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PAX West 2025: Muse Games re-enters the co-op space with Stars of Icarus at just the right time
Nearly 13 years after Guns of Icarus set the gold standard for multiplayer games for me and my friends, Stars of Icarus is here to remind us of our roots and bring that wealth of know-how to the multiplayer space with something brand new in 2026.

Nate Hermanson
Sep 106 min read
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3 games from the PC Gaming Show you can (and need to) try today
Hands-on with some incredible indies on display at the PC Gaming Show 2025.

Nate Hermanson
Jun 96 min read
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ANNOUNCING: The Video Games are Good 2024 Game of the Year Winner - 1000xRESIST!
Congratulations to 1000xRESIST, VGG's 2024 Game of the Year winner — we can't fathom having gone through this year without playing it.

Nate Hermanson
Dec 20, 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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SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop makes a nine-to-five feel fun
Can't even pay the R.E.N.T. in my video games, smh. 👊😔

Nate Hermanson
Jun 19, 20244 min read
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Early Access Check-in: Abiotic Factor is already one of my favorite games of 2024
Abiotic Factor is packed with the sci-fi flavors of Half-Life and Control, sprinkled with an undeniable cheeky dorkiness.

Nate Hermanson
May 1, 20249 min read
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REVIEW: Lucas Pope's silly community center work sim Mars After Midnight demands to be let into your Playdate library
Lucas Pope's 'Papers, Please-lite' for Playdate is all alien community-building charm.

Nate Hermanson
Apr 27, 20247 min read
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REVIEW: Planet of Lana's simplicity lets its heartwarming cinematic adventure shine
An equally simple and stunning experience, all aspects of Planet of Lana click into place for a whole that's greater than the parts.

Nate Hermanson
Jan 5, 20248 min read
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Not-E3 2023 Mini-Preview: Jumplight Odyssey gives us management and melodrama in space
In Jumplight Odyssey, you're the princess helping your crew find hope and, perhaps, a hand to hold out in the lonely recesses of space.

Nate Hermanson
Jun 24, 20235 min read
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REVIEW: Sci-fi gem I Was A Teenage Exocolonist bears high stakes and teen angst
Teen life already means being a fish out of water...but being one of the first humans on an unfamiliar planet really raises the stakes, huh?

Julie Cooper
Nov 26, 20226 min read
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