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(Not) E3 2022: A love letter celebrating the impact of Day 3's showcases
Day 3 brought Wholesome Games, Guerrilla Collective, Future of Play and Future Games, each wholly thriving in their third year of existence.

Nate Hermanson
Jun 12, 20224 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: Learn to love the grime with Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator
What do you know about THE GRIME? We have lived it. We have loved it.

Nate Hermanson
Feb 12, 20226 min read
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REVIEW: We need to talk about Sifu.
Sloclap's Sifu comes with some cultural baggage and lacks punch in its narrative, but offers a hard-hitting combat system.

Nate Hermanson
Feb 6, 20229 min read
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REVIEW: Century: Age of Ashes is a breath of fresh air in F2P gaming
We have some notes... but this free-to-play dragon battler has a solid gold foundation.

Nate Hermanson
Feb 4, 20227 min read
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REVIEW: Despite being a Jack Axe at times, Jack Axe is a satisfyingly difficult indie platformer
Jack Axe is a tough but gratifying platformer. Non-masochists need not apply.

Nate Hermanson
Jan 31, 20226 min read
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Early Access Check-in: Meet us in the conversation pit with The Anacrusis
The Anacrusis is packed with potential and we're on board with its retro spaceship setting and alien horde adventures.

Nate Hermanson
Jan 28, 20227 min read
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REVIEW: Haven Park is a cozy and colorful island-management sim (that won't eat up your time)
Haven Park is an easy, breezy 3-4 hours of island-management sim gameplay. A walk in the park, you could say.

Julie Cooper
Jan 24, 20225 min read
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REVIEW: Gleefully fight fires in a tiny adorable package with Nuclear Blaze
Nuclear Blaze isn't just blowing smoke. From the lead dev behind Dead Cells, this short, compelling firefighting experience brings the heat.

Nate Hermanson
Jan 10, 20225 min read
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REVIEW: Jackbox Party Pack 8 is the best the series has seen in a while
The leaves on the trees dress up in fiery shades. The wind carries a chill and goosebumps prickle up your arms. Jackbox Games emerges.

Nate Hermanson
Nov 29, 20219 min read
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REVIEW: Daniel Mullins pulls the rug out in card-battling Inscryption
In an industry that operates so heavily under tradition, games like the horror deck builder Inscryption come along and shake you awake.

Nate Hermanson
Nov 7, 20218 min read
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Early Access Check-In: Making money and changing lives in Honey, I Joined a Cult
Will it be a business sim cult classic or a Space-Fish-like flop? Read our thoughts on the Early Access period for Honey, I Joined a Cult.

Nate Hermanson
Nov 2, 20214 min read
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REVIEW (sort of): Monster Harvest reaches for the stars, ends up stuck in the mud
Monster Harvest drew from some of the greats, but unfortunately, it wasn't ready to see the light of day — let alone steal the spotlight.

Nate Hermanson
Oct 26, 20216 min read
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REVIEW: A delicate dance of romance and revolution — Ambition: A Minuet in Power
Wield your influence, sexuality and keen listening as you sell valuable secrets and navigate revolution igniting in the streets of France.

Nate Hermanson
Oct 22, 20216 min read
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REVIEW: Astria Ascending rests its hat on JRPG tradition... for better or worse
Astria Ascending sticks to the traditions of the JRPG genre and its 90s classics, but not always in a good way.

Nate Hermanson
Sep 27, 20218 min read
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REVIEW: Boomerang X is a three-hour adrenaline ride
Light, breezy, action-packed controlled chaos? Yes please! Boomerang X is a thrilling achievement as DANG!'s debut release.

Nate Hermanson
Sep 17, 20215 min read
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REVIEW: In Road 96, the real fun is the friends you make along the way
We took to the highways and byways of Petria in Road 96. Here's what we learned along the journey.

Nate Hermanson
Sep 14, 20216 min read
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Splitgate: Portals + slick gunplay = way too fun to be free
Splitgate is Halo-meets-Portal in an unexpectedly appealing package. It's way too fun to be free... and yet...

Nate Hermanson
Aug 16, 20215 min read
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REVIEW: Death's Door delivers deadly delights
Despite playing as a soul-reaping crow, Death's Door is a lighthearted action game with excellent combat and professional polish.

Nate Hermanson
Jul 25, 20215 min read
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Early Access Check-in: Lose hours of your life to the hidden temple grind in Phantom Abyss
Avoid traps, loot tombs, and learn from other players' mistakes in Phantom Abyss, an asynchronous multiplayer roguelite in early access.

Nate Hermanson
Jul 21, 20214 min read
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