Reviews
Reviews of the games I play, aiming to quickly encapsulate the game’s essence and quirks. Most games have an audience; my goal is for the review to make it clear to you whether you are part of a game’s audience (whether or not I am).
A cozy narrative game designed to heal the soul.
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A cozy sci-fi RPG that's all about the well-developed relationship between its two leads.
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An action RPG with a vibe like a playable superhero cartoon that really should have had multiplayer for the main game.
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A cozy exploration game that's a bit less than the sum of its parts.
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A beautifully-animated platform adventure without much depth.
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Cat Quest II, plus pirate ships, minus a lot of other things.
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An action RPG with life sim elements set in the Austrian Alps.
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A narrative adventure set in the Star Trek universe with compelling characters and decisions to make along with some flaws in story and gameplay.
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A flawed but promising take on Sonic as an open-world game.
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A light-hearted murder mystery visual novel punctuated by an auto-runner minigame.
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A Lovecraftian-themed comedic RPG with monochrome stick-figure art and surprisingly good music and sound effects.
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A streamlined but flashy shoot 'em up with roguelite elements.
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A triumphant leap by the pink puff into full 3D.
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A cinematic platformer with a great dark story, weak combat, and uneven puzzle design.
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A game that starts as a creepy roguelike deck-builder but which turns out to have a lot of surprises and tricks up its sleeve.
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A daily spelling puzzle game that builds on Wordle's foundation.
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A daily spelling puzzle game that started an explosion of innovation.
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A chill and moody puzzler with themes of losing and regaining hope.
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A solid kid-friendly action and puzzle game with a co-op focus and lots of Star Trek references.
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An interactive story that expands the lore of its predecessors but doesn't quite tell its own worthwhile tale.
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