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Sports: Renovations (PC) – Preview

To paraphrase William Shakespeace: [I’ll renovate] a horse, a house, my kingdom for a hearse. The, for lack of a better term for the genre, tidy-up simulator has exploded since the House Flipper, WW2 Rebuilder, and Crime Scene Cleaner titles, expanding the…

EA release Command & Conquer source code

Maybe I’m the odd one out with a PC that just hates Westwood Studios, and if that wasn’t a Vegas-based studio, I’d be making a Tim Westwood reference. Nonetheless, last year’s Winter Sale on Steam, I decided to pick up the Command…

Wordatro! (PC) Preview

It’s no small secret that Balatro took the world by storm in 2024, erasing tons of productivity and captivating gamers worldwide. I’ve seen a few imitators here and there on gaming storefronts, but none that are anywhere near the level of quality…

Mages of Mystralia is free on Epic

Monday, the next game from My Friend Pedro developer has been announced. Tuesday, Cattle County is part of the SNF ahead of its release, Lies of P‘s upcoming DLC which has me more excited than that first time you play Bloodborne has…

Eureka “Alienated” – Review

I knew the government was full of aliens, and (depending on who you are) pirating movies before they are released is OK as long as you’re funded by the DOD. Directed by Marita Grabiak, there is a reason Grabiak is best known…

Is This Seat Taken (PC) Preview

Sometimes a simple concept is enough for hours of enjoyment. A lot of games focus on complex experiences with lots of moving parts, and that has its place. However, Poti Poti Studio has gone with a simple concept that provides a satisfying…

GRUEL Steam Next Fest Demo Out Now

Boomer shooters are still in a renaissance in 2025, but something is missing from most of them. While they have the formula down, there’s a certain nostalgia to how some of these games looked in the 1990s, such as Outlaws or even Chex…

Two Point Museum (Xbox Series X) Review

The Two Point games speak to me on a level above many other management sims. With equal parts zany characters and a detailed building planning simulator, you’re managing everything from hauntings to a monthly ledger. Two Point Studios’ first two games, Two Point…

Tailside (PC) Preview

Have you ever wanted to run a café? Gaming lets us try things we normally wouldn’t get to try, such as running a cozy café filled with cute animals. As part of the Steam Next Fest, Tailside has a demo offering a…

Demon Tides Steam Next Fest Demo Out Now

On my binge of demo downloading for the first Steam Next Fest of 2025, my most anticipated title was Demon Tides. Across all the #screenshotsaturdays on X, I get on my feed, this platformer majorly stands out thanks to its fluid movement and…