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Nate Hermanson

Fight Crab 2's physics-based action delivers a welcoming chaos - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

Two crabs enter the arena... but only one can leave victorious. We talked with PLAYISM at PAX West about the absurd brawler Fight Crab 2.

Nate Hermanson

Demonschool delivers a more active tactics RPG experience - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

Necrosoft Games Founder and Director Brandon Sheffield schooled us in all things Demonschool at PAX West 2023.

Nate Hermanson

Everdeep Aurora keeps drilling its way into our hearts - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

At PAX West 2023, we drilled down into the Everdeep with Ysbryd Games Founder Brian Kwek, publisher for Everdeep Aurora.

Nate Hermanson

Billy Basso on creating mysterious and mind-blowing Animal Well - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

We had a long chat about the beautiful and layered platformer Animal Well with its solo developer, Billy Basso, at PAX West 2023.

Nate Hermanson

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.

Nate Hermanson

Find a rival, learn to ball, and save a community in Beastieball - PAX West 2023 interview

Greg Lobanov's "dream game" to make is our dream game to play. Find out what we learned at PAX West 2023 about Beastieball, coming in 2024.

Julie Cooper

Peril in the parlor with multiplayer Hyde's Haunt and Seek - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview

David Turpin of Smol Games, developing Hyde's Haunt and Seek, talked with us at PAX about the ghostly multiplayer game.

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