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REVIEW: Authenticity, charm, and empathy make Consume Me one of 2025's best
As advertised: It did consume me.

Nate Hermanson
Sep 248 min read
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PAX West 2025: Talking Fractured Blooms and gardening with Serenity Forge Founder Z
"I think Fractured Blooms is one of those games where you might think you know what it is by looking at it right now, but it's actually a lot more than that. You’re barely scratching the surface with even the demo that you played. I can't wait to show people what our true intent really is with the game."

Nate Hermanson
Sep 712 min read
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Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Consume Me is a game with guts
Consume Me is bright, bouncy, and fun to play while turning a sharp gaze on teen diet culture.

Julie Cooper
Jun 126 min read
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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.

Nate Hermanson
Oct 23, 20239 min read
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REVIEW: Dino farm sim Paleo Pines is creative, cute, and clunky
There's nothing prehistoric about Paleo Pines' fresh ideas, but the execution isn't always dino-mite.

Nate Hermanson
Sep 27, 20238 min read
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From Nookazon to Galactic Getaway, Akrew puts players first - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview
We went hands-on with Galactic Getaway's PAX West demo and chatted with Akrew CEO Daniel Luu about their Nookazon origins and debut game.

Nate Hermanson
Sep 12, 202310 min read
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VGG Indie Game Spotlight: 8 indie releases to get hype for in 2023
From roleplaying musicals to broke-vampire sims to peaceful river-floating adventures, here are eight 2023 indies you can't miss.

Nate Hermanson
May 1, 20236 min read
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Early Access Check-in: Save the ocean, tend to your farm, and fall in love in Coral Island
Let us tell you about Coral Island, the hottest — and we do mean hottest — thing to come to the farming sim landscape in quite some time.

Nate Hermanson
Oct 11, 20228 min read
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8 demos to remember from Steam Next Fest 2022
After dabbling in the hundreds of demos available at Steam Next Fest, we chose to spotlight 8 games to remember as they head toward release.

Julie Cooper
Oct 10, 20225 min read
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REVIEW: Moonglow Bay serves sizzling seafood with a side of community restoration
Moonglow Bay's story about healing a community is exceptional. But the gameplay is far from perfect.

Nate Hermanson
Feb 28, 20227 min read
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REVIEW: The Good Life is the friends you make along the way
The Good Life isn't for everyone, but it has classic Swery charm, disarming many frustrations with its sheer quirk and originality.

Nate Hermanson
Jan 17, 20229 min read
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