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Lucas Pope finds his procedural zen
The follow-up to Papers, Please is looking lovely and decidedly lo-fi.
mystery
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Firewatch’s design is rich with American history
The New Deal, renewed.
Review
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter doesn’t know when to disappear
Holding hands with a stranger.
News
Say hello to Jenny LeClue, a crowdsourced "choose-our-own-adventure" game
It’s all you!
Feature
The 30th Nancy Drew videogame may be the best one yet
The girl detective is at her best in HerInteractive’s long-running series.
News
Take a dark trip into Russia on the Grim Express
Aptly named!
Review
Lifeless Planet starts strong, but quickly runs out of oxygen
The year’s most accurate game title.
Review
The true enemy in Moebius: Empire Rising is mundanity
Test your patience in the name of science and history.
News
Take a stroll through the mysterious, beautiful Ether One
Dickens does Myst.
News
Firewatch looks like Walking Dead and Kentucky Route Zero’s love child
Campo Santo, the self-described “small but scrappy” indie studio announced last year, finally revealed Firewatch as its first game. If you’re a podcast listener, you’ll recognize Campo Santo as the latest collaboration between Idle Thumbs host and ex-TellTale lead designers Jake Rodkin and Sean Vana