earned a place on VGG's 2025 Game of the Year nominee list.

Nate and Julie

Nov 22, 20258 min read

An animated GIF of Wanderstop. It starts with a sword flying through darkness before cutting to the main character Alta wincing and shaking her head on a bench. She's got white hair done up with a yellow bandana and what looks to be a black leather jacket. It cuts to serene shots of nature and hanging pots before cycling again.

An animated GIF of Wanderstop. It starts with a sword flying through darkness before cutting to the main character Alta wincing and shaking her head on a bench. She's got white hair done up with a yellow bandana and what looks to be a black leather jacket. It cuts to serene shots of nature and hanging pots before cycling again.

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 29, 20258 min read

An animated GIF of Wanderstop. A woman with medium length white hair is tied up with a yellow band. She pulls on a lever that pours out a bright pink liquid into a teacup below. The liquid overflows out of the cup and drains into the grate below.

An animated GIF of Wanderstop. A woman with medium length white hair is tied up with a yellow band. She pulls on a lever that pours out a bright pink liquid into a teacup below. The liquid overflows out of the cup and drains into the grate below.

Steam Next Fest '25 Mini-Preview: 40 minutes with Wanderstop had me doing too much self-reflecting

Uh oh. It's my face reflected back to me in that cup of tea, isn't it?

Nate Hermanson

Feb 28, 20254 min read

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