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Indie Games Reviews 28 —12/28/2022

Stars Below by HeroRobb— https://herorobb.itch.io/stars-below A new dimension of sci-fi horror has emerged, splicing urban squalor, gender performativity and interstellar claustrophobia. You ain’t ready. A Hell of An Exorcist by Antoine Fauville — https://antoinefauville.itch.io/ahellofanexorcist Rotten urbanism, Old Testament Angels and a unique game mechanic. Inspiring. Zero Visibility by clearlynotluke — https://clearlynotluke.itch.io/zero-visibility Riveting atmosphere and lore. […]

Indie Games Reviews 24—08/12/2022

Seek Satan by Magpuppy – https://magpuppy.itch.io/seek-satan Everything synthesized in the last sentence of the description: “ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ɴᴏᴛ-ɪʀᴏɴʏ, ᴘᴏsᴛ-ɪʀᴏɴʏ, sɪɴᴄᴇʀɪᴛʏ, ᴏʀ ᴀ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛᴏ ɪʀᴏɴʏ; ɪᴛ’s ᴀ ғʀᴇɴᴢʏ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ, ɴᴏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ sᴇʟғ-ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇɴᴇss.” Discomfort and perceptual jamming in a game that seems more real than what our senses currently provide. […]

Indie Games Reviews 21 – 05/12/2022

Press W To Move Forward by Nil Knight—https://nil-knight.itch.io/press-w-to-move-forward Game mechanics in perfect cohesion with a rhetoric of technocapitalist alienation and constant estrangement from immediate reality. Also an amazing aesthetic feat with mindbending visual and soundscape. They Speak From the Abyss Teaser Demo by Nikki Kalpa—https://thefifthkalpa.itch.io/they-speak-from-the-abyss-teaser-demo Look forward for the release of this title and offer […]