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Reviews
Everything here ends in a verdict: recommend, wait for a sale, or don’t recommend. The verdict belongs to the person who wrote it, not to the magazine, which is why two of us can disagree about the same game on the same page.
We’re usually late. We’d rather spend forty hours with something and be honest about it than file at hour twelve because an embargo lifted.
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Valor Mortis Review: A Great First-Person Dark Fantasy Action Soulslite
With satisfying parries, brutal swordplay, supernatural abilities, and interconnected world design, Valor Mortis puts a fresh spin on the Soulslike formula
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Mixtape Review | Why This Divisive Narrative Game Works for Me
Months after the online debate, here’s why its story, licensed soundtrack, and WarioWare-style mini-games make Mixtape one of the year’s best
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Fatal Claw Review | A More Approachable Hollow Knight Clone
I always try to start out my reviews with a short anecdote about why I chose to review a game. When it comes to Fatal Claw,…
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword Review | A Fictionalized Musashi Story With Franchise-Best Swordplay
Precise parries, deflects, and counters make combat a genuine highlight, though excessive guidance and repetitive side content dilute the experience
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Flamecraft Review | “Wake up Flamekeeper, we got a town to Enchant!”
This board game adaptation nails the balance between staying faithful and using the digital medium to its fullest, with charming dragons, a solo campaign, and a beginner-friendly tutorial
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Resident Evil (2026) Review | Why “Not Being a Resident Evil Movie” Is Exactly the Point
Cregger's take skips fan-service characters and locations to recreate something rarer, the actual feeling of playing a Resident Evil game
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Dispatch Review | I Bet You Can’t Play Only Once
Great writing, high-stakes decision-making, and a cast led by Aaron Paul and Matthew Mercer make this an easy must-play, even on your second or third run
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Warhounds Review | How to Channel XCOM Through Gameplay
A fantastic tactical experience dragged down by artificial pacing and broken promises.
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Deer & Boy Review | A Wordless, Tear-Jerking Coming-of-Age Story
Gorgeous art direction and a wordless, deeply felt story carry this coming-of-age tale, even when its puzzles and antagonist play it safe
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Mortal Shell II Review | From a One-Hour Quit to 70 Hours and a Top-10 Soulslike
Crashes, wild damage scaling, and launch-day bugs couldn't stop this sequel from becoming one of the best Soulslikes I've ever played.
