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Star Wars Zero Company: the game lets you build a hero, then gently explains he is not the star
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Star Wars Zero Company: the game lets you build a hero, then gently explains he is not the star

A turn-based tactics game from fifteen XCOM veterans. Character creation is thin, and that is exactly what saves the writing.

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Artillery Miner: ten hours to unlock everything, and nothing behind it
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Artillery Miner: ten hours to unlock everything, and nothing behind it

An incremental where you shell ore cubes with 33 weapons. Genuinely satisfying, right up to the moment it simply stops.

Alexandrosse
8 min
Forsworn: four players, simultaneous turns, and 200 abilities to crash into each other
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Forsworn: four players, simultaneous turns, and 200 abilities to crash into each other

A tactical roguelike about finding the combination that breaks the game, alone or with four, without ever waiting your turn.

Alexandrosse
9 min
Frontier: Path of Shadows strips the dice roll out of tactics, which is all anybody ever asked for
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Frontier: Path of Shadows strips the dice roll out of tactics, which is all anybody ever asked for

An XCOM without percentages that humiliate you, a battered corvette, a talkative crew and a crystal speaking inside your head.

Alexandrosse
9 min
Garden Ink: an empty world, black ink, and 150 combinations to put life back into it
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Garden Ink: an empty world, black ink, and 150 combinations to put life back into it

A black-and-white merge game where you colour in what you grew yourself. Thirty-two reviews, thirty-two positive.

Alexandrosse
7 min
Infinity: HexaDome Tactics: Corvus Belli's miniatures game becomes an arena sport, and it suits it
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Infinity: HexaDome Tactics: Corvus Belli's miniatures game becomes an arena sport, and it suits it

Counted action points, tactical cards, a crowd to impress. An adaptation that chooses the duel over the pitched battle.

Alexandrosse
8 min
Shroom and Gloom: two decks instead of one, and you eat your enemies rather than blocking them
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Shroom and Gloom: two decks instead of one, and you eat your enemies rather than blocking them

A first-person deckbuilder published by Devolver, hand-drawn, where cards grow infinitely and end up in a soup.

Alexandrosse
9 min

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Artillery Miner: ten hours to unlock everything, and nothing behind it
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Artillery Miner: ten hours to unlock everything, and nothing behind it

8 min

Forsworn: four players, simultaneous turns, and 200 abilities to crash into each other
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Forsworn: four players, simultaneous turns, and 200 abilities to crash into each other

9 min

Frontier: Path of Shadows strips the dice roll out of tactics, which is all anybody ever asked for
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Frontier: Path of Shadows strips the dice roll out of tactics, which is all anybody ever asked for

9 min

Garden Ink: an empty world, black ink, and 150 combinations to put life back into it
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Garden Ink: an empty world, black ink, and 150 combinations to put life back into it

7 min

Infinity: HexaDome Tactics: Corvus Belli's miniatures game becomes an arena sport, and it suits it
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Infinity: HexaDome Tactics: Corvus Belli's miniatures game becomes an arena sport, and it suits it

8 min

Shroom and Gloom: two decks instead of one, and you eat your enemies rather than blocking them
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Shroom and Gloom: two decks instead of one, and you eat your enemies rather than blocking them

9 min

The Crust: the Moon does not forgive improvisation, and 1.0 finally adds a mode for planning
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The Crust: the Moon does not forgive improvisation, and 1.0 finally adds a mode for planning

10 min

WARDOGS: a hundred-player FPS where the best score of the match can belong to the helicopter pilot
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WARDOGS: a hundred-player FPS where the best score of the match can belong to the helicopter pilot

11 min

Welcome to Elderfield: you grow corn, pumpkins, teeth and eyeballs
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Welcome to Elderfield: you grow corn, pumpkins, teeth and eyeballs

9 min

Between Adventures IDLE: the demo was better, and the players all say so
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Between Adventures IDLE: the demo was better, and the players all say so

8 min

Folklands: three brothers and a friend ship their 1.0 after four years, with five ways to win
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Folklands: three brothers and a friend ship their 1.0 after four years, with five ways to win

9 min

Planet Killer: every shot carves a crater that stays, and the planet shoots back
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Planet Killer: every shot carves a crater that stays, and the planet shoots back

7 min

Valheim leaves early access after four and a half years, and we cannot wait to see what the Deep North is really worth
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Valheim leaves early access after four and a half years, and we cannot wait to see what the Deep North is really worth

12 min

Warlord: Awaji: a Japanese island rebuilt from real terrain data, and an army you command in first person
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Warlord: Awaji: a Japanese island rebuilt from real terrain data, and an army you command in first person

10 min

Acceptable Losses: you do not go over the top, you sign the paper ordering it
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Acceptable Losses: you do not go over the top, you sign the paper ordering it

8 min

Alchemy Factory: Factorio's grammar applied to potions, and permission to build upwards
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Alchemy Factory: Factorio's grammar applied to potions, and permission to build upwards

9 min

Bus Simulator 27: the finest fleet in the series, and traffic that rear-ends you at every stop
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Bus Simulator 27: the finest fleet in the series, and traffic that rear-ends you at every stop

12 min

Cat Me If You Can: 725 cats hidden in black and white, and a camera for proof
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Cat Me If You Can: 725 cats hidden in black and white, and a camera for proof

7 min

Halloween: The Game: IllFonic finally had its subject, and Haddonfield deserved better than this launch
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Halloween: The Game: IllFonic finally had its subject, and Haddonfield deserved better than this launch

11 min

Honeycomb: The World Beyond: a survival game where the question is not how to kill, but how close to get
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Honeycomb: The World Beyond: a survival game where the question is not how to kill, but how close to get

9 min

Orc Incremental: the people behind Clicker Heroes are back, and this time the army is composed
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Orc Incremental: the people behind Clicker Heroes are back, and this time the army is composed

8 min

Airline Founder: the first airline sim that talks to you about EBITDA and night curfews
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Airline Founder: the first airline sim that talks to you about EBITDA and night curfews

11 min

Bones and Coins: there is a button to fire abilities automatically, and that is when you understand the deal
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Bones and Coins: there is a button to fire abilities automatically, and that is when you understand the deal

9 min

Tiny Eden: the best possible outcome for this game is that you go and buy a real pot
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Tiny Eden: the best possible outcome for this game is that you go and buy a real pot

9 min

Tower Lab: enemies have no health, so you push them off the edge instead
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Tower Lab: enemies have no health, so you push them off the edge instead

10 min

Dungeon Settlers: you build a village to prepare a descent some of you do not come back from
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Dungeon Settlers: you build a village to prepare a descent some of you do not come back from

11 min

Onimusha: Way of the Sword: the teenager who cried blood on the first Xbox finally learned to parry
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword: the teenager who cried blood on the first Xbox finally learned to parry

13 min

Scavland: the pixel art is not there to look pretty, it is there to hide what will kill you
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Scavland: the pixel art is not there to look pretty, it is there to hide what will kill you

11 min

BioEden: three months of demo later, the game finally ships, and it still refuses to let you lose
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BioEden: three months of demo later, the game finally ships, and it still refuses to let you lose

10 min

Friendly Steps: the genre is saturated, and yet this one had an idea the others missed
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Friendly Steps: the genre is saturated, and yet this one had an idea the others missed

9 min

Monk Took Book: you invent your own filing system, and when night falls the game examines you on it
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Monk Took Book: you invent your own filing system, and when night falls the game examines you on it

10 min

ShoreTiles: the tile you placed cannot be taken back, and the calendar tells you exactly when night comes
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ShoreTiles: the tile you placed cannot be taken back, and the calendar tells you exactly when night comes

9 min

The Undercut: your drivers' stats are hidden, your car's flaws are too, and that is exactly right
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The Undercut: your drivers' stats are hidden, your car's flaws are too, and that is exactly right

12 min

BOMBANANA!: the mute has the manual, the blind one has the hands, and the deaf one has no idea what you are miming
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BOMBANANA!: the mute has the manual, the blind one has the hands, and the deaf one has no idea what you are miming

9 min

Moonlighter 2: the move to 3D is the real subject, and it is the only thing that genuinely divides people
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Moonlighter 2: the move to 3D is the real subject, and it is the only thing that genuinely divides people

11 min

ShipShaper: I meant to draw a trawler, I spent the evening sculpting battleships
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ShipShaper: I meant to draw a trawler, I spent the evening sculpting battleships

9 min

Craft. Sell. Goblin. Repeat.: the forge is luck, the sale is you
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Craft. Sell. Goblin. Repeat.: the forge is luck, the sale is you

9 min

Crimson Moon: the studio founded to reinvent AAA finally ships a twenty-dollar game, and that may be good news
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Crimson Moon: the studio founded to reinvent AAA finally ships a twenty-dollar game, and that may be good news

10 min

Galactum Meridian: a 4X without conquest, where territory is won by publishing first
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Galactum Meridian: a 4X without conquest, where territory is won by publishing first

10 min

Not Quite Dead: its Steam page is written for the algorithm, and that says a lot about the genre
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Not Quite Dead: its Steam page is written for the algorithm, and that says a lot about the genre

8 min

Aegis Force: The Scorian War: you step off the battle grid to walk through towns, and that changes everything
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Aegis Force: The Scorian War: you step off the battle grid to walk through towns, and that changes everything

10 min

Breathedge 2: a comedy sequel has a problem no other sequel has
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Breathedge 2: a comedy sequel has a problem no other sequel has

10 min

My Fire Is Bigger Than Yours: in the third act, upgrading your fire lowers your income
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My Fire Is Bigger Than Yours: in the third act, upgrading your fire lowers your income

7 min

Tavrik: your cards wear out from being used, and that is what stops it being solved
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Tavrik: your cards wear out from being used, and that is what stops it being solved

10 min

A Little Age: in a game where the carriers actually walk, distance becomes an expense
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A Little Age: in a game where the carriers actually walk, distance becomes an expense

10 min

Big Ambitions: there is no button for buying a truck, you have to drive to the dealership
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Big Ambitions: there is no button for buying a truck, you have to drive to the dealership

11 min

Inferno Protocol: the corridor you came in through is not the one you will leave by
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Inferno Protocol: the corridor you came in through is not the one you will leave by

12 min

Cold War Battles: it keeps the hexes and throws out the homework
7.5
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Cold War Battles: it keeps the hexes and throws out the homework

9 min

DIG: dig a hole, and discover the real constraint is not the pickaxe but the battery
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DIG: dig a hole, and discover the real constraint is not the pickaxe but the battery

7 min

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy: Asobo deleted the rats and the defenceless child, its two trademarks
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Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy: Asobo deleted the rats and the defenceless child, its two trademarks

12 min

Rewind 99: the video shop was a machine for finding things you never asked for
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Rewind 99: the video shop was a machine for finding things you never asked for

9 min

Box Knight: Friday, five o'clock, you put on the cardboard and go break management
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Box Knight: Friday, five o'clock, you put on the cardboard and go break management

8 min

Brigandine Abyss: the demo was locked at 30 frames per second, and that explains a good part of the misunderstanding
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Brigandine Abyss: the demo was locked at 30 frames per second, and that explains a good part of the misunderstanding

10 min

Fell & Sell: the dungeon exists to stock the shelves, and it is the cash register that got the most attention
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Fell & Sell: the dungeon exists to stock the shelves, and it is the cash register that got the most attention

8 min

Folk Emerging: the game that stops where Civilization begins, and has you picking berries through an ice age
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Folk Emerging: the game that stops where Civilization begins, and has you picking berries through an ice age

11 min

Police Officer: you pin the uniform, you put on the badge, and you search pockets for three hours
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Police Officer: you pin the uniform, you put on the badge, and you search pockets for three hours

7 min

Shadow Dungeon: skill points are unlimited, and that single decision reshapes the entire game
7.5
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Shadow Dungeon: skill points are unlimited, and that single decision reshapes the entire game

9 min

Star Wars Zero Company: the game lets you build a hero, then gently explains he is not the star
8.5
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Star Wars Zero Company: the game lets you build a hero, then gently explains he is not the star

13 min

States of Power: there are no hexagons, but look closer, those really are cardboard counters
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States of Power: there are no hexagons, but look closer, those really are cardboard counters

9 min

1666: Amsterdam: sixteen years of waiting for the month's most beautiful city, and writing that does not keep up yet
6.5
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1666: Amsterdam: sixteen years of waiting for the month's most beautiful city, and writing that does not keep up yet

9 min

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2: a sequel that rebuilds its classes from scratch, and still says the opposite of Alien
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Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2: a sequel that rebuilds its classes from scratch, and still says the opposite of Alien

13 min

Football Agent: we made a hundred games where you are the manager, never the one where you are the agent
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Football Agent: we made a hundred games where you are the manager, never the one where you are the agent

8 min

Funguys Swarm: the survivors-like that spent a year listening to its players, and it shows
7.5
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Funguys Swarm: the survivors-like that spent a year listening to its players, and it shows

7 min

Lorne: the horde arrives in ten minutes and your rampart is not finished, which sums the game up rather well
6.5
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Lorne: the horde arrives in ten minutes and your rampart is not finished, which sums the game up rather well

7 min

Polylithic: six years of development to lead a tribe from the Palaeolithic to the Neolithic, and a 1.0 with a lot riding on it
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Polylithic: six years of development to lead a tribe from the Palaeolithic to the Neolithic, and a 1.0 with a lot riding on it

8 min

Western Rye: Monument Valley, a mysterious fever and a cabin to raise plank by plank
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Western Rye: Monument Valley, a mysterious fever and a cabin to raise plank by plank

7 min

Combolands: a city builder you finish in thirty minutes, and that is exactly what was needed
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Combolands: a city builder you finish in thirty minutes, and that is exactly what was needed

6 min

Titanic Escape Simulator: the ship is superb, and somebody else built it
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Titanic Escape Simulator: the ship is superb, and somebody else built it

10 min

Ultrapool: we made a deckbuilder out of everything except pool, and it turns out that was a very good idea
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Ultrapool: we made a deckbuilder out of everything except pool, and it turns out that was a very good idea

6 min

Union Of Rivals: building the rail west, and finding out that optimisation has residents
7.5
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Union Of Rivals: building the rail west, and finding out that optimisation has residents

8 min

Wordless Forest: he went alone to film in the frozen woods, no crew and no signal, and made a game out of it
7.5
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Wordless Forest: he went alone to film in the frozen woods, no crew and no signal, and made a game out of it

8 min

Alien Apocalypse: the sense of invasion lands, the rest is fine and no more
6.5
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Alien Apocalypse: the sense of invasion lands, the rest is fine and no more

7 min

Moo Who?: hiding in a herd by mooing, and discovering your friends are terrible at it
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Moo Who?: hiding in a herd by mooing, and discovering your friends are terrible at it

6 min

Ragnarok Zero Global: they sold the subscription as a wall against bots, then shipped the bot with the game
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Ragnarok Zero Global: they sold the subscription as a wall against bots, then shipped the bot with the game

11 min

Settler's Domain: watching your population swarm is a pleasure in itself, but nothing ever threatens it
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Settler's Domain: watching your population swarm is a pleasure in itself, but nothing ever threatens it

7 min

Temperhall 1402: a very well simulated forge, and an awkward question about what we lost since The Guild 2
6.5
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Temperhall 1402: a very well simulated forge, and an awkward question about what we lost since The Guild 2

7 min

Amata: two years of early access for a 2D action RPG betting everything on fluidity
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Amata: two years of early access for a 2D action RPG betting everything on fluidity

7 min

Brigador Killers: the sequel to an isometric cult game, bringing the war home to those who started it
7.5
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Brigador Killers: the sequel to an isometric cult game, bringing the war home to those who started it

7 min

Feed the Scorchpot: a twenty-year contract with a dragon, and a combo machine you dismantle along the way
7.5
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Feed the Scorchpot: a twenty-year contract with a dragon, and a combo machine you dismantle along the way

8 min

Gallipoli: the WW1 series finally gets crossplay, and lands its best balance between sim and arcade
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Gallipoli: the WW1 series finally gets crossplay, and lands its best balance between sim and arcade

9 min

Gargantua: a space economy where arming one side pushes up prices with the other
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Gargantua: a space economy where arming one side pushes up prices with the other

7 min

How to Fish: a four-player fishing simulator where you kill the fish, sell it and gamble the takings
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How to Fish: a four-player fishing simulator where you kill the fish, sell it and gamble the takings

7 min

IAH: INTERNET WAR: plan in turns, fight in real time, and watch your wanted level climb
7.5
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IAH: INTERNET WAR: plan in turns, fight in real time, and watch your wanted level climb

8 min

Ironsand: four players against Titans, and a roguelite betting everything on team synergy
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Ironsand: four players against Titans, and a roguelite betting everything on team synergy

7 min

KOTAMON: picking through garbage to collect cards, and an idea that deserved better artwork
6.5
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KOTAMON: picking through garbage to collect cards, and an idea that deserved better artwork

7 min

Mexican Ninja: Nuevo-Tokyo, the Narkuzas and a beat em up running on owned excess
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Mexican Ninja: Nuevo-Tokyo, the Narkuzas and a beat em up running on owned excess

7 min

Sensory Overload: a game built to make you ill, and it does more accessibility work than most others
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Sensory Overload: a game built to make you ill, and it does more accessibility work than most others

9 min

Slayblade: the spinning tops are here, the combos too, but the dragons inside them are missing
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Slayblade: the spinning tops are here, the combos too, but the dragons inside them are missing

8 min

Swarmdustry: Factorio with the viewpoint flipped, and this time the bugs win
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Swarmdustry: Factorio with the viewpoint flipped, and this time the bugs win

8 min

Vacation Cafe Simulator: a small piece of holiday for those already back at work
6.5
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Vacation Cafe Simulator: a small piece of holiday for those already back at work

7 min

Yet Another Zombie Survivors: three years of early access, a squad instead of a hero, and finally 1.0
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Yet Another Zombie Survivors: three years of early access, a squad instead of a hero, and finally 1.0

8 min

Hearth and Hamlet: the city clicker that never rushes you, and that is exactly why it works
7.5
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Hearth and Hamlet: the city clicker that never rushes you, and that is exactly why it works

8 min

Ministry of Truth: False Memory: rewriting history on a production line, and policing yourself while you do it
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Ministry of Truth: False Memory: rewriting history on a production line, and policing yourself while you do it

8 min

Mortal Shell II: a world of ash, eight shells to possess, and the best souls-like outside FromSoftware
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Mortal Shell II: a world of ash, eight shells to possess, and the best souls-like outside FromSoftware

9 min

STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT: the finest version of a masterpiece, sold at ten times the price of the original
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STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT: the finest version of a masterpiece, sold at ten times the price of the original

9 min

GRIT: why this 2021 western is only reaching Steam today, and what it lost on the way
6.5
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GRIT: why this 2021 western is only reaching Steam today, and what it lost on the way

9 min

Repterra: They Are Billions with dinosaurs, and a breeding system that changes the equation
7.5
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Repterra: They Are Billions with dinosaurs, and a breeding system that changes the equation

8 min

SILENT BREATH: the forest listens through your microphone, and screaming brings you closer to losing
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SILENT BREATH: the forest listens through your microphone, and screaming brings you closer to losing

7 min

Stars Reach: the father of Ultima Online returns with a galaxy that remembers everything done to it
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Stars Reach: the father of Ultima Online returns with a galaxy that remembers everything done to it

9 min

Starsand Island: cute, simple, entirely undemanding, and that is exactly what it sells
6.5
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Starsand Island: cute, simple, entirely undemanding, and that is exactly what it sells

9 min

TFC2: Collapse of The Bronze Age, the RTS that asks you to save your family while the world falls apart
7.5
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TFC2: Collapse of The Bronze Age, the RTS that asks you to save your family while the world falls apart

9 min

The Sinking City 2: Frogwares drops the investigation for survival horror, and makes its best game
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The Sinking City 2: Frogwares drops the investigation for survival horror, and makes its best game

9 min

BLOODLETTER: a barber-surgeon deckbuilder that leaves early access today, and knows exactly what it is
7.5
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BLOODLETTER: a barber-surgeon deckbuilder that leaves early access today, and knows exactly what it is

8 min

Monster Girls: You Can't Say No, the adult game so upfront it comes round to being honest
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Monster Girls: You Can't Say No, the adult game so upfront it comes round to being honest

5 min

FD 27: the question is not whether it beats Football Manager, it is that it plays a different position
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FD 27: the question is not whether it beats Football Manager, it is that it plays a different position

6 min

I.T. Never Ends: I genuinely did this job, and ticket 666 did nothing to me, unlike the user
7.5
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I.T. Never Ends: I genuinely did this job, and ticket 666 did nothing to me, unlike the user

5 min

Italian Pizza Simulator: the exception coming out of the very factory we criticised last week
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Italian Pizza Simulator: the exception coming out of the very factory we criticised last week

5 min

Lootbound: moving a sword one square changes your whole build, and that is where its real depth hides
7.5
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Lootbound: moving a sword one square changes your whole build, and that is where its real depth hides

6 min

One Last Hand: the title is exactly what we used to say at 4am, and the game knows it
7.5
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One Last Hand: the title is exactly what we used to say at 4am, and the game knows it

5 min

Shippin: Dredge without the fear, and the real question that raises
7.5
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Shippin: Dredge without the fear, and the real question that raises

5 min

The Legend of Mala Tokmachka: a fortress of odds and ends, and a studio that refuses to pick a side
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The Legend of Mala Tokmachka: a fortress of odds and ends, and a studio that refuses to pick a side

5 min

TV Archive: I expected the boredom of the wine cellar, and I ended up in a 1998 video shop
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TV Archive: I expected the boredom of the wine cellar, and I ended up in a 1998 video shop

6 min

Clawed: an abandoned dinosaur park, a convincing atmosphere, and a resemblance worth discussing
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Clawed: an abandoned dinosaur park, a convincing atmosphere, and a resemblance worth discussing

6 min

Defender of the Crown The Legend Returns: nostalgia works, and the game is smart enough not to bet on it alone
7.5
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Defender of the Crown The Legend Returns: nostalgia works, and the game is smart enough not to bet on it alone

6 min

Dinosaur: very pretty, very empty, and a long way from what Zoo Tycoon already did in 2002
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Dinosaur: very pretty, very empty, and a long way from what Zoo Tycoon already did in 2002

5 min

Duskfade: the fluidity reminds you of Jet Set Radio Future, the real lineage lies elsewhere
7.5
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Duskfade: the fluidity reminds you of Jet Set Radio Future, the real lineage lies elsewhere

5 min

Emergency Room Simulator: we all heard the ER theme the moment we saw the thumbnail
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Emergency Room Simulator: we all heard the ER theme the moment we saw the thumbnail

5 min

Hell Let Loose Vietnam: the beta was a disaster, the studio delayed the game, and it launches today
6.5
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Hell Let Loose Vietnam: the beta was a disaster, the studio delayed the game, and it launches today

8 min

Low-Budget Repairs: if all these simulators look alike, this time we can name who is responsible
6.5
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Low-Budget Repairs: if all these simulators look alike, this time we can name who is responsible

6 min

Madden NFL 27: before we talk about the game, let us talk about what this sport does to heads
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Madden NFL 27: before we talk about the game, let us talk about what this sport does to heads

8 min

Open The Gate Just A Little: the tower defence that lets you leave the castle and go find the enemy
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Open The Gate Just A Little: the tower defence that lets you leave the castle and go find the enemy

5 min

Pro Jank Footy: the direct heir to FIFA Street and NBA Street, except it is Australian and completely unhinged
7.5
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Pro Jank Footy: the direct heir to FIFA Street and NBA Street, except it is Australian and completely unhinged

6 min

Sandustry: twenty minutes of testing promised, one sleepless night delivered, and an AI accusation that does not hold
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Sandustry: twenty minutes of testing promised, one sleepless night delivered, and an AI accusation that does not hold

7 min

Scratch the Ticket: I was not going to write about it, it caught me, and that is precisely the problem
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Scratch the Ticket: I was not going to write about it, it caught me, and that is precisely the problem

5 min

Wild Blue Skies: the best Star Fox of the year comes from one of the original Star Fox programmers
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Wild Blue Skies: the best Star Fox of the year comes from one of the original Star Fox programmers

6 min

Wild West Miner Simulator: I already have a job, thanks, I was not looking for five more
4.5
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Wild West Miner Simulator: I already have a job, thanks, I was not looking for five more

5 min

Agefield High: an early 2000s high school nicer than the real one, and a rare piece of Steam page honesty
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Agefield High: an early 2000s high school nicer than the real one, and a rare piece of Steam page honesty

5 min

AI2U With You Til The End: nineteen months of Early Access later, version 1.0 lands today
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AI2U With You Til The End: nineteen months of Early Access later, version 1.0 lands today

6 min

Airport Manager Simulator 2026: ever since Die Hard 2 we all wanted the tower, and this is roughly it
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Airport Manager Simulator 2026: ever since Die Hard 2 we all wanted the tower, and this is roughly it

5 min

Hell Galaxy: while Star Citizen banked its billionth dollar, other studios were shipping spaceship games
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Hell Galaxy: while Star Citizen banked its billionth dollar, other studios were shipping spaceship games

6 min

Mandate Order: superb fields, buildings that lag behind, and a Manor Lords that moved to ancient China
6.5
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Mandate Order: superb fields, buildings that lag behind, and a Manor Lords that moved to ancient China

7 min

Agent 64 Spies Never Die: the owned GoldenEye homage, with the return of the cousin peeking at your screen
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Agent 64 Spies Never Die: the owned GoldenEye homage, with the return of the cousin peeking at your screen

6 min

Echoes of Mystralia: building your own spells is still a rare pleasure, the writing has more trouble keeping up
7
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Echoes of Mystralia: building your own spells is still a rare pleasure, the writing has more trouble keeping up

7 min

Luminary: two people, an open-world ARPG, and an honesty we wish we saw more often
7
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Luminary: two people, an open-world ARPG, and an honesty we wish we saw more often

5 min

Riftstorm: PVE and nothing but PVE, which is exactly why it has to be flawless
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Riftstorm: PVE and nothing but PVE, which is exactly why it has to be flawless

6 min

Stonewards: dig, forge, hold the wall, and pixel art that does the job without striking sparks
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Stonewards: dig, forge, hold the wall, and pixel art that does the job without striking sparks

5 min

Sword & Shield Simulator: the forge station by station, and a medieval world outside to catch your breath
3.5
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Sword & Shield Simulator: the forge station by station, and a medieval world outside to catch your breath

5 min

Swordcery: a rain of swords over the world, and each one comes with its own trick
7.5
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Swordcery: a rain of swords over the world, and each one comes with its own trick

5 min

Warhounds: a decent XCOM released just before the real one, and a history buyers deserve to know
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Warhounds: a decent XCOM released just before the real one, and a history buyers deserve to know

8 min

Car Wash Simulator: we feared students in bikinis, we found secret plantations instead
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Car Wash Simulator: we feared students in bikinis, we found secret plantations instead

6 min

Figure Shop Simulator: if all these shop simulators look alike, this one accidentally explains why
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Figure Shop Simulator: if all these shop simulators look alike, this one accidentally explains why

6 min

Pax Autocratica: say totalitarian regime, add mechs, and we are perfectly happy
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Pax Autocratica: say totalitarian regime, add mechs, and we are perfectly happy

8 min

Cellar Keeper: I like good wine, but sorting 2,448 bottles I will never drink needs explaining
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Cellar Keeper: I like good wine, but sorting 2,448 bottles I will never drink needs explaining

4 min

Chop Chop Inc.: another gathering game, but this one has the good sense to end up as a production line
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Chop Chop Inc.: another gathering game, but this one has the good sense to end up as a production line

5 min

Expeditions Samurai: you think you are getting Commandos, you are actually getting Baldur's Gate 3 in a kimono, and that is no disappointment
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Expeditions Samurai: you think you are getting Commandos, you are actually getting Baldur's Gate 3 in a kimono, and that is no disappointment

7 min

Frozen Ship: gorgeous, a little frightening, and far more Frostpunk than Firewatch
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Frozen Ship: gorgeous, a little frightening, and far more Frostpunk than Firewatch

6 min

Grain Rot: dying does not take you out of the run, and that single idea is what makes this co-op so funny
7.5
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Grain Rot: dying does not take you out of the run, and that single idea is what makes this co-op so funny

6 min

Rogue Eclipse: one solo developer delivers the space combat others have been promising for fourteen years
8
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Rogue Eclipse: one solo developer delivers the space combat others have been promising for fourteen years

6 min

Together in Forgotten Lands: the co-op that will have you waiting ten minutes in front of a jump, and that is exactly what was missing
7.5
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Together in Forgotten Lands: the co-op that will have you waiting ten minutes in front of a jump, and that is exactly what was missing

6 min

Approximately Up: build a rocket with four people, launch, explode, then accuse each other of mounting the thruster backwards
7.5
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Approximately Up: build a rocket with four people, launch, explode, then accuse each other of mounting the thruster backwards

5 min

CS Manager: the mechanics promise sleepless nights, the game is not yet ready to deserve them
6.5
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CS Manager: the mechanics promise sleepless nights, the game is not yet ready to deserve them

7 min

IRON NEST: the dieselpunk of Iron Harvest, except here you command nothing at all, you are sitting inside the turret
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IRON NEST: the dieselpunk of Iron Harvest, except here you command nothing at all, you are sitting inside the turret

6 min

ReStory: I was that guy everyone brings their broken things to, and this game just sent me twenty years back
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ReStory: I was that guy everyone brings their broken things to, and this game just sent me twenty years back

6 min

Sovereign Tower: ruling over a Round Table of incompetents, and rewinding time whenever it goes wrong
8.5
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Sovereign Tower: ruling over a Round Table of incompetents, and rewinding time whenever it goes wrong

6 min

Spiritstead: we farmed FarmVille through our student years, and this one removes precisely what used to drag us back
7.5
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Spiritstead: we farmed FarmVille through our student years, and this one removes precisely what used to drag us back

6 min

The Syndicate Classified Operations: no, you play neither the CIA nor the KGB, and that is worse for your sleeping hours
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The Syndicate Classified Operations: no, you play neither the CIA nor the KGB, and that is worse for your sleeping hours

6 min

Akatori: I fell in love with a backdrop before I even understood the game
8
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Akatori: I fell in love with a backdrop before I even understood the game

6 min

Fields of Mistria: two years of early access later, the 1.0 took me hostage all over again
9
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Fields of Mistria: two years of early access later, the 1.0 took me hostage all over again

7 min

Kill the Shadow: a detective who rewinds time in a neon-soaked noir city
8
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Kill the Shadow: a detective who rewinds time in a neon-soaked noir city

6 min

Big Walk: I lost my best friend in a giant bush, and it was my best co-op moment of the year
8
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Big Walk: I lost my best friend in a giant bush, and it was my best co-op moment of the year

7 min

Korea. IL-2 Series: I dusted off my old War Thunder reflexes to climb back into a Soviet cockpit
8
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Korea. IL-2 Series: I dusted off my old War Thunder reflexes to climb back into a Soviet cockpit

7 min

Liquidation: I was raised on Warcraft, so this RTS had better deliver in front of me
6
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Liquidation: I was raised on Warcraft, so this RTS had better deliver in front of me

7 min

Anomaly President: president by day, warrior by night, and an art direction to die for
7.5
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Anomaly President: president by day, warrior by night, and an art direction to die for

7 min

Beast of Reincarnation: I was ready to tear Game Freak apart, and it slapped me (in a good way)
8
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Beast of Reincarnation: I was ready to tear Game Freak apart, and it slapped me (in a good way)

8 min

DOGENSTEIN: Doom with a dog? Yes, and that is already an excellent reason to bite
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DOGENSTEIN: Doom with a dog? Yes, and that is already an excellent reason to bite

6 min

Flow Of War: the RTS that automates the economy to keep only the pleasure of war
7.5
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Flow Of War: the RTS that automates the economy to keep only the pleasure of war

7 min

Ostranauts: not really the FTL we imagined, but a noir space-sim of dizzying depth
7.5
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Ostranauts: not really the FTL we imagined, but a noir space-sim of dizzying depth

8 min

Tidal Nexus Online: launching an MMO in 2026 is a mad bet, but its underwater setting saves it from déjà-vu
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Tidal Nexus Online: launching an MMO in 2026 is a mad bet, but its underwater setting saves it from déjà-vu

7 min

Fire State: a stunning technical feat stuck inside a game still at the sketch stage
6
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Fire State: a stunning technical feat stuck inside a game still at the sketch stage

7 min

HackHub: another hacking simulator? Yes, but this one bets everything on its community
7.5
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HackHub: another hacking simulator? Yes, but this one bets everything on its community

7 min

Corsair Cove: I spent more time admiring my stronghold than raiding the seas, and that says it all
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Corsair Cove: I spent more time admiring my stronghold than raiding the seas, and that says it all

7 min

Court Wizard: cast spells, brew potions and hold the line, a clever wave defense
7
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Court Wizard: cast spells, brew potions and hold the line, a clever wave defense

7 min

Elsewar: another deckbuilder? Yes, but a good one, betting everything on the attrition of war
7
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Elsewar: another deckbuilder? Yes, but a good one, betting everything on the attrition of war

7 min

Hearse Hero: a hearse, souls to deliver, and the Crazy Taxi successor we did not see coming
7
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Hearse Hero: a hearse, souls to deliver, and the Crazy Taxi successor we did not see coming

7 min

Hotel Tales: the strangest summer job of the year, between hotel management and a crossroads of worlds
7
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Hotel Tales: the strangest summer job of the year, between hotel management and a crossroads of worlds

7 min

Mr. President: running the United States from crisis to crisis, a presidential management game like they used to make
7
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Mr. President: running the United States from crisis to crisis, a presidential management game like they used to make

8 min

Ocean Survivors: ugly as a beached octopus, but oh boy is it good
7
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Ocean Survivors: ugly as a beached octopus, but oh boy is it good

6 min

Quasimorph: the cyberpunk roguelike that has you print clones just to send them dying
8
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Quasimorph: the cyberpunk roguelike that has you print clones just to send them dying

8 min

Sephiria: the Dungreed creators are back and it promised big, it delivers
8
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Sephiria: the Dungreed creators are back and it promised big, it delivers

8 min

SpeedRunners 2 King of Speed: the sequel that ruins friendships eight at a time, and that is a compliment
9
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SpeedRunners 2 King of Speed: the sequel that ruins friendships eight at a time, and that is a compliment

8 min

The Relic First Guardian: the Korean Soulslike that dares to rethink stamina and memory
7.5
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The Relic First Guardian: the Korean Soulslike that dares to rethink stamina and memory

8 min

Waterpark Simulator: building your water park and sending guests flying, it is eye-catching
7
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Waterpark Simulator: building your water park and sending guests flying, it is eye-catching

6 min

Elementis TD: the tower defense where your best towers feed the enemy
7
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Elementis TD: the tower defense where your best towers feed the enemy

7 min

How Many Dudes?: the roguelike that does maths with little guys, and it is brilliant
8
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How Many Dudes?: the roguelike that does maths with little guys, and it is brilliant

7 min

Leafy Corner: the cozy plant shop that makes you want a real green thumb
7.5
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Leafy Corner: the cozy plant shop that makes you want a real green thumb

6 min

Legacy of Sail: old-school naval tactics that smell of gunpowder and wet timber
7
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Legacy of Sail: old-school naval tactics that smell of gunpowder and wet timber

7 min

Ludus A Gladiator Story: 1,800 choices to bleed on the sand, and each leaves a scar
7.5
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Ludus A Gladiator Story: 1,800 choices to bleed on the sand, and each leaves a scar

8 min

Machine Party: the Buckshot Roulette creator turns game night into a joyous massacre
8
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Machine Party: the Buckshot Roulette creator turns game night into a joyous massacre

7 min

Mimicry!: the cute prop hunt that amuses for a while but does not reinvent hide-and-seek
6
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Mimicry!: the cute prop hunt that amuses for a while but does not reinvent hide-and-seek

6 min

Mistfall Hunter: I lost two hours of loot five metres from the exit, and I went back in
7
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Mistfall Hunter: I lost two hours of loot five metres from the exit, and I went back in

7 min

Sponge Break: four sponges, a cobbled-together raft and a river that wants you dead
7
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Sponge Break: four sponges, a cobbled-together raft and a river that wants you dead

6 min

Sudden Attack Zero Point: the free reboot that aims true but shoots wide of the pack
6
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Sudden Attack Zero Point: the free reboot that aims true but shoots wide of the pack

7 min

The Ranchers: 245,000 euros raised, four years of waiting, and an Early Access stripped of almost everything that made it exciting
4.5
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The Ranchers: 245,000 euros raised, four years of waiting, and an Early Access stripped of almost everything that made it exciting

8 min

Zoominoes: the deckbuilder that turns a zoo into a runaway number machine
7
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Zoominoes: the deckbuilder that turns a zoo into a runaway number machine

6 min

Archon Soul: the dice-builder that turns luck into calculation
8
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Archon Soul: the dice-builder that turns luck into calculation

8 min

Bills Must Be Paid: smashing piggy banks to pay your bills, a satire that runs a little short
6
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Bills Must Be Paid: smashing piggy banks to pay your bills, a satire that runs a little short

6 min

Company of Heroes 3 Final Stand: why this standalone had no business being this good
7
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Company of Heroes 3 Final Stand: why this standalone had no business being this good

8 min

Cricket Management 26: does the Football Manager of cricket finally deliver?
7
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Cricket Management 26: does the Football Manager of cricket finally deliver?

9 min

DOOM The Dark Ages Revelations: we waited for the misstep too far, it never came
9
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DOOM The Dark Ages Revelations: we waited for the misstep too far, it never came

9 min

Hydra Heli 2: sinking entire fleets in your slippers, the owned guilty pleasure
7
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Hydra Heli 2: sinking entire fleets in your slippers, the owned guilty pleasure

6 min

Last Spaceship: restoring a stellar wreck, one puzzle at a time, in a silence that speaks
7
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Last Spaceship: restoring a stellar wreck, one puzzle at a time, in a silence that speaks

7 min

MineGeon Renegades: dig, shoot, betray your friends for loot, and love it
7
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MineGeon Renegades: dig, shoot, betray your friends for loot, and love it

7 min

Osta: the militaria collecting sim that turns dust into treasure
7
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Osta: the militaria collecting sim that turns dust into treasure

7 min

Powerplay: the RTS that dares to put logistics back at the heart of war
8
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Powerplay: the RTS that dares to put logistics back at the heart of war

9 min

Project Manager SIM: paying to go back to the office, an odd idea that almost works too well
7
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Project Manager SIM: paying to go back to the office, an odd idea that almost works too well

8 min

Sea War Naval Supremacy: the sleep thief that keeps you saying one more battle
8
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Sea War Naval Supremacy: the sleep thief that keeps you saying one more battle

8 min

SnekromancY: the Snake from your old Nokia, raised from the dead
7
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SnekromancY: the Snake from your old Nokia, raised from the dead

6 min

Ugoku Sushi Bar: the cozy game hiding a genuinely good game behind its cuteness
8
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Ugoku Sushi Bar: the cozy game hiding a genuinely good game behind its cuteness

8 min

E-Shop Tycoon runs an e-commerce empire with charm, but its slightly too simple loop runs out of steam fast
6
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E-Shop Tycoon runs an e-commerce empire with charm, but its slightly too simple loop runs out of steam fast

5 min

Halo Campaign Evolved is Master Chief's most beautiful return, amputated of half its soul
8
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Halo Campaign Evolved is Master Chief's most beautiful return, amputated of half its soul

6 min

My Infamous Dungeon revives Dungeon Keeper's soul with a roguelite layer, and the villain in us rejoices
7
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My Infamous Dungeon revives Dungeon Keeper's soul with a roguelite layer, and the villain in us rejoices

5 min

Shards of Order is a darkly beautiful card RPG with no turns or mana, and its time-based combat changes everything
8
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Shards of Order is a darkly beautiful card RPG with no turns or mana, and its time-based combat changes everything

6 min

Sir We Have An Orc Problem turns tides of orcs into mush with orbital lasers, and it's gleeful
8
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Sir We Have An Orc Problem turns tides of orcs into mush with orbital lasers, and it's gleeful

5 min

Skyward Bastion is a promising roguelite tower defense on floating islands, but still a work in progress in early access
6
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Skyward Bastion is a promising roguelite tower defense on floating islands, but still a work in progress in early access

5 min

Space Imperia 4X is a tense, brilliant adaptation of a cult board game, not to be confused with Egosoft's X4
7
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Space Imperia 4X is a tense, brilliant adaptation of a cult board game, not to be confused with Egosoft's X4

5 min

Suncraft marries an old Pokémon's pixels to Stardew Valley's soul, and it's an irresistible cocoon
8
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Suncraft marries an old Pokémon's pixels to Stardew Valley's soul, and it's an irresistible cocoon

5 min

Ariokan lets players create their own cards and balances them itself, a wild bet for a card game
7
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Ariokan lets players create their own cards and balances them itself, a wild bet for a card game

6 min

Dwarf Delve turns greed into a survival mechanic, and it's devilishly addictive
7
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Dwarf Delve turns greed into a survival mechanic, and it's devilishly addictive

6 min

Forsaken Realms Vahrin's Call is the action-RPG seven fans spent twelve years building, a dream of Fable and Elder Scrolls
7
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Forsaken Realms Vahrin's Call is the action-RPG seven fans spent twelve years building, a dream of Fable and Elder Scrolls

6 min

Medieval Tavern Simulator serves a warm, lively tavern, but in an already crowded genre
6
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Medieval Tavern Simulator serves a warm, lively tavern, but in an already crowded genre

5 min

Order Automatica is a roguelite auto-battler on a 3x3 grid, chess with demons of fearsome tension
7
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Order Automatica is a roguelite auto-battler on a 3x3 grid, chess with demons of fearsome tension

5 min

Skills & Raids wants to inherit from Darkest Dungeon, but it's actually something else entirely, and maybe that's better
7
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Skills & Raids wants to inherit from Darkest Dungeon, but it's actually something else entirely, and maybe that's better

6 min

The Left Behind wants to be DayZ by day and Dying Light by night, a fine ambition held back by rough edges
6
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The Left Behind wants to be DayZ by day and Dying Light by night, a fine ambition held back by rough edges

6 min

Cat Squeeze is a cozy puzzle where a cat slips through pipes and blows everything up, and it's deliciously clever
8
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Cat Squeeze is a cozy puzzle where a cat slips through pipes and blows everything up, and it's deliciously clever

5 min

Mahou Arms is a pretty magical-girl hack-and-slash, sabotaged by fan service it could really have done without
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Mahou Arms is a pretty magical-girl hack-and-slash, sabotaged by fan service it could really have done without

5 min

The Spell Brigade is a co-op survivors-like where even your friends can kill you, and it's a delight of chaos
8
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The Spell Brigade is a co-op survivors-like where even your friends can kill you, and it's a delight of chaos

5 min

Nothing To Declare is an adorable, endearing Papers Please, but the depth stays below its model
7
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Nothing To Declare is an adorable, endearing Papers Please, but the depth stays below its model

5 min

Ore & Odds blends incremental mining and a slot machine, a clever bet but a proposition that stays modest
6
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Ore & Odds blends incremental mining and a slot machine, a clever bet but a proposition that stays modest

5 min

An Eggstremely Hard Game already wins with its title, and its fragile egg saves it from being a pale Chained Together copy
7
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An Eggstremely Hard Game already wins with its title, and its fragile egg saves it from being a pale Chained Together copy

6 min

Bookbinding is the second cozy book-shop game in a week, but its secret is darker than it looks
7
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Bookbinding is the second cozy book-shop game in a week, but its secret is darker than it looks

6 min

Burgie's Cozy Kitchen is an adorable cooking idler that doubles as a desktop companion, and that's all its charm
7
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Burgie's Cozy Kitchen is an adorable cooking idler that doubles as a desktop companion, and that's all its charm

5 min

City States Medieval has the blood of Stronghold more than The Guild, and that's good news for the optimizer in us
7
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City States Medieval has the blood of Stronghold more than The Guild, and that's good news for the optimizer in us

6 min

Island Beekeeper is a peaceful parenthesis above the clouds, but its lifespan remains its big unknown
7
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Island Beekeeper is a peaceful parenthesis above the clouds, but its lifespan remains its big unknown

6 min

Is Limitless Survivor a pale Vampire Survivors copy or a fresh game? The answer lies in its incremental DNA
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Is Limitless Survivor a pale Vampire Survivors copy or a fresh game? The answer lies in its incremental DNA

6 min

Luminas Parasite Reign has you pilot a trio of heroes in a voxel survivor roguelite, and its combos change the deal
7
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Luminas Parasite Reign has you pilot a trio of heroes in a voxel survivor roguelite, and its combos change the deal

6 min

Mall Together has us manage an entire shopping mall, but the shop-sim formula is starting to smell reheated
6
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Mall Together has us manage an entire shopping mall, but the shop-sim formula is starting to smell reheated

6 min

Model Kit Shop Simulator declines the TCG Shop Simulator formula yet again, but its build table gives it real extra soul
5
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Model Kit Shop Simulator declines the TCG Shop Simulator formula yet again, but its build table gives it real extra soul

6 min

Oceanic Rails nearly ate our whole day, like the good old times when Stardew Valley stole our nights
8
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Oceanic Rails nearly ate our whole day, like the good old times when Stardew Valley stole our nights

6 min

Some of You May Die swallowed four hours of our afternoon without us noticing, and its replayability holds up
8
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Some of You May Die swallowed four hours of our afternoon without us noticing, and its replayability holds up

6 min

Splatoon Raiders dares to go solo where the series lived for multiplayer, and against all odds, it's a success
8
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Splatoon Raiders dares to go solo where the series lived for multiplayer, and against all odds, it's a success

6 min

Avatar Legends The Fighting Game finally arrives, and we still wonder how nobody thought of it sooner
8
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Avatar Legends The Fighting Game finally arrives, and we still wonder how nobody thought of it sooner

6 min

Carnival Hunt is a 5v1 asymmetric horror where wind-up bunnies flee a monster, and its key management changes the deal
7
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Carnival Hunt is a 5v1 asymmetric horror where wind-up bunnies flee a monster, and its key management changes the deal

6 min

Dinoblade is a soulslike where a Spinosaurus wields a giant sword, and our inner five-year-old said yes on the spot
8
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Dinoblade is a soulslike where a Spinosaurus wields a giant sword, and our inner five-year-old said yes on the spot

6 min

DragonSword Awakening is a festival of color and effects, gorgeous as long as you're not epileptic
7
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DragonSword Awakening is a festival of color and effects, gorgeous as long as you're not epileptic

6 min

Gurei is as beautiful as it is brutal, a hand-drawn boss rush where every life counts and every death hurts
8
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Gurei is as beautiful as it is brutal, a hand-drawn boss rush where every life counts and every death hurts

6 min

Pass the Fear is a bullet-hell roguelite that runs on weapons, relics and tarot cards, and knows how to hold out until dawn
7
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Pass the Fear is a bullet-hell roguelite that runs on weapons, relics and tarot cards, and knows how to hold out until dawn

6 min

Rubinite is a nervous dark-fantasy boss rush, where its Focus mechanic turns every fight into a precision duel
8
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Rubinite is a nervous dark-fantasy boss rush, where its Focus mechanic turns every fight into a precision duel

6 min

War Commander lands on Steam and wakes our RTS childhood, but its free-to-play model chills the nostalgia
6
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War Commander lands on Steam and wakes our RTS childhood, but its free-to-play model chills the nostalgia

6 min

Worlds Upon the Wind is a deckbuilder of rare beauty, where the Japanese art of painted scrolls becomes a game
8
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Worlds Upon the Wind is a deckbuilder of rare beauty, where the Japanese art of painted scrolls becomes a game

6 min

Aquapark Tycoon fills a gap we hadn't spotted: the water park finally treated on its own terms
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Aquapark Tycoon fills a gap we hadn't spotted: the water park finally treated on its own terms

6 min

Dirty Business is as ugly as ten mediocre games combined, but who never dreamed of flying a plane full of drugs to Miami?
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Dirty Business is as ugly as ten mediocre games combined, but who never dreamed of flying a plane full of drugs to Miami?

6 min

Hand of Fate: Hordes slips deckbuilding into the auto-shooter, and that's what saves it from drowning
7
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Hand of Fate: Hordes slips deckbuilding into the auto-shooter, and that's what saves it from drowning

7 min

Lifted is a puzzle-platformer by a former Disney ride designer, and you feel it in every scene
7
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Lifted is a puzzle-platformer by a former Disney ride designer, and you feel it in every scene

6 min

Nightmare Frontier is a turn-based extraction shooter, and that exact twist is what won us over
7
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Nightmare Frontier is a turn-based extraction shooter, and that exact twist is what won us over

7 min

OFFBEAT is a music tycoon that hides a real production tool, and the song you compose can end up on Spotify
7
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OFFBEAT is a music tycoon that hides a real production tool, and the song you compose can end up on Spotify

6 min

Pebble for a Queen isn't a feast for the eyes, but its incremental mechanic is a delicious trap
7
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Pebble for a Queen isn't a feast for the eyes, but its incremental mechanic is a delicious trap

6 min

Tears of Metal is a Scottish Dynasty Warriors in co-op, and we waited for it eagerly without being let down
8
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Tears of Metal is a Scottish Dynasty Warriors in co-op, and we waited for it eagerly without being let down

7 min

Birds of War turns the pigeon into a war machine, and it's as dumb as it is fun for twenty minutes
6
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Birds of War turns the pigeon into a war machine, and it's as dumb as it is fun for twenty minutes

6 min

Dewdrop Dynasty is a snappy metroidvania that pulls out guns, and it has more personality than flaws
7
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Dewdrop Dynasty is a snappy metroidvania that pulls out guns, and it has more personality than flaws

6 min

Dive or Die: Children of Rain was one of our most anticipated games, and it's the gem we hoped for
8
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Dive or Die: Children of Rain was one of our most anticipated games, and it's the gem we hoped for

8 min

DJ Life Simulator teaches you to actually mix, and that's where it becomes more interesting than the average simulator
6
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DJ Life Simulator teaches you to actually mix, and that's where it becomes more interesting than the average simulator

6 min

Ludus Magnatus is a Football Manager of gladiators, and the idea is better than its execution
6
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Ludus Magnatus is a Football Manager of gladiators, and the idea is better than its execution

6 min

Scarlet Deer Inn may be the most beautiful game of the year, and behind its watercolors hides real delicacy
8
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Scarlet Deer Inn may be the most beautiful game of the year, and behind its watercolors hides real delicacy

7 min

Soulbound: Online rekindles Ragnarok Online nostalgia, but it's not the successor we hoped for
5
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Soulbound: Online rekindles Ragnarok Online nostalgia, but it's not the successor we hoped for

7 min

Bookshop Simulator has you shelving books to relax, and against all odds, we didn't want to stop
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Bookshop Simulator has you shelving books to relax, and against all odds, we didn't want to stop

6 min

G-Rebels wants to resurrect G-Police in a giant open world, question is whether it bit off more than it can chew
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G-Rebels wants to resurrect G-Police in a giant open world, question is whether it bit off more than it can chew

7 min

Meowgic has you screaming spells into your mic as a cat wizard, and that dumb idea genuinely works
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Meowgic has you screaming spells into your mic as a cat wizard, and that dumb idea genuinely works

7 min

ZeroSpace won't make you shelve your old StarCraft, but you'll have to make room next to it
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ZeroSpace won't make you shelve your old StarCraft, but you'll have to make room next to it

8 min

Fogpiercer makes your train your deck, and it's the idea the roguelike deckbuilder was missing
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Fogpiercer makes your train your deck, and it's the idea the roguelike deckbuilder was missing

7 min

Subway Builder has a concept unlike anything else, but its hyperrealistic label and its price derail the promise a little
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Subway Builder has a concept unlike anything else, but its hyperrealistic label and its price derail the promise a little

8 min

Dead Weight has a jaw-dropping steampunk art direction, and behind that veneer hides a genuinely clever tactics game
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Dead Weight has a jaw-dropping steampunk art direction, and behind that veneer hides a genuinely clever tactics game

7 min

Farlands owns its Stardew Valley DNA, but space finally gives it a real reason to exist
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Farlands owns its Stardew Valley DNA, but space finally gives it a real reason to exist

7 min

Funnel Runners turns Twisters into co-op survival, and in a saturated genre, it has a real idea: the tornado
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Funnel Runners turns Twisters into co-op survival, and in a saturated genre, it has a real idea: the tornado

7 min

Go-Go Town! promises a logistics optimization tunnel, but its heart beats for cozy more than for min-maxing
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Go-Go Town! promises a logistics optimization tunnel, but its heart beats for cozy more than for min-maxing

7 min

Ground Branch leaves eight years of early access and finally rekindles hope for the hardcore tactics Rainbow Six abandoned
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Ground Branch leaves eight years of early access and finally rekindles hope for the hardcore tactics Rainbow Six abandoned

8 min

Pathogenic puts you in the shoes of a disease, and that disgusting idea makes one of the most original roguelikes of the year
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Pathogenic puts you in the shoes of a disease, and that disgusting idea makes one of the most original roguelikes of the year

7 min

Rail Estate turns the train game into economic warfare, and that's where it gets clever
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Rail Estate turns the train game into economic warfare, and that's where it gets clever

7 min

SpiritVale has an art direction we don't like and a gameplay loop we can't put down
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SpiritVale has an art direction we don't like and a gameplay loop we can't put down

8 min

The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu is gorgeous and still a miss, or why the good Lovecraft game keeps us waiting
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The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu is gorgeous and still a miss, or why the good Lovecraft game keeps us waiting

8 min

Cat Chess doesn't reinvent chess, it makes it adorable, and we've never laughed so hard at a chessboard
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Cat Chess doesn't reinvent chess, it makes it adorable, and we've never laughed so hard at a chessboard

6 min

Urban Strife simulates every bullet to remind you that XCOM was cheating a little
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Urban Strife simulates every bullet to remind you that XCOM was cheating a little

8 min

Warena tastes like Clash Royale without the poison: the cards do add the salt, and not a single microtransaction
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Warena tastes like Clash Royale without the poison: the cards do add the salt, and not a single microtransaction

7 min

Angels Fall First finally leaves ten years of early access, and it's the space Battlefront nobody else bothered to make
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Angels Fall First finally leaves ten years of early access, and it's the space Battlefront nobody else bothered to make

8 min

Imperial Ambitions has the scent of the old wargames we thought were gone, and a depth to drown in
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Imperial Ambitions has the scent of the old wargames we thought were gone, and a depth to drown in

8 min

Black Flag Resynced is the most beautiful pirate game ever made, and it raises an awkward question: did it really need remaking?
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Black Flag Resynced is the most beautiful pirate game ever made, and it raises an awkward question: did it really need remaking?

9 min

Backyard Baseball brings back Pablo Sanchez and schoolyard baseball, without a single microtransaction
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Backyard Baseball brings back Pablo Sanchez and schoolyard baseball, without a single microtransaction

7 min

EA Sports College Football 27 is a monument of atmosphere sabotaged by its own store
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EA Sports College Football 27 is a monument of atmosphere sabotaged by its own store

8 min

Flaregate Network weds the deckbuilder and real-time strategy, and this idea that shouldn't work does
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Flaregate Network weds the deckbuilder and real-time strategy, and this idea that shouldn't work does

7 min

Moonlight Peaks makes the vampire the coziest of farmers, and it's the best idea a Stardew clone has had in ages
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Moonlight Peaks makes the vampire the coziest of farmers, and it's the best idea a Stardew clone has had in ages

8 min

Esports Manager 2026 is the Football Manager of CS2 we were ashamed to want, and it's deeper than we hoped
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Esports Manager 2026 is the Football Manager of CS2 we were ashamed to want, and it's deeper than we hoped

7 min

Master Healer Kale finally puts you in the healer's shoes, and proves the role deserved its own game long ago
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Master Healer Kale finally puts you in the healer's shoes, and proves the role deserved its own game long ago

6 min

There Is No Lore dares to sell a card game with no story, and proves the giants use it as a crutch
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There Is No Lore dares to sell a card game with no story, and proves the giants use it as a crutch

8 min

Backrooms: Collision Not Found bets everything on 4K, and forgets what made the Backrooms terrifying
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Backrooms: Collision Not Found bets everything on 4K, and forgets what made the Backrooms terrifying

7 min

Beso's Shawarma has the best name of the year, and a nightmare in Tbilisi to match
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Beso's Shawarma has the best name of the year, and a nightmare in Tbilisi to match

6 min

Supermarket Chaos takes the one satisfying moment from store sims and sells it on its own
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Supermarket Chaos takes the one satisfying moment from store sims and sells it on its own

6 min

Auto Dungeon fuses your monsters into abominations, and we can't stop
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Auto Dungeon fuses your monsters into abominations, and we can't stop

7 min

Cloudsea Frontier is the 90s JRPG we were begging for, except it doesn't speak our language
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Cloudsea Frontier is the 90s JRPG we were begging for, except it doesn't speak our language

7 min

The Serpent & The Seed tells the whole Bible with a robin and the most beautiful art direction of the year
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The Serpent & The Seed tells the whole Bible with a robin and the most beautiful art direction of the year

7 min

Don't Sleep with the Fishes drowns you in an hour for the price of a coffee, and that's almost a compliment
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Don't Sleep with the Fishes drowns you in an hour for the price of a coffee, and that's almost a compliment

7 min

Dead Reckoning regarde une civilisation s'éteindre dans le noir interstellaire, et c'est aussi fascinant que répétitif
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Dead Reckoning regarde une civilisation s'éteindre dans le noir interstellaire, et c'est aussi fascinant que répétitif

7 min

Type or Die fait de votre clavier une arme, et le pari de la frappe tient la route
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Type or Die fait de votre clavier une arme, et le pari de la frappe tient la route

8 min

Vampire Syndicate empile cRPG old-school, tactique et gestion de mafia : un cocktail ambitieux qui demande encore à mûrir
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Vampire Syndicate empile cRPG old-school, tactique et gestion de mafia : un cocktail ambitieux qui demande encore à mûrir

8 min

EMPULSE rallume la flamme de Titanfall 2 qu'on croyait éteinte, et cette fois la magie du mouvement est bien là
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EMPULSE rallume la flamme de Titanfall 2 qu'on croyait éteinte, et cette fois la magie du mouvement est bien là

7 min

Beggar's Road vous fait mener une troupe de gueux dans la boue médiévale, et son humour noir fait mouche
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Beggar's Road vous fait mener une troupe de gueux dans la boue médiévale, et son humour noir fait mouche

7 min

Chrono CCG fait du voyage dans le temps une vraie mécanique de cartes, et c'est diablement malin
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Chrono CCG fait du voyage dans le temps une vraie mécanique de cartes, et c'est diablement malin

7 min

Deer & Boy raconte une amitié sans un mot, et touche là où peu de jeux osent aller
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Deer & Boy raconte une amitié sans un mot, et touche là où peu de jeux osent aller

5 min

Dimhaven: The Lost Source vous donne un appareil photo pour percer les secrets d'une île, et ça marche admirablement
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Dimhaven: The Lost Source vous donne un appareil photo pour percer les secrets d'une île, et ça marche admirablement

6 min

Disc Golf Masters est fait par des gens qui jouent vraiment au disc golf, et ça change absolument tout
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Disc Golf Masters est fait par des gens qui jouent vraiment au disc golf, et ça change absolument tout

7 min

Rift Wizard 3 est moche, brutal et d'une profondeur à s'y noyer, et c'est un compliment
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Rift Wizard 3 est moche, brutal et d'une profondeur à s'y noyer, et c'est un compliment

7 min

Runeveil vous laisse enchaîner des runes jusqu'à casser le jeu, et c'est exactement le but
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Runeveil vous laisse enchaîner des runes jusqu'à casser le jeu, et c'est exactement le but

6 min

Wyldernook fait jouer tout le monde en même temps, et transforme le jeu de cartes en duel de bluff
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Wyldernook fait jouer tout le monde en même temps, et transforme le jeu de cartes en duel de bluff

6 min

Ashes of Morgravia sépare le déplacement et l'attaque en deux decks, et ce simple geste change tout
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Ashes of Morgravia sépare le déplacement et l'attaque en deux decks, et ce simple geste change tout

7 min

Bulletreign: Survivors fait tout correctement, et c'est précisément son problème
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Bulletreign: Survivors fait tout correctement, et c'est précisément son problème

5 min

Echowood imagine un monde où la nature a gagné contre nous, et en fait un farming sim étonnamment apaisant
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Echowood imagine un monde où la nature a gagné contre nous, et en fait un farming sim étonnamment apaisant

5 min

Flawed Tactics fait s'effondrer votre stratégie dès que tout le monde la copie, et c'est génial
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Flawed Tactics fait s'effondrer votre stratégie dès que tout le monde la copie, et c'est génial

6 min

Idle Chapel transforme la chasse aux hérétiques en clicker apaisant, et c'est plus malin que ça en a l'air
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Idle Chapel transforme la chasse aux hérétiques en clicker apaisant, et c'est plus malin que ça en a l'air

5 min

Idle Startup vous fait passer du garage à l'empire tech sans jamais vous vider les poches, et ça fait du bien
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Idle Startup vous fait passer du garage à l'empire tech sans jamais vous vider les poches, et ça fait du bien

5 min

Pawsome Resort vous laisse tenir un hôtel pour animaux, et c'est aussi mignon que prévisible
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Pawsome Resort vous laisse tenir un hôtel pour animaux, et c'est aussi mignon que prévisible

6 min

Ponder Thy Realm vous demande de repérer ce qui cloche dans la magie, et l'idée s'use plus vite que prévu
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Ponder Thy Realm vous demande de repérer ce qui cloche dans la magie, et l'idée s'use plus vite que prévu

5 min

SAND: Raiders of Sophie vous offre une forteresse à pattes dans le désert, à condition de survivre aux autres pillards
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SAND: Raiders of Sophie vous offre une forteresse à pattes dans le désert, à condition de survivre aux autres pillards

7 min

Sineus Arena Survivors greffe une tower defense sur un bullet heaven, et le mélange tient mieux qu'on ne le craignait
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Sineus Arena Survivors greffe une tower defense sur un bullet heaven, et le mélange tient mieux qu'on ne le craignait

6 min

Treasure Beach nous a fait revivre nos vacances au détecteur de métaux, canettes rouillées comprises
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Treasure Beach nous a fait revivre nos vacances au détecteur de métaux, canettes rouillées comprises

8 min

On a transformé la roulette en obsession : Bingle Bingle est le roguelike qui n'aurait jamais dû marcher
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On a transformé la roulette en obsession : Bingle Bingle est le roguelike qui n'aurait jamais dû marcher

7 min

Thank You For Your Application fait de vous le bourreau du marché du travail, et c'est sa pire et sa meilleure idée
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Thank You For Your Application fait de vous le bourreau du marché du travail, et c'est sa pire et sa meilleure idée

8 min

Cricket Captain 2026 : on n'avait jamais entendu parler de ce sport, et pourtant on a géré une dynastie sri-lankaise jusqu'à 2 heures du matin
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Cricket Captain 2026 : on n'avait jamais entendu parler de ce sport, et pourtant on a géré une dynastie sri-lankaise jusqu'à 2 heures du matin

7 min

Glimvale: My Mini Overworld vous fait construire le village d'un MMO sans jamais avoir à supporter ses joueurs
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Glimvale: My Mini Overworld vous fait construire le village d'un MMO sans jamais avoir à supporter ses joueurs

6 min

R-Type Tactics I•II Cosmos ressuscite deux tactical cultes de la PSP, et traduit enfin celui qu'on attendait depuis 16 ans
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R-Type Tactics I•II Cosmos ressuscite deux tactical cultes de la PSP, et traduit enfin celui qu'on attendait depuis 16 ans

8 min

The Adventures of Elliot prend la beauté d'Octopath, jette le tour par tour et raconte enfin une vraie histoire
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The Adventures of Elliot prend la beauté d'Octopath, jette le tour par tour et raconte enfin une vraie histoire

8 min

The Gate Must Stand vous colle seul devant la porte et lâche un boss démoniaque toutes les cinq minutes
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The Gate Must Stand vous colle seul devant la porte et lâche un boss démoniaque toutes les cinq minutes

6 min

Dans God For A Day, vous jugez les âmes d'une ville entière, et ce petit jeu solo vous renvoie surtout à vos propres préjugés
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Dans God For A Day, vous jugez les âmes d'une ville entière, et ce petit jeu solo vous renvoie surtout à vos propres préjugés

7 min

Après huit ans réservé à la Chine, The Scroll of Taiwu débarque enfin chez nous, et c'est une merveille aussi belle qu'intimidante
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Après huit ans réservé à la Chine, The Scroll of Taiwu débarque enfin chez nous, et c'est une merveille aussi belle qu'intimidante

8 min

Zenless Zone Zero arrive enfin sur Steam, et reste le plus beau jeu d'action qu'on ait du mal à recommander
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Zenless Zone Zero arrive enfin sur Steam, et reste le plus beau jeu d'action qu'on ait du mal à recommander

8 min

City Car Driving 2.0 : notre conduite est irréprochable, et pourtant ce simu nous a remis à notre place
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City Car Driving 2.0 : notre conduite est irréprochable, et pourtant ce simu nous a remis à notre place

6 min

Copa City vous fait gérer tout le football sauf le football, et c'est exactement ce qui le rend passionnant
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Copa City vous fait gérer tout le football sauf le football, et c'est exactement ce qui le rend passionnant

7 min

Cube Kingdoms est si mignon qu'on en oublie qu'on y massacre des gobelins par charrettes entières
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Cube Kingdoms est si mignon qu'on en oublie qu'on y massacre des gobelins par charrettes entières

7 min

Trail & Error débarque dans un genre saturé et trouve quand même de quoi nous faire hurler entre potes
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Trail & Error débarque dans un genre saturé et trouve quand même de quoi nous faire hurler entre potes

6 min

Eldara veut tourner pendant que vous dormez, mais une partie de son âme a été générée pendant que le studio dormait aussi
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Eldara veut tourner pendant que vous dormez, mais une partie de son âme a été générée pendant que le studio dormait aussi

6 min

Ember Seeker mise tout sur le brouillard et le silence, et gagne son pari à moitié
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Ember Seeker mise tout sur le brouillard et le silence, et gagne son pari à moitié

5 min

MOLE vous enferme dans une foreuse géante avec votre propre culpabilité, et c'est le meilleur huis clos de l'année
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MOLE vous enferme dans une foreuse géante avec votre propre culpabilité, et c'est le meilleur huis clos de l'année

6 min

Once a Pawn a King casse les règles des échecs, et c'est exactement pour ça qu'on n'arrive plus à le lâcher
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Once a Pawn a King casse les règles des échecs, et c'est exactement pour ça qu'on n'arrive plus à le lâcher

7 min

Pro Cycling Manager 26 a enfin retravaillé son cerveau, dommage qu'il garde le même visage depuis dix ans
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Pro Cycling Manager 26 a enfin retravaillé son cerveau, dommage qu'il garde le même visage depuis dix ans

8 min

Goblin Company creuse trop profond, et c'est exactement ce qu'on lui demande
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Goblin Company creuse trop profond, et c'est exactement ce qu'on lui demande

8 min

NBA The Run voulait ressusciter NBA Street, il ressort surtout NBA Jam
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NBA The Run voulait ressusciter NBA Street, il ressort surtout NBA Jam

8 min

Survival Machine roule sur une bonne idée et des personnages achetés au supermarché
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Survival Machine roule sur une bonne idée et des personnages achetés au supermarché

7 min

Teller's Duty prend Papers, Please, le ralentit, y ajoute un chat, et touche quelque chose de plus profond
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Teller's Duty prend Papers, Please, le ralentit, y ajoute un chat, et touche quelque chose de plus profond

8 min

SpaceCraft: Shiro Games leaves its comfort zone for an ambitious space MMO, and it is a risky bet
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SpaceCraft: Shiro Games leaves its comfort zone for an ambitious space MMO, and it is a risky bet

9 min

Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, a gorgeous world still searching for the game
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Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, a gorgeous world still searching for the game

8 min

Tabletop Tavern: Total War light meets Slay the Spire, like setting out your minis at the bar
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Tabletop Tavern: Total War light meets Slay the Spire, like setting out your minis at the bar

8 min

33 Immortals: 33 strangers, a boss named God, and one of the wildest co-op ideas of the year
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33 Immortals: 33 strangers, a boss named God, and one of the wildest co-op ideas of the year

9 min

Meccha Chameleon: the hide-and-seek where you paint yourself as a slab of meat to survive
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Meccha Chameleon: the hide-and-seek where you paint yourself as a slab of meat to survive

8 min

Terrinoth: Heroes of Descent, the Descent board game comes alive on PC, and it smells like game night
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Terrinoth: Heroes of Descent, the Descent board game comes alive on PC, and it smells like game night

9 min

Witchspire: the magical survival game that refuses to punish you, and the spell works
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Witchspire: the magical survival game that refuses to punish you, and the spell works

9 min

GOALS, the breath of hope against FIFA: the controller finally responds, the rest less so
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GOALS, the breath of hope against FIFA: the controller finally responds, the rest less so

9 min

Solarpunk is a very pretty survival game that simply forgot to be solarpunk
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Solarpunk is a very pretty survival game that simply forgot to be solarpunk

9 min

Catabomb: the robotic kittens disarming bombs roguelite, and the pitch was too honest to ignore
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Catabomb: the robotic kittens disarming bombs roguelite, and the pitch was too honest to ignore

6 min

Shift at Midnight: a solo Australian dev just made the best co-op horror game of the year
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Shift at Midnight: a solo Australian dev just made the best co-op horror game of the year

7 min

Tape to Tape: the roguelite that gives arcade hockey its dignity back
8
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Tape to Tape: the roguelite that gives arcade hockey its dignity back

8 min

007: First Light is the best James Bond game since GoldenEye, and the writing surprised us
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007: First Light is the best James Bond game since GoldenEye, and the writing surprised us

9 min

Realm of Ink: solid roguelite or just another clone?
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Realm of Ink: solid roguelite or just another clone?

10 min

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is the best thing to happen to Batman since Arkham
8.5
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LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is the best thing to happen to Batman since Arkham

9 min

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book: Good Feel reinvents Yoshi from scratch
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Yoshi and the Mysterious Book: Good Feel reinvents Yoshi from scratch

7 min

Forza Horizon 6: Japan is the best map in the series, and that's about all that changes
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Forza Horizon 6: Japan is the best map in the series, and that's about all that changes

10 min

Directive 8020: the first time in five years a Dark Pictures was worth turning the lights off
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Directive 8020: the first time in five years a Dark Pictures was worth turning the lights off

11 min

Mixtape: the best compilation of 2026
9
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Mixtape: the best compilation of 2026

6 min

Alabaster Dawn: Radical Fish Games is back, and it's even better than we hoped
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Alabaster Dawn: Radical Fish Games is back, and it's even better than we hoped

6 min

Cash Cleaner Simulator: we wanted to be Marty Byrde, we became a laundromat
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Cash Cleaner Simulator: we wanted to be Marty Byrde, we became a laundromat

5 min

Dead as Disco: we said the combat was good. We were right.
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Dead as Disco: we said the combat was good. We were right.

7 min

Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era: Heroes III is back, and it means something
7.5
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Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era: Heroes III is back, and it means something

8 min

Gambonanza: Balatro had genius, this one has a template
5.5
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Gambonanza: Balatro had genius, this one has a template

6 min

Adorable Adventures: Boris the baby boar and the art of not rushing
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Adorable Adventures: Boris the baby boar and the art of not rushing

7 min

Far Far West: the game that read all the others and decided to do the opposite
7.5
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Far Far West: the game that read all the others and decided to do the opposite

7 min

Saros: pretty, linear, and familiar
6.5
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Saros: pretty, linear, and familiar

6 min

Over the Top: World War 1: the Great War FPS that had no right to be this good
8.5
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Over the Top: World War 1: the Great War FPS that had no right to be this good

7 min

Space Drilling Station: drilling through space, one loop at a time
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Space Drilling Station: drilling through space, one loop at a time

7 min

Sudden Strike 5: twenty years later, we're still here
8.5
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Sudden Strike 5: twenty years later, we're still here

8 min

Pragmata: Capcom lays the foundation for a new franchise, and it holds
6.5
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Pragmata: Capcom lays the foundation for a new franchise, and it holds

6 min

The Third Shift: night guard in a museum that never sleeps
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The Third Shift: night guard in a museum that never sleeps

5 min

Tidehaven Ale and Trade: a medieval tavern that runs itself, and that's the problem
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Tidehaven Ale and Trade: a medieval tavern that runs itself, and that's the problem

5 min

Tides of Tomorrow: the world is drowning, and we believe anyway
7.5
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Tides of Tomorrow: the world is drowning, and we believe anyway

7 min

Vampire Crawlers: yet another deck builder, and somehow this one actually earns it
7
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Vampire Crawlers: yet another deck builder, and somehow this one actually earns it

6 min

Blades, Bows and Magic: pixel art, deck building and genuinely good vibes
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Blades, Bows and Magic: pixel art, deck building and genuinely good vibes

6 min

Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch, the most beautiful love letter that doesn't know how to fight
5
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Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch, the most beautiful love letter that doesn't know how to fight

8 min

7
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TownsFolk: yet another hexagon game, and somehow we still can't get enough

6 min

Wednesdays: shedding light on what we'd rather didn't exist
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Wednesdays: shedding light on what we'd rather didn't exist

7 min

CARNEDGE: ten years of work, three people, a game that deserves your attention
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CARNEDGE: ten years of work, three people, a game that deserves your attention

9 min

Les Murmures du Soleil is the best mobile game of 2025 and you've probably never heard of it
8.5
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Les Murmures du Soleil is the best mobile game of 2025 and you've probably never heard of it

10 min

Windrose is the pirate game we've been waiting for since Black Flag. And it delivers.
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Windrose is the pirate game we've been waiting for since Black Flag. And it delivers.

12 min

Cleaning Up!: clean up... then forget
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Cleaning Up!: clean up... then forget

7 min

Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss: diving into the unknown, at the risk of getting lost
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Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss: diving into the unknown, at the risk of getting lost

10 min

Gecko Gods: the sacred lizard climbing where others don't dare
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Gecko Gods: the sacred lizard climbing where others don't dare

9 min

Heartopia: the cozy game that wants your happiness... and your credit card
5
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Heartopia: the cozy game that wants your happiness... and your credit card

9 min

Last Flag: a tense, strategic FPS… and clearly not for everyone
7.5
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Last Flag: a tense, strategic FPS… and clearly not for everyone

8 min

Mouse: P.I. For Hire: an incredible style, a game that doesn't hold the distance
6
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Mouse: P.I. For Hire: an incredible style, a game that doesn't hold the distance

9 min

Pokopia: the cozy game that got lost in the grind
6
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Pokopia: the cozy game that got lost in the grind

10 min

REPLACED: a stunning visual experience… but is the game up to the same standard?
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REPLACED: a stunning visual experience… but is the game up to the same standard?

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Tomodachi Life, A Dream Life: the unexpected return of a one-of-a-kind phenomenon
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Tomodachi Life, A Dream Life: the unexpected return of a one-of-a-kind phenomenon

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Under Par Golf Architect: the spreadsheet simulator in disguise
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Under Par Golf Architect: the spreadsheet simulator in disguise

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Verne: The Shape of Fantasy, the point-and-click that proves imagination doesn't need 60 frames per second
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Verne: The Shape of Fantasy, the point-and-click that proves imagination doesn't need 60 frames per second

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Clair Obscur Expedition 33: between artistic brilliance and very visible limits

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Super Mario Bros. Wonder: the most creative 2D Mario in years
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder: the most creative 2D Mario in years

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Factory Default: MicroProse returns to industrial simulation, with a gauge that scores your conscience

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Lords of the End Times: Boris Todbringer finally arrives, and I have waited twelve years for this

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Lugal: a survival game that asks you to invent the state, and a ziggurat to prove you deserve it

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Solar Wave: strip the micromanagement out of a space strategy game, and do you remove the chore or the game?

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The Lantern of the Laughless Saint: we were there 24 years ago, so allow us to be demanding

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We Are So Dead: never play with a ouija board, and if you do not believe me, try this one

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Red Tape Rampage: the mad optimiser in you will fire entire teams, and the game is counting on it

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Security 51: another Papers Please, except the real question here is not who you let in

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Silent Shark: if submarine games have not evolved in twenty years, it is not this game's fault

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The Merchant's Eden: probably the cutest city builder of the year, and it hides a tower defence

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Guns & Dragons: 100,000 playtest sign-ups, and one number the press release does not highlight

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Heritage: an auto battler that cares about its writing and neglects everything on screen

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Ledgerbound: fantasy hero by night, insurance adjuster by day, and colleagues who are frankly obsessed

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Omen: the atmosphere grabs you, and your children will not see you for a week

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Runerock Arena: running a gladiator stable is a treat, watching it much less so

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The Severed Gods: yes it is lovely, yes it looks a lot like Octopath, but there are real ideas underneath

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Thirty Years War: the brown cardboard of our childhood survived, it just costs more and speaks only English

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Star Wars Zero Company: the Clone Wars, XCOM veterans, and one single prayer, EA, do not ruin this

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The Division Resurgence: I did not see it coming, and yet I already know it will cost me hours

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Emergency Call - The Firefighting Simulation 3: the firefighter's job simulated up close, and rebuilt from scratch

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Enter the Chronosphere: the Fractured Worlds update pulls other worlds into the loop

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Cleaning Up The Puzzle Gallery: 2071 pieces scattered across a museum, aka my worst nightmare in game form

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Quarantine Zombies - Prologue: a free appetizer for a genre we have worn to the bone

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Ranchbound: the Wild West as a tense management game, where you run your cowboys with an iron hand

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MARVEL Tokon Fighting Souls: we went from 2v2 to 4v4, and Arc System Works could well deliver the ultimate Marvel versus

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BOMBANANA!: a blind, a deaf and a mute monkey defuse a banana bomb, and your friendship will not survive

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Dig, Dig, Die: the co-op grave robbing that smells of Sea of Thieves, but with characters we have seen too much

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GRAIN ROT: the extraction horror with a real idea, dying is only the beginning when you are a spark

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Cloud Keeper Shrine of Dal: the Korean bullet heaven that wants you to fuse clouds, and it intrigues

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Beware of the Cartographer: 50,000 wishlists without a cent of advertising, and a map that becomes the real hero

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Resonance A Plague Tale Legacy preview: the saga trades stealth for combat, and it could change everything

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Halo Campaign Evolved preview: the gorgeous remake of a monument, but the missing multiplayer leaves a void

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Grounded 2 preview: sequel that dares not speak its name, or real evolution? We combed the park to decide

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Hillforts is one more card autobattler, but its medieval siege could give it a real identity

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Can Stage Tour be the heir to Guitar Hero, that genius gone too soon? Its creators are back to try

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Strikers Club, the 100% skill and 100% free football game that wants to save us from FIFA and shake up Rematch

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Echoes of Aincrad is finally the beautiful Sword Art Online game we waited for, now we just need to know if it'll be as empty as the others

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Enginefall wants to kill ARC Raiders on a giant train, but it has a Rust problem first

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Guild Wars 3 veut moderniser le MMO sans renier ce qui nous l'a fait aimer, et on trépigne déjà

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Edge of Memories veut sauver un monde de la Corruption, mais c'est son propre studio qu'il faudrait sauver d'abord

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Little Boy a des airs de Pokémon Bleu et un petit robot rose pour sauver l'humanité d'une IA qui veut l'effacer

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Glimvale: My Mini Overworld, deux développeurs, un village adorable, et exactement le genre de jeu qu'on aime défendre

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Magicians: The Devil's Deal, les anciens de BioShock transforment la magie de scène en arme, et c'est somptueux

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Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy parie tout sur le combat, exactement ce que la série faisait le moins bien

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gen ATLAS: après Ico et Shadow of the Colossus, on espère que Fumito Ueda égalera ces précédentes oeuvres

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Space PiouPiou: un canari armé jusqu'au bec contre l'armée de chats de l'espace, et on a déjà craqué

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Guadeloupe: the Secret of Trois Rivières, the adventure game where you pedal to move the story forward

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Spyro: A Realm Beyond, the return we had given up on, and for once it is not a remake

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Ocarina of Time is reborn on Switch 2: our favorite Zelda returns, but Nintendo shows nothing

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Total War: Warhammer 40,000 finally shows gameplay, and Armageddon looks like a dream

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Dive or Die takes Lovecraftian horror where Dave the Diver never dared to go

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Wildframe: A Creature Scrapbook, or Pokémon Snap reborn as a haunted herbarium

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God of War: Laufey: playing a dead woman in the afterlife of the gods, brilliant or a trainwreck?

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Rayman Legends Retold: why remake the one Rayman that didn't need it?

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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales: Team Asano leaves turn-based behind and it's stunning

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Star Fox (2026): the comeback we waited ten years for, and it does more than just resurrect Star Fox 64

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The Last Nordic Tribe: surviving the Little Ragnarök, and it smells like Gothic 2001 in the best way

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Neofeud 2: a solo Hawaiian developer spent nine years painting the most ambitious cyberpunk game of 2026

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RD Racing: the spiritual heir to Death Rally is a nine-euro indie arcade combat racer

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HELLREAPER: Dead Cells meets Salt & Sanctuary, and it's a six-person Polish studio doing it

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The Expanse: Osiris Reborn might be the sci-fi RPG we've been waiting for since Mass Effect 2

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Canyons: piloting a metal colossus through the desert, in co-op, with moral choices

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Gothic Remake: seven hours in the Colony, and the same joy as 2001

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The Witch's Bakery: Paris, magic and a bakery to find your place

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007: First Light is IO Interactive's most honest preview in years, and it's not Hitman

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Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is the Crying Suns sequel nobody expected, and it's a good surprise

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Void Reaver: six people, zero AI art, and an inventory roguelite that wants you to play Tetris between demon waves

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Ambroise Niflette and the Gleaned Bell: James and the Giant Peach as a video game, and we've been waiting since 1996

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Mechanicus 2 releases May 21 and the only thing stopping us from burning the incense right now is the soundtrack

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Dawn of War 4 announced: we hope, we doubt, and we have every reason to do both

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Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2: this time there will be four of us

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Sudden Strike 5: the 2026 roadmap answers the right questions

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Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic: not a new hope, an old hope

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Metro 2039: Artyom can rest, Hunter has taken control

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Dark Heresy: Owlcat takes on the Inquisition and we're already lost in the Calixis Sector

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Sineus Arena Survivors: when a dev puts everything on the line and it looks like something

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LEGO Batman: The Dark Knight Legacy looks like what we've been waiting for since LEGO Star Wars

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Vestige: an island that is actually a character's subconscious

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Dead as Disco: when fists hit in rhythm and it feels great

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Invincible VS: the fighting game we finally deserve

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Diablo IV, new expansion: is this finally the moment to come back?

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GTA VI: the return to Vice City, and ours

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Nebulae: govern a galaxy together, or watch it die

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Steel Fortress Awakening: an android, a lost civilisation, and a solo dev with serious ambition

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Hillshade Farm: the farm seen from the inside

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Cartel Pilots Wanted: tropical islands, a smuggling plane, and something that reminds us why we play

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Hex Harmony: the little indie we're rooting for

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Sword Art Online: Echoes of Aincrad, the Aincrad we've been waiting for since Hollow Realization

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Masters of Albion: the return of the god game, or Peter Molyneux's last promise?

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Scars of Honor: the MMO that wants to replace WoW... but does it really have what it takes?

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Tides of Tomorrow: what if someone else's future became your present?

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Vampire Crawlers: addiction lying in wait?

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Windrose wants to be the Black Flag we've been waiting for since 2013. It's off to a good start.

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Pragmata: what if Capcom really surprised us?

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This week's deals: a Capcom sale closing tomorrow, and Warner clearing its catalogue at up to 95 per cent off

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288 games reviewed since January: we are handing you the keys to the ranking

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Total War Warhammer 40000: everything we know, everything we speculate, and why we're trembling with anticipation

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Bugscraper and Bravest! send us back to a childhood we never lived, only watched on YouTube

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Age of Empires 2 has a competitive scene in 2026. It's a miracle nobody really paid for.

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Stellaris turns 10 and its anniversary gift is also an admission of guilt

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ARC Raiders: it doesn't reinvent anything, it just finally gets things right

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Black Flag Resync: the return of a ghost nobody wanted to let die

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Rainbow Six Siege in 2026: ten years to become the game it should have been from day one

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Warframe, 13 years without trying to please anyone. And that's why it's still here.

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Video games have become grind jobs. Nobody's paying you, but you're working anyway.

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Why indie games have become more interesting than AAA titles

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Star Wars: the games we never got (and the ones already causing concern)

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GTA VI: the game that already goes beyond the game

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Back to the Outer Rim: why Star Wars Outlaws truly deserves a second chance

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