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Do you Push Square?","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pushsquare.com\u002F",71,{"id":313,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":314,"author":315,"original_score":193,"normalized_score":167,"review_url":321,"review_date":10,"summary":322,"created_at":323,"updated_at":323,"author_id":316,"last_edited_at":324,"outlet":325},26800,28,{"id":316,"bio":26,"name":317,"avg_score":167,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":318,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":319,"claim_token":26,"article_count":320,"claimed_by_user_id":26},2854,"Jordan Ramée","2024-12-04T10:29:04.435119-05:00","2025-11-25T18:08:58.544236-05:00",57,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com\u002Freviews\u002Fafter-us-review-abstract-dystopia\u002F1900-6418068\u002F","After Us is a decent 3D platformer that captures and holds your attention with the surrealist nature of its world design and compelling environmental storytelling.","2024-12-04T13:41:43.67321-05:00","2024-12-29T20:20:33.816897-05:00",{"id":314,"logo":326,"name":327,"slug":328,"tags":247,"bluesky":329,"twitter":327,"youtube":328,"facebook":327,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":330,"website_url":331,"score_format":75,"average_score":311,"default_timezone":46,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":47,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":26,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":26,"reviews_editor_email":26,"editor_in_chief_email":332,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpot-Logo.jpg","GameSpot","gamespot","gamespot.com","GameSpot is the world's leading source for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PS Vita, Wii, PC, 3DS, and DS video game news, reviews, previews, trailers, walkthroughs, and more.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com","thussain@fandom.com",{"id":334,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":335,"author":336,"original_score":343,"normalized_score":299,"review_url":344,"review_date":10,"summary":345,"created_at":346,"updated_at":346,"author_id":337,"last_edited_at":346,"outlet":347},64794,83,{"id":337,"bio":26,"name":338,"avg_score":339,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":340,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":341,"claim_token":26,"article_count":342,"claimed_by_user_id":26},2228,"Stacey Henley",67.36666666666666,"2024-12-02T18:38:18.762473-05:00","2026-05-12T12:36:13.822219-04:00",30,"2.5","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thegamer.com\u002Fafter-us-review\u002F","After Us wants to call attention to an important topic, but is short on engaging ideas to reach its audience.","2025-01-27T07:27:00.561207-05:00",{"id":335,"logo":348,"name":349,"slug":350,"tags":351,"bluesky":26,"twitter":352,"youtube":353,"facebook":354,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":355,"website_url":356,"score_format":251,"average_score":228,"default_timezone":46,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":47,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":26,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":26,"reviews_editor_email":26,"editor_in_chief_email":357,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheGamer-Logo.png","TheGamer","thegamer","[  \n  'corporate_owned',\n  'women_led',\n  'online_media'\n  ]","thegamerwebsite","@TheGamerVideos","thegamercom","TheGamer is a digital publication founded in 2017. Our gaming experts specialize in creating in-depth game guides, breaking gaming news, and opinion pieces.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thegamer.com\u002F","editorial@thegamer.com",{"id":359,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":167,"author":360,"original_score":367,"normalized_score":368,"review_url":369,"review_date":10,"summary":370,"created_at":371,"updated_at":371,"author_id":361,"last_edited_at":371,"outlet":372},76109,{"id":361,"bio":26,"name":362,"avg_score":363,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":364,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":365,"claim_token":26,"article_count":366,"claimed_by_user_id":26},5795,"Larryn Bell",75.21739130434783,"2025-02-08T08:45:48.475469-05:00","2025-09-01T11:57:19.195127-04:00",23,"8\u002F10",80,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.shacknews.com\u002Farticle\u002F135597\u002Fafter-us-review-score","After Us serves as a compelling reminder of the far-reaching consequences of environmental neglect. While there are stories to glean through memories, the game is primarily a tactile experience, emphasizing parkour and puzzle-solving over delivering a strong narrative. The game has approachable puzzles and straightforward controls that should be easy for most to pick up. Its engaging gameplay mechanics, stark visuals, and poignant message make for a satisfying puzzle-platformer overall.","2025-02-08T09:17:19.570912-05:00",{"id":167,"logo":373,"name":374,"slug":375,"tags":149,"bluesky":26,"twitter":375,"youtube":376,"facebook":375,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":377,"website_url":378,"score_format":75,"average_score":252,"default_timezone":46,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":47,"headquarters_city":379,"news_editor_email":380,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":50,"reviews_editor_email":381,"editor_in_chief_email":382,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FShackNews-Logo.jpg","ShackNews","shacknews","Shacknewsgames","Gaming News on the Cutting Edge of Technology.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.shacknews.com\u002F","Canton, OH","tj.denzer@shacknews.com","bill.lavoy@shacknews.com","asif.khan@shacknews.com",{"id":384,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":385,"author":386,"original_score":393,"normalized_score":394,"review_url":395,"review_date":10,"summary":396,"created_at":397,"updated_at":398,"author_id":387,"last_edited_at":398,"outlet":399},79277,38,{"id":387,"bio":26,"name":388,"avg_score":389,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":390,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":391,"claim_token":26,"article_count":392,"claimed_by_user_id":26},4696,"Mick Abrahamson",78.82022471910112,"2025-01-24T10:58:36.203453-05:00","2026-07-23T11:17:32.716313-04:00",89,"90",90,"https:\u002F\u002Fbutwhytho.net\u002F2023\u002F05\u002Freview-after-us-is-a-picturesque-platformer-xsx\u002F","After Us is a grim yet hopeful tale of what the future of humanity and our planet looks like, given our current actions. Within its dark moments shine a fantastic platformer that shouldn’t be missed. It not only carries a strong message, but it also shows what is possible for the platformer genre on modern consoles.","2025-02-11T06:03:51.108244-05:00","2025-02-11T06:41:29.106008-05:00",{"id":385,"logo":400,"name":401,"slug":402,"tags":403,"bluesky":404,"twitter":405,"youtube":406,"facebook":405,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":407,"website_url":408,"score_format":75,"average_score":45,"default_timezone":46,"last_review_date":409,"stats_updated_at":410,"headquarters_city":411,"news_editor_email":412,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":413,"active_authors_count":414,"headquarters_country":50,"reviews_editor_email":415,"editor_in_chief_email":415,"published_authors_count":416,"published_reviews_count":417},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FBut-Why-Tho-Logo.jpg","But Why Tho","but-why-tho","[  \n  'independent',\n  'women_led',\n  'minority_led',\n  'online_media',\n  'ingestion_pending'\n  ]","butwhytho.net","ButWhyThoPC","@ButWhyThoPC","Independent media outlet covering video games, film, TV, and anime.","https:\u002F\u002Fbutwhytho.net\u002F","2026-07-22","2026-07-23T11:17:09.86955","Texas","matt@butwhytho.net",6,4,"kate@butwhythopodcast.com",37,821,{"id":419,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":420,"author":421,"original_score":428,"normalized_score":205,"review_url":429,"review_date":10,"summary":430,"created_at":431,"updated_at":431,"author_id":422,"last_edited_at":431,"outlet":432},104803,141,{"id":422,"bio":26,"name":423,"avg_score":424,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":425,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":426,"claim_token":26,"article_count":427,"claimed_by_user_id":26},9056,"Matt Miller",79.30932203389831,"2025-03-25T21:19:09.250401-04:00","2026-05-27T00:08:20.871589-04:00",118,"7.50\u002F10","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002Freview\u002Fafter-us\u002Funcomfortable-truths","As a development team, the members of Piccolo Studio have an apparent interest in artistic interactive representations of uncomfortable realities. Their previous project, Arise: A Simple Story, was an affecting and powerful portrayal of death and heartbreak. After Us has broader ambitions, telling an allegorical tale about life after humanity and the complicated and often-devastating relationship we have always had with nature. The conclusions it leaves to the player to draw on those subjects are thematically heavy-handed but still impactful. The traversal-focused adventure that gets you there features moments of brilliance and beauty but some frequent frustrations along the way.","2025-03-26T08:22:20.038208-04:00",{"id":420,"logo":433,"name":434,"slug":435,"tags":26,"bluesky":26,"twitter":436,"youtube":437,"facebook":438,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":439,"website_url":440,"score_format":75,"average_score":45,"default_timezone":46,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":47,"headquarters_city":441,"news_editor_email":26,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":50,"reviews_editor_email":26,"editor_in_chief_email":26,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgameinformer.jpg","Game Informer","gameinformer","GameInformer","@gameinformer","officialgameinformer","Over 30 years celebrating the best of games in print and online.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002F","Minneapolis"]