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A core premise that's aided on top by a thoughtful approach to level design, not to mention a knack for continually chopping and changing the formula with one interesting new element or introduction of a neat gimmick after another. Developer Ahr Ech's ability to conjure so much from out so little a detail as how a character moves should not go unnoticed. 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No nonsense, just games.","https:\u002F\u002Fhardcoregamer.com\u002F","2025-07-31","2025-08-25T15:23:50.92109",3,521,{"id":596,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":597,"author":598,"original_score":604,"normalized_score":179,"review_url":605,"review_date":10,"summary":606,"created_at":607,"updated_at":608,"author_id":599,"last_edited_at":608,"outlet":609},68398,38,{"id":599,"bio":26,"name":600,"avg_score":601,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":602,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":603,"claim_token":26,"article_count":177,"claimed_by_user_id":26},4707,"Adrian Ruiz",81.45833333333333,"2025-01-24T11:13:40.285131-05:00","2026-04-27T21:40:41.525128-04:00","90","https:\u002F\u002Fbutwhytho.net\u002F2024\u002F03\u002Fpepper-grinder-review\u002F","Pepper Grinder is a treasure trove of excitement and charm, beckoning players to sail into its captivating world and embark on a thrilling adventure unlike any other.","2025-01-29T10:36:54.086522-05:00","2025-02-11T06:40:26.609586-05:00",{"id":597,"logo":610,"name":611,"slug":612,"tags":613,"bluesky":614,"twitter":615,"youtube":616,"facebook":615,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":617,"website_url":618,"score_format":46,"average_score":194,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":619,"stats_updated_at":620,"headquarters_city":621,"news_editor_email":622,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":372,"active_authors_count":81,"headquarters_country":260,"reviews_editor_email":623,"editor_in_chief_email":623,"published_authors_count":624,"published_reviews_count":625},"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","kate@butwhythopodcast.com",37,821,{"id":627,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":93,"author":628,"original_score":461,"normalized_score":67,"review_url":633,"review_date":10,"summary":634,"created_at":635,"updated_at":635,"author_id":629,"last_edited_at":635,"outlet":636},68703,{"id":629,"bio":26,"name":630,"avg_score":33,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":631,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":632,"claim_token":26,"article_count":396,"claimed_by_user_id":26},208,"Eduard Gafton","2024-10-09T13:40:18.747945-04:00","2025-10-31T14:05:47.541748-04:00","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cgmagonline.com\u002Freview\u002Fgame\u002Fpepper-grinder-nintendo-switch\u002F","Despite the occasional glitch and the fact that it is likely going to leave players craving for more stages to shred through, Pepper Grinder is a great “drillformer” that is definitely worth picking up and seeing to the end.","2025-01-29T12:30:23.968543-05:00",{"id":93,"logo":637,"name":638,"slug":639,"tags":640,"bluesky":641,"twitter":642,"youtube":643,"facebook":644,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":645,"description":646,"website_url":647,"score_format":46,"average_score":67,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":648,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":649,"reviews_editor_email":648,"editor_in_chief_email":648,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FCGMagazine-Logo.jpg","CGMagazine","cgmagazine","[  \n  'independent',\n  'online_media',\n  'magazine'\n  ]","cgmagazine.bsky.social","CGMagonline\n","channelcgm","ComicsGamingmagazine","2025-01-02T18:13:37.433-05:00","CGMagazine helps build the conversation by looking at the culture and art of comics and gaming with insightful reviews, interviews, articles and editorials.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cgmagonline.com","bfrye@cgmagonline.com","Canada",{"id":651,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":652,"author":653,"original_score":660,"normalized_score":314,"review_url":661,"review_date":10,"summary":662,"created_at":663,"updated_at":663,"author_id":654,"last_edited_at":663,"outlet":664},90803,130,{"id":654,"bio":26,"name":655,"avg_score":656,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":657,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":658,"claim_token":26,"article_count":659,"claimed_by_user_id":26},7742,"Jack Zustiak",73.57142857142857,"2025-03-15T20:39:29.684758-04:00","2025-12-13T15:07:31.988186-05:00",21,"70","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com\u002Freviews\u002Fpepper-grinder-review-surface-level-fun\u002F","Pepper Grinder offers plenty of fun during a surface level playthrough. Once you drill into the depths of its game mechanics, however, you’ll find an overly forgiving “casual” game and a relatively frustrating “time attack” game. That said, you can collect stickers and that’s pretty cool.","2025-03-15T20:57:39.453556-04:00",{"id":652,"logo":665,"name":666,"slug":667,"tags":26,"bluesky":668,"twitter":666,"youtube":669,"facebook":666,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":670,"website_url":671,"score_format":226,"average_score":194,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":672,"stats_updated_at":673,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":674,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":396,"active_authors_count":144,"headquarters_country":26,"reviews_editor_email":675,"editor_in_chief_email":676,"published_authors_count":246,"published_reviews_count":677},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamingTrend-Logo.jpg","GamingTrend","gamingtrend","gamingtrend.com","@GamingTrendVideos","From the table to the screen, and everything in between!","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com","2025-07-14","2025-07-16T19:33:01.762266","news@gamingtrend.com","reviews@gamingtrend.com","rburke@gamingtrend.com",805,{"id":679,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":680,"author":681,"original_score":687,"normalized_score":67,"review_url":688,"review_date":10,"summary":689,"created_at":690,"updated_at":690,"author_id":682,"last_edited_at":690,"outlet":691},104114,141,{"id":682,"bio":26,"name":683,"avg_score":684,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":685,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":686,"claim_token":26,"article_count":548,"claimed_by_user_id":26},9057,"Charles Harte",79.14285714285714,"2025-03-25T21:19:11.011006-04:00","2026-06-17T08:38:20.999007-04:00","8.00\u002F10","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002Freview\u002Fpepper-grinder\u002Fshort-and-spicy","Sometimes, all it takes to get started on a great game is to come up with a compelling mechanic, and Pepper Grinder is a prime example. The titular grinder is as powerful as it is versatile, able to drill through the ground and power all sorts of wacky devices. The difficulty curve can be choppy, and ends more quickly than it should, but that core mechanic builds a sturdy foundation that kept me entertained from start to finish.","2025-03-26T07:57:48.86743-04:00",{"id":680,"logo":692,"name":693,"slug":694,"tags":26,"bluesky":26,"twitter":695,"youtube":696,"facebook":697,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":698,"website_url":699,"score_format":46,"average_score":194,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":700,"news_editor_email":26,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":260,"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",{"id":702,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":703,"author":704,"original_score":461,"normalized_score":67,"review_url":710,"review_date":10,"summary":711,"created_at":712,"updated_at":712,"author_id":705,"last_edited_at":713,"outlet":714},135502,148,{"id":705,"bio":26,"name":706,"avg_score":575,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":707,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":708,"claim_token":26,"article_count":709,"claimed_by_user_id":26},11149,"Eliot Lefebvre","2025-04-25T14:41:32.508977-04:00","2025-05-21T22:33:52.679118-04:00",101,"https:\u002F\u002Fgamerescape.com\u002F2024\u002F03\u002F28\u002Freview-pepper-grinder\u002F","That’s… what it wants to be. 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