Reverse Crawl: Silly premise, kinda fun, but not enough for me to finish the whole thing

Celeste: I know this is probably heretical, but I didn't really like this one? I wasn't really into how the platforming felt and wasn't enjoying it that much, even though basically everyone else I know who's played it loves it. I understand that I have to stop being trans now, and I accept that

Grimvalor: The demo and first major area of the game were fun enough, but it got kind of annoying past that

Panzer Dragoon: Remake: I've actually played the original on an actual Saturn, so it was interesting to see what they did with it. I guess it was worth the like two bucks to be reminded of that, but it hasn't aged super well and mostly makes me want to play a better oldschool rail shooter like Star Fox 64 or something

Hollow Knight: Another one where lots of people I know love it but I just couldn't really get into the feel of it and lost interest pretty quickly

Fast RMX: Not sure whether this belongs under "still playing" or not [since writing this I have decided on "or not" for both this and the next game]. It's the closest thing to F-Zero in years, which is something I've been missing, but also it's hard and I'm bad at it

Burnout Paradise Remastered: Also not sure whether this one is still being played either, but I got it because I had a lot of fun with the original but never got to play any of the DLC stuff because it was never released for the PC version. I made it through a decent chunk of the DLC this time around before getting distracted, but I'm not sure whether I'll go back and do the rest or not [I probably will not any time soon, but maybe when I'm bored at some point]

Monster Hunter Rise (demo): The controls and UI are way less of a disaster than Monster Hunter Generations on the 3DS, so that's nice. I think it's safe to say that Monster Hunter just isn't for me though

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The First Tree

"I don't know how I keep getting myself into these emotional games, but The First Tree destroyed me in the most beautiful way." - 2021 July

Grimvalor

"I really enjoyed how fast combat can get in Grimvalor. I don't play mobile games often, but I honestly can't imagine keeping up with this one without a controller." - 2021 June

Sea of Solitude: The Director's Cut

"I've never played a game quite like this. [...] I felt the darkness of Kay's state of mind and this theme continued to resonate with me throughout the story." - 2021 May

Raji: An Ancient Epic

"Honestly, this feels like a must-play for anyone interested in games that are deeply steeped in cultural history and mythos." - 2021 April

A Short Hike (coming soon!)

"I loved every piece of this indie gem! I kept finding myself in an area I hadn't been to after thinking I saw everything."

Pumpkin Jack (coming soon!)

"This was the spooky throwback platformer I needed during the pandemic."

Ghost of a Tale (coming soon!)

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