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Two video rental retail sims launched in the same month. Which one is for you?
It's surprising, but two retail simulators centred around running a video rental store have released this month: Rewind 99 and Retro Rewind. Aside from the subject matter, they're unrelated and unique. So, if you were to pick only one of them, which should you go for?
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Review – Rogue Light Deck Builder
Listen, I have good news. Rogue Light Deck Builder isn't a roguelite deck-builder. But if you're into roguelite deck-builders, that's totally okay, it's just a lot of people aren't because the genre is kind of packed these days. But that's moot, because Rogue Light Deck Builder isn't a roguelite deck-builder, it's a game where you build a deck and there's…
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Review – Timberborn
It's finally here! The 1.0 release of the best survival city-builder to date. Whoops! I think I just ruined the entire review. Well, you should read it anyway, because it's full of better words than this description has.
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Review – Crabmeat
Horror? Yeah, scary stuff. But check out this game about being the sole crewmate of a crabbing boat. Crabmeat! You just boat around the ocean, dropping crab traps and sorting your haul. Just watch out for the big ones.
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Preview – Wax Heads
I don't want to work retail ever again, but if I did, a record store seems like it would be okay. I'm not strictly a music person. I play video games all day, after all. But I like being around passionate people, and you can often find them in a record store. Anyway, that's what Wax Heads is about.
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Preview – MOLE
Do you like holes? Sure you do! Well, brace yourself for the deepest, creepiest hole of them all. And you're going to dig it in MOLE! Never mind the hallucinations, they come with the territory.
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Preview – WILD Tactics
I still consider myself to be a fan of the "World of Wilderness" series and am interested in its growth. However, Chicken Police: Into the Hive was quite a blow to my faith, and WILD Tactics looks like it might have me questioning further.
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Preview – Rewind 99
Like many in my generation, I miss the days of the rental store. We didn't know how good we had it. I certainly didn't complain. So, a game like Rewind 99 might just be the perfect retail simulator for me.
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Preview – Shutter Story
Learn what a skeptic thinks about hunting for ghosts in old photographs. Which is what Shutter Story is about. Sorry, I probably should have led with that.
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Review – Blippo+
After a few recommendations, I've visited one of 2025's darlings. But Blippo+ is much less a game, and more a collection of low-budget sketches joined together by a central plot. I can see why it's so fascinating.
