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It's an absolute beast that will easily rip players to shreds, but thanks to simple gameplay that makes great use of deck-building, automatic battles and experimentation, it ensures that everyone will have a blast trying to design the best world possible for each run. Throw in a gorgeous presentation that perfectly channels classic early-era RPGs and you easily have what could wind up being one of the year's best games. A fresh twist on roguelikes, it truly is a loop that you'll gladly want to explore again and again and again and again...","2025-01-15T05:40:07.728724-05:00",{"id":596,"logo":607,"name":608,"slug":609,"tags":41,"bluesky":26,"twitter":610,"youtube":611,"facebook":612,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":613,"website_url":614,"score_format":45,"average_score":172,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":615,"stats_updated_at":616,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":26,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":617,"headquarters_country":26,"reviews_editor_email":26,"editor_in_chief_email":26,"published_authors_count":103,"published_reviews_count":618},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FHardcore-Gamer-Logo.jpg","Hardcore Gamer ","hardcore-gamer","HardcoreGamer","HardcoreGamerVideo","Hardcore-Gamer","Follow us for the latest and greatest in video game news, previews, reviews and more. No nonsense, just games.","https:\u002F\u002Fhardcoregamer.com\u002F","2025-07-31","2025-08-25T15:23:50.92109",3,521,{"id":620,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":621,"author":622,"original_score":261,"normalized_score":78,"review_url":627,"review_date":10,"summary":628,"created_at":629,"updated_at":629,"author_id":623,"last_edited_at":629,"outlet":630},68781,26,{"id":623,"bio":26,"name":624,"avg_score":110,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":625,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":626,"claim_token":26,"article_count":233,"claimed_by_user_id":26},2783,"Anthony McGlynn","2024-12-04T07:08:51.193904-05:00","2025-03-03T18:14:12.037825-05:00","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameskinny.com\u002Freviews\u002Floop-hero-review-groundhogs-roguelike\u002F","Loop Hero blends a number of influences and ideas for a time-bending adventure that's familiar but refreshing.","2025-01-29T12:44:13.859002-05:00",{"id":621,"logo":631,"name":632,"slug":633,"tags":441,"bluesky":26,"twitter":634,"youtube":635,"facebook":634,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":636,"website_url":637,"score_format":77,"average_score":99,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":224,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":26,"reviews_editor_email":224,"editor_in_chief_email":224,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSkinny-logo.png","Game Skinny","game-skinny","GameSkinny","@gameskinny4737","Video game guides, reviews, news, and culture.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameskinny.com",{"id":639,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":500,"author":640,"original_score":90,"normalized_score":78,"review_url":647,"review_date":648,"summary":649,"created_at":650,"updated_at":650,"author_id":641,"last_edited_at":651,"outlet":652},72525,{"id":641,"bio":26,"name":642,"avg_score":643,"outlet_id":500,"created_at":644,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":645,"claim_token":26,"article_count":646,"claimed_by_user_id":26},5592,"Jon Bolding",57.5,"2025-02-06T08:42:10.495897-05:00","2025-02-06T17:48:35.252091-05:00",4,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002Floop-hero-review","2000-01-01","Shockingly creative in its fantasy fiction setup and addictive in its largely automated gameplay, Loop Hero is something new and interesting in the realm of RPGs and it does not disappoint. It stops short of being revolutionary though, and its reliance on a tired grind and dull stats is weak in comparison to roguelikes that emphasize trying unique new builds over optimizing existing combos. That gives it a shorter lifespan than many of its contemporaries – but there’s nothing quite like it.","2025-02-06T08:56:09.15179-05:00","2025-02-06T11:06:36.2819-05:00",{"id":500,"logo":653,"name":654,"slug":655,"tags":41,"bluesky":656,"twitter":654,"youtube":657,"facebook":654,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":658,"website_url":659,"score_format":77,"average_score":147,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":660,"news_editor_email":26,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":198,"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\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","ign","ign.com","@IGN","We're all about video games, movies, TV, and comics!","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","Los Angeles"]