JT Hussey

Indie games have a special place in JT's heart. Writing about indie games gives him an opportunity to unpack and examine the genuine care individuals and small groups pour into their projects. Whether its Lucas Pope turning passport verification into a fun gameplay mechanic in Papers Please, Omocat spending over 8 years hand-drawing the entirety of Omori, or Toby Fox designing the absolutely banger soundtrack of Undertale, the palpable care put into these games is worth the writing about.

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Blasphemous 2 Lesmes & Infanta Boss Guide

I adore Lesmes’s fight. Between enduring the three nail-baiting stages culminating in a final, Ornstein and Smough-esk battle against the religious cyborg zombie and his tinny doppelganger, Lesmes was one of my favorite starts to Blasphemous 2. Even so, while I enjoyed learning his attack patterns and developing my own strategy for dealing with the …

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Thank Goodness You’re Here Coming In 2024

  Fans of quirky adventures and silly escapades can look forward to Thank Goodness You’re Here, a wacky action-adventure following a miniature-traveling salesman passing through the comically rendered town of Barnsworth.     After its announcement at Gamescom the other night, Eurogamer details Thank Goodness You’re Here opening with one of the goofiest trailers imaginable, …

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Vampire Survivors Introduces 4-Player Couch Co-op Update

  Fans of the hit vampire slaying adventure no longer have to fight the undead alone, with the release of the Vampire Survivors’ 4-player couch co-op today!      Boasting a host of weapons and achievements to earn, PC Gamer details how “four local players can leverage a single shared screen” to beat back hordes …

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Phasmophobia Ascension Update Available Now!

Ghosthunting fanatics can pull out their EMF detectors and ready their Crucifixes for today’s Phasmophobia Ascension update! With a simultaneous release on consoles and new gameplay and visual overhauls, Kinetic Games developers detail how Ascension will add further “leveling improvements, equipment rebalancing, and new objectives” for an extra thrill to our ghostly adventures.  Dual Shockers …

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Lakeburg Legacies Review: Medieval Matchmaking Mayhem!

I adore Management Sims. Between growing unfathomably complicated factories in Factorio to catering to the dark whims of Cult of the Lamb’s cute creatures, I cherish the micro-managing thrill of developing a small community into a thriving town or city. Even so, these sims have grown rather formulaic in focusing on keeping our followers healthy, …

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Papers Please Demake Released to Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary

Devout Inspectors can get back to work with the release of LCD Please, a Papers Please demake that dumbs down the passport inspection game into a hyper-retro, LCD-handheld style game with minimalist graphics and lovingly antiquated controls. Made to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the beloved passport inspection game, Rock Paper Shotgun details how the demake is particularly …

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