Game Reviews7.7/10
Nidhogg 2’s New Weapons Make the Duel Louder, Not Deeper
Nidhogg 2 review: Messhof's sword-fighting tug-of-war sequel adds daggers, bows and ten arenas, but keeps the duel that made the original sing. 7.7/10.
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Game Reviews7.9/10
Firewatch: Two Voices Across a Valley, and the Ending That Divides
Firewatch review: Campo Santo's 2016 walking simulator about Henry, Delilah, and a Wyoming summer. Great dialogue, divisive ending. Score: 7.9/10.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Furi Review: Ten Guardians, One Sword, and a Bet That Pays Off
Furi review: The Game Bakers' 2016 boss-rush action game of ten guardians, parries, and a Carpenter Brut soundtrack. Precise combat, thin spine, 7.9/10.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Prison Architect Review: Spreadsheet Cruelty Done Right
Prison Architect review: Introversion's for-profit prison sim turns ledgers, staff and inmate schedules into 11 years of compelling spreadsheet cruelty.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Supergiant’s time-stopping action RPG still looks and sounds better than almost anything since
Transistor review: Supergiant's talking sword, Red's stolen voice, and the Turn() combat system that stops time. It earns 8.5 of 10.
Game Reviews8.8/10
SteamWorld Heist’s ricochet shooting still earns its keep 11 years on
SteamWorld Heist review: the 2015 turn-based tactics shooter still lands 11 years on, thanks to manual aiming, trick shots and hat-stealing loot.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Gris Makes Its Case for Grief Without a Single Line of Dialogue
Gris review: Nomada Studio's wordless 2018 platformer turns grief into hand-painted art, a dress that is also a mechanic, and a song at the end.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Terraria’s World Keeps Expanding Long After Its 2011 Release
Terraria review: Re-Logic's 2D sandbox grew for over a decade across a dozen platforms. Boss-driven progression, gear-based classes. 8.1/10.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Quadrilateral Cowboy’s Heist Puzzles Are Really About Sitting Alone With a Manual
Quadrilateral Cowboy, Blendo Games' 2016 cyberpunk heist puzzler, makes typing code the verb. A look at its design, four-year build, and 8.4/10 score.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Enter the Gungeon’s bullet-hell roguelike loop holds up a decade on
Enter the Gungeon review: Dodge Roll's 2016 roguelike bullet hell still holds up, with dodge rolls, table flips, and a gun that can kill the past.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Pyre: Winning Freedom With a Ball
Pyre, Supergiant Games' 2017 hybrid of visual novel and three-on-three Rites, reviewed: the orb, the pyre, the exiles, and where it stumbles.
Game Reviews8.9/10
FTL: Faster Than Light Review — Losing Well, 14 Years On
FTL: Faster Than Light review — Subset Games' 2012 roguelike spaceship sim still earns its 8.9/10, where every jump costs fuel and every run ends in fire.