I adore the King of All Riddles. Even if I thought Lies of P’s main story was mediocre, the King of All Riddle’s narrative of sadistic vengeance and violent free will was fascinating. Between their strange, snarky enigmas and a horrifying reveal, I was utterly captivated by the quest’s end. Even if I wanted to …
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Lies of P’s stories fascinate me. From a man who married a puppet to a sidekick who murdered and replaced their hero, I loved the bizarre mix of cruelty, love, and puppetry that comprised Lies of P’s narrative. Even if I later grew uninterested in the main story’s strange plot, finding out your best friend …
Blasphemous 2’s endings are lovingly bizarre. The mixture of religious allegory, eldritch nightmare, and superb animated cutscenes captivates and horrifies me. Even so, while I adored the frustrating futility of the bad ending and the good endings’ final reward, these conclusions can be monstrously challenging to achieve, compelling us to endure hours more of arbitrary …
Players scared to try out painfully popular OnlyUp no longer have to worry, as it’s been removed from Steam for good. To specify, OnlyUp is a ruthless platformer, much like Getting Over It, where players climb a mountain of reused assets while avoiding falling and losing all their progress. Through its success on streaming platforms …
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   Fans of Rusty Lake style Adventure games can look forward to Underground Blossom, a bizarre point-and-click subway-themed adventure coming at the month’s end.  Following the adventures of stoic Laura Vanderbloom, Eurogamer details Underground Blossom’s trek through a grim subway with strange musicians, miserable passengers, and off-kilter personnel to guide our journey …
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Fans of the hit cyberpunk cat sim Stray can rejoice with the announcement of an upcoming animated film adaptation! While the cozy cat platformer makes for a strangely odd take for making into a movie, Kotaku details Annapurna adapting Stray due to the game’s wild popularity the year before. For the game itself, Stray follows …
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  Stardew Valley Fans can anticipate the return of Grandpa from beyond the grave in the upcoming Haunted Chocolatier update. First revealed in a Haunted Chocolatier tweet earlier today by Stardew developer Concerned Ape, the post shows an unnamed elderly figurine in a purple robe in bed claiming to have had a terrible dream. …
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The Sentinel of the Emery ruined me. Between the giant troll’s slash attacks and an assortment of spinning blades, the Sentinel was a vicious early boss that took many attempts to beat. Even still, the Sentinel of the Emery guards the double jump ability, one of the best abilities in Blasphemous 2 and our only …
I have a lovingly strange relationship with visual novels. Even if I adore their strong narratives with devasting outcomes, like Sayori’s terrifying fate in Doki Doki Literature Club, the incredible minimalistic gameplay and poor pacing can be unforgivingly boring. In comes Videoverse, a visual novel set in a declining 2003 social media chatroom following a …
Stardew fans looking for their next fix before update 1.6 can check out Pufferdle, a free Wordle-esk fishing minigame available now! As Polygon details, Pufferdle combines Stardew Valley’s fishing mechanics with Wordle, forcing us to catch a particular fish and then deduce its identity based on the weather, location, time of day, and season. While this minigame …
