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Devil Jam has a great premise, fantastic art, and a fun mechanical twist on the survivors-like genre. However, it feels unfinished, providing not a whole lot of content and making players grind pretty hard to get what is there. Mechanically and narratively light, the game would be in a great...

Erik Hodges·November 3, 2025
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The Outer Worlds 2 improves over the first with a more compelling story and better combat, while still delivering and even expanding on the game’s great setting and character writing. While the story isn’t shaped by the player’s choices as much as in other RPG titles, you’ll still find a...

Erik Hodges·November 1, 2025
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ARC Raiders seems to be a good contender for the extraction shooter genre, offering solid, if familiar genre gameplay and a unique aesthetic. However, overpriced monetization plagues this already pay-to-play title, and as something of a tourist to the extraction shooter genre, I can’t personally say that ARC Raiders does...

Erik Hodges·October 31, 2025
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If you love the freedom and chaos of open-world driving but hate being bogged down by plotlines or filler, Wreckreation is exactly what you’ve been waiting for. The game handles driving pretty well, offers a fair amount of activities that embrace the chaos of virtual driving, and lets you build...

Erik Hodges·October 29, 2025
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Tormented Souls 2 is classic horror gaming to its core and feels like it could have been one of the better classic titles of the ’90s and early 2000s. While it pays homage to an old-school formula, it still stands on its own, being an excellent modern horror game with...

Erik Hodges·October 23, 2025
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The Lonesome Guild is a heartfelt title built on the themes of friendship and togetherness, which are baked into the game’s core mechanics as well as its story. The combat mechanics may be a bit repetitive, and not every puzzle is a hit, but overall this wholesome adventure should appeal...

Erik Hodges·October 23, 2025
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PowerWash Simulator 2 delivers exactly what it promises: an incredibly satisfying game about cleaning dirt with a power washer. It simulates this fantasy well and offers a lot of opportunity to do it in interesting places and with some fun dialogue exchanges during. If you’re asking the game for more...

Erik Hodges·October 22, 2025
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Farthest Frontier has its issues but still manages to be one of my new favorite city builders thanks to the sheer amount of depth in its economy and attention paid to gorgeous, expansive city building. Though it lacks some options in the logistics department and the UI is hard to...

Erik Hodges·October 22, 2025
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BALL x PIT does everything I want a roguelike game to do, delivering fun mechanics in an infinitely replayable loop that also manages to be a unique departure from many games in the genre. Paired with gorgeous dark fantasy pixel art, incredible music, and a fun, unique setting, the game...

Erik Hodges·October 15, 2025
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Dreams of Another is a beautiful experience, albeit one that is sure to be polarizing. If you’re looking for a relaxing, thought-provoking, linear experience that feels like a virtual art exhibit, you’ll likely enjoy this game. For those looking for more of a traditional “game,” however, Dreams of Another can...

Erik Hodges·October 10, 2025
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Absolum blew me away with its mastery of the side-scrolling beat-’em-up and roguelike genres, seamlessly combining the two in a game that is exceptional on a technical level and a blast to play. Paired with the excellent combat and roguelike loop are phenomenal characters, great worldbuilding, and gorgeous art, making...

Erik Hodges·October 10, 2025
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Bye Sweet Carole is an incredible work of art and animation, one worth experiencing on its artistic merits alone. As a game, however, it leaves much to be desired, failing to innovate with its shallowest of mechanics. It is a game that plays slow when it plays at all and...

Erik Hodges·October 8, 2025
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