Indies
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1.3KEldritch USA — the midwestern musical horror America has been waiting for
Eldritch USA is much more than the sum of its parts, but there’s a lot to be said about those individual parts....
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90729Sea of Stars review — A solstice celebration
Solstice Warriors have battled the Fleshmancer’s minions for generations, using the power of an eclipse to defeat Dwellers before they become World...
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85382En Garde! review — Delightful duelist
Whenever the Count-Duke is up to something, the swashbuckling Adalia de Volador is there to stop him. His latest conspiracies are no...
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90356Venba review — A poem for Tamil cuisine
Raising a kid is hard enough, but doing so when you’re far from home must be even tougher. Venba is a game...
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95418Lisa: The Painful & The Joyful – Definitive Edition review — An exercise in pain
I’ve always described Lisa: The Painful and its DLC epilogue, Lisa: The Joyful, as amazing games I would never recommend to anyone...
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365Growing beyond tragedy with the Timewarp Quadrilogy — Fandom Underground
Fandom Underground has given me the greatest insight I could ask for into the dichotomy between art as personal expression and art...
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500Analgesic Productions reveal new title, Angeline Era
Recently, Melos Han-Tani and Marina Kittaka of Analgesic Productions (Anodyne, Sephonie, Even the Ocean) revealed their next title, Angeline Era. From the...
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75623Amid Evil VR review — Quaking in your virtual boots
Note: Amid Evil VR added a teleport function in the settings menu shortly after I finished playing. However, it can be very...
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701.0KTeslagrad 2 review — Short circuit
Teslagrad was a very interesting Metroidvannia focusing on solving puzzles using electricity and magnetism. After a surprise release the other day, the...
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70570Strayed Lights review — A journey of self reflection
A good parry in a video game is my weakness. My favorite DMC style is Royal Guard, I’ve watched that one famous...
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901.0KCoffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly review — That’s the tea
In the rainy city of Seattle, there’s a cafe that only opens late at night. Coffee Talk is a place where all...
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75441Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate Episode 2 review — Deja vu
Hal Scion’s investigation into the murder of professor Rumford continues as the city of Astrum Close continues to descend into unreality. After...
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65689Infinite Guitars review — Struggles of a solo artist
Every single video game is a miracle. That’s not an exaggeration; games take an incredible amount of time, effort, and care that...
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503Forging empathy from chaos with Wormholes–Fandom Underground
Wormholes is the kind of artistic miracle that can only happen when the right people are in the right place at the...
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95710Vernal Edge review — Blooming blades
The character action genre has mostly been restricted to the AAA space since the term first emerged. Games like Kingdom Hearts, Devil...
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615Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly preview — Old friends, new flavors
2020’s Coffee Talk was a cozy visual novel about an alternate reality Seattle, chronicling the lives of the titular cafe’s patrons. It...
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902.6KThe Pale Beyond review — Here’s a health to the company
“Kind friends and companions, come join me in rhyme. Come lift up your voices in chorus with mine. Come lift up your...
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40533Gun Jam review — My bullets have beats
I think everyone has imagined action scenes playing out to whatever tunes are playing on the radio. Sure, on the outside most...
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725A brief survey of Star Trek fan films — Fandom Underground
A few years ago I wrote an editorial discussing the shocking majesty of Hidden Frontier, a no-budget Star Trek fan film that...
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80705Colossal Cave review — Back to basics
Colossal Cave Adventure was a 1976 text-based adventure game developed by Will Crowther then later expanded by Don Woods. In the game,...
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551.6KChained Echoes review — Complexity is not compelling
Role-playing games often have systems on top of systems to allow the player a wealth of customization options. These can range from...
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65951High on Life review — A quick buzz
You’re just out of high school with no prospects or ambition when aliens invade Earth. Thanks to a sentient gun named Kenny,...
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830Syberia – The World Before impressions for PS5 —A decent way to play a great game
Syberia – The World Before is a great story-driven adventure game reminiscent of older classics just before the genre died off for...
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95733Unavowed review — Magical mystery murders
You’ve been possessed by a demon for the past year. The last thing you recall is touching an innocuous book after calming...
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65768Espire 2 review —- Aspire to greatness
As Espire agent codename Poe, you’ve been in a coma for a long time. During a routine simulation possessing a robot, you...
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90815Two Point Campus: Space Academy review — Taking education beyond ethical boundaries
Two Point Campus has received its first DLC in the form of the Space Academy expansion. In it, you’ll take three “universities”...
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617Rediscover Crystal Lake in Friday the 13th: Vengeance–Fandom Underground
Friday the 13th has been quiet since its dubiously received 2009 remake, but a group of fans and professionals put that to...
