Preview
Early looks at unreleased games.
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Preview – Restory
I love the smell of solder fumes in the morning. That's why Restory is right up my alley. It recognizes the meditative quality of refurbishing old hardware and crams it into a nice cozy package.
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Preview – Nova Roma
With the wonders of modern technology, you can build Rome in a day. Try it in Nova Roma, a new survival City-Builder set in, you know, Roman times. Here's a look at its upcoming public demo!
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Preview – Whiskerwood
It's time to establish a colony and slave away for feline overlords. Whiskerwood may, on the surface, resemble Timberborn, but underneath the fur and cube-formed world is a much meaner game.
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Preview – Shoe It All
Did you ever do that thing where you kick off your shoe while you're on a swing to try and out-distance your friends? If so, I've got a demo for you to try. If not, I've got a demo for you to try.
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Preview – No, I’m Not a Human
The whole “uncanny valley” horror antagonist is so pervasive that I nearly dismissed No, I’m Not a Human based on its Steam capsule art. Misproportioned limbs, stretched out visages; that sort of thing. But No, I’m Not a Human isn’t just streamer bait. I mean, if it is, it’s really depressing streamer bait. And not depressing as in, “Entertainment is…
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Preview – Ground of Aces
The cancellation (or “indefinite hiatus”) of Jumplight Odyssey absolutely bites. League of Geeks folding is a huge loss, but Jumplight Odyssey was aiming to fill a massive hole that I don’t think anyone even realized was there. It was like the good half of Super Dimension Fortress Macross adapted into a management game. And it’s never going to happen. Who…
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Preview – The Drifter
For a genre that supposedly died in the ‘90s, the point-and-click adventure genre is pretty lively. Even adjacent adventure formulas have been getting a lot of love. It’s to the point where there’s so many, and it’s such a niche genre, that I experience choice paralysis and wind up playing nothing. But I liked what The Drifter was putting down,…
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Preview – Every Day We Fight
I loved XCOM and XCOM 2 (The new ones. The old ones kick my ass), but I can’t say their style is a carrot I’ve been chasing. In fact, I haven’t played XCOM 2 since the expansion, though I remember really enjoying it. So, I probably wouldn’t have paid that much attention to Every Day We Fight if not for…
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Preview – Hollywood Animal
Not for the faint of heart, Hollywood Animal isn't merely about making movies. It's also about the seedy underpants of the humans who make up the industry. People are awful is the lesson to be learned here.
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Preview – Insectile
Are you hungry for some cute bugs? Insectile serves up a fusion dish of creature collector and puzzle game. But does it get the flavour right? I'm so hungry right now.
