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REVIEW: Lead the herd and develop bonds in Herdling
Herdling's story is one of survival, collaboration, and family. Okomotive balances your emotions beautifully, giving you tense moments of fear as you face the perilous natural obstacles on your journey to bring these creatures home — but then offering heart-soaring moments of joy in equal measure.

Nate Hermanson
5 days ago8 min read
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VIDEO PREVIEW: Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree's ideas of sacrifice make for a compelling action roguelike
VGG got to spend four hours with this snappy action roguelite that explores ideas of sacrifice and collaboration.

Nate Hermanson
Aug 185 min read
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REVIEW: Time Flies makes the most of its short life
Even as it brought a newly heightened sense of my own ever-ticking life clock, I found that Time Flies was time well spent.

Nate Hermanson
Aug 17 min read
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REVIEW: Despelote's part-game part-documentary speaks to the power of sports in community and simpler times
Ecuador, 2001: A boy, a ball and a country on the cusp of greatness.

Nate Hermanson
May 57 min read
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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 298 min read
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REVIEW: The stray mascots of Promise Mascot Agency gave me hope we'll survive 2025
The last place I expected to find hope for the nightmare year that has been 2025 is in the giant sparkly eyes of a severed pinky. But that's just the kind of world we live in right now.

Nate Hermanson
Apr 108 min read
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REVIEW: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is the definition of a side story... and that's not a bad thing
Being a pirate captain for a "short" 40 hours in the Like a Dragon universe is a dream I never knew I had.

Nate Hermanson
Apr 78 min read
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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 284 min read
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Steam Next Fest '25 Mini-Preview: Promise Mascot Agency is nutty in all the right ways
Ain't we all just a thick block of tofu caught in the narrow door of life?

Nate Hermanson
Feb 275 min read
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REVIEW: Must perform well under pressure - Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop
With its morbid humor and the constant surprises of randomized repair tasks and new daily gimmicks, Uncle Chop's is endlessly unpredictable.

Nate Hermanson
Jan 247 min read
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REVIEW: Fear the Spotlight's warmth and horror convention twists make it an easy favorite
Fear the Spotlight is the most comprehensively satisfying horror game I've played in years, with gut-clenching tension and tenderness alike.

Nate Hermanson
Nov 5, 20248 min read
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REVIEW: The Jackbox Survey Scramble turns one simple concept into one of the best Jackbox games yet
The Jackbox Survey Scramble, despite technically being one game and main concept, feels just as full and engaging as a proper Party Pack.

Nate Hermanson
Oct 24, 20248 min read
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PAX West 2024: Popucom quietly became the co-op game we can't stop thinking about
Popucom quickly became our favorite co-op game at PAX West, so grab a teammate you'd trust with a colorful bubble gun and hop in.

Nate Hermanson
Oct 23, 20245 min read
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REVIEW: Wild Bastards adds a bundle of yeehaw personality to a randomized immersive sim experience
Wild Bastards gave us a new cast of spacefaring outlaws and scoundrels to love.

Nate Hermanson
Oct 8, 20248 min read
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PAX West 2024: Q&A with the minds behind the existential puzzler Time Flies
PAX West's fly-on-the-wall game: We talked with developers Michael Frei and Raphaël Munoz about Time Flies!

Julie Cooper
Oct 7, 20247 min read
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PAX West 2024: Going medieval with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, the perfect sequel
Duels, cheeky dialogue, and all-around improvements — we played Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 at PAX West and didn't want to put it down.

Nate Hermanson
Sep 24, 20247 min read
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REVIEW: The Plucky Squire celebrates the creative spirit and performs gaming magic
The Plucky Squire is about how stories are able to inspire others to create, and the impact they have on young hearts and minds.

Nate Hermanson
Sep 17, 20249 min read
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REVIEW: Jackbox Naughty Pack gives your dirty jokes a new home in this slight but saucy package
It's not the Jackbox Party Pack you break out at Thanksgiving, I'll tell you that.

Nate Hermanson
Sep 12, 20249 min read
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REVIEW: This game slaps - Thank Goodness You're Here
The laughs come easily in this 2-3 hour "slapformer" where British humor reigns supreme.

Nate Hermanson
Jul 31, 20247 min read
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REVIEW: Tile and error - Find belonging in Arranger's slide puzzle world
The tile-shifting puzzle game Arranger and its heroine on a journey to belong give "sliding into home" a new meaning.

Nate Hermanson
Jul 22, 20248 min read
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