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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 10h

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You is amazing. 10/10, one of the best films of the year. Go see it!

#filmsky #a24 📽️ 🎥

My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Review — The Geekly Grind

Mary Bronstein’s sophomore feature starring Rose Byrne is a gut-punch about a woman on the edge of a precipice.

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 2d

The suspense is killing me

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 2d

I just backed Vice: Magic City Mayhem from @jurassicsunsetgames.com on Kickstarter. It's right up my alley, can't wait!

#Indiegames 🎮

Vice: Magic City Mayhem - A Zelda-like fused with GTA vibes

Explore a vibrant neon-lit city, and embark on an epic quest to rescue your one true love! Coming to PC and Consoles

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 3d

Get the game on Steam! It's less than $5! Help make sure @bastinusrex.bsky.social can make more of these!

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Save 10% on CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs on Steam

A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name.

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 3d

Carimara: Beneath the Forlorn Limbs from @bastinusrex.bsky.social and @cr-games.bsky.social is a creepy, cozy, mystery adventure in a memorable setting. I love how this game looks. I want more episodes! 9/10

#Indiegames #horrorsky #PCgaming #Steam 🎮

My review at @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs Review — The Geekly Grind

This supernatural mystery from Critical Reflex and Bastinus Rex is a delightful, bite-sized spooky tale.

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 3d

Follow @sotomation.bsky.social to make sure you don't miss any new videos in his Just a Minute series!

sotomation.bsky.social @sotomation.bsky.social · 6d

my new series "just a minute" takes a look at Yosemite National Park this week. ENJOY

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 4d

Get White Knuckle on Steam. It's super great and you should play it!

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Save 16% on White Knuckle on Steam

White Knuckle is a first-person roguelite speed-climbing game. Ascend through the guts of SUB-STRUCTURE 17 using precision movement mechanics. Sharp reflexes and resource management will bring you out...

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 4d

I just finished my first video shot at this year's PAX West, an in-depth interview with @jonka.bsky.social and Quinn from Dark Machine Games about White Knuckle. I'm really proud of this one! Thank you @dreadxp.bsky.social!

#indiegames #horror #PCgaming #indiedev 🎮

Climbing for Your Life: Inside White Knuckle with Dark Machine Games

YouTube video by Explodist Media

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 4d

Get the game on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2419670/...

Eclipsium on Steam

Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 4d

Loved Eclipsium, a surreal, visually striking horror experience from @housefiregames.com and @cr-games.bsky.social. Thank you @sandboxstrat.com!

#PCgaming #indiegames #Steam #SteamDeck #horrorsky 🎮

My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

Eclipsium is a surreal, dreamlike journey that feels deeply personal. — The Geekly Grind

Critical Reflex brings us another winner, this time a horror walking simulator from developer Housefire.

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 7d

I was actually really excited after the trailer. It's a letdown.

Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 7d

I reviewed Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine from A24. I hope Josh's Marty Supreme is better.

#filmsky #a24 📽️ 🎥

My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

The Smashing Machine Review — The Geekly Grind

Benny Safdie's solo directorial debut disappoints after the electrifying work he created alongside brother Josh.

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 9d

I'm working on a video interview of Black Lantern founder and CEO Ted Hentschke. Look out for that soon(ish)!

In the meantime, buy Caput Mortum on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3555980/...

Save 20% on Caput Mortum on Steam

Travel back to 16th-century France and delve into the mysterious depths of a seemingly abandoned alchemist's tower. Do you dare brave the horrors that beckon you below... deeper still?

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 9d

Caput Mortum from @wildartsdevs.bsky.social and Black Lantern Collective is a unique horror experience. The control scheme wasn't for me, but with modern controls, the game is fantastic.

#Indiegames #horrorsky #pcgaming #Steam 🎮

My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

Caput Mortum is a delightfully unnerving horror game from developer Wild Arts — The Geekly Grind

This unique inaugural title from Black Lantern Collective promises a bright future for the horror publisher.

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 10d

Strange Antiquities is a great puzzle game with occult flavor from @badvikinggames.bsky.social and @iceberg-int.bsky.social!

#indiegames #PCgaming #Steam #NintendoSwitch 🎮

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Identify strange, mysterious, and sometimes dangerous artifacts in Strange Antiquities. — The Geekly Grind

Bad Viking follows up their beloved Strange Horticulture with another trip to the gloomy town of Undermere, this time putting you behind the counter of a shop that trades in occult curiosities.

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 13d

Get CloverPit on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3314790/...

Save 10% on CloverPit on Steam

A rogue-lite slot machine nightmare. Gamble for your life in a never-ending debt simulator!

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 13d

CloverPit is out now! It fuses elements of Balatro and Shotgun Roulette to create a self-reflexively addictive commentary on gambling. Great stuff from @panikarcade.bsky.social and @futurefriendsgames.com!

#indiegames #balatro #PCgaming #Steam #horror 🎮

My review at @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

Gambling addiction is a prison that will ultimately kill you in roguelite CloverPit. — The Geekly Grind

Panik Arcade has mashed together inspiration from Balatro and Shotgun Roulette to craft an original and compelling commentary on addiction and debt.

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 16d

Thank you @elenagracious.bsky.social from @sandboxstrat.com for the review key!

Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 16d

No, I'm not a Human from @trioskaz.bsky.social and @cr-games.bsky.social is a clever trip into paranoid psychological horror with a lot to discover beneath the surface. A must play.

#horrorsky #pcgaming #steam #indiegames #horror �

My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social --

No, I'm not a Human blends classic horror tropes and climate disaster into a new nightmare — The Geekly Grind

This sngle-player social deduction psychological horror game from Trioskaz and Critical Reflex is a surreal and terrifying tip into apocalyptic paranoia.

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 24d

See the entire showcase -- youtu.be/1S1XPDO4fdU

CRITICAL REFLEX TIME — Publisher Showcase // No Preshow Timer

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 24d

Loved what I saw on the @cr-games.bsky.social Critical Reflex Time publisher showcase today. Every single game looks great!

#pcgaming #horror #horrorsky #indiegames #steam 🎮

See the rundown with all the new trailers at @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social --

Today’s Critical Reflex Time showcase included exciting reveals. — The Geekly Grind

Tons of new trailers appeared in the indie publisher's showcase.

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 25d

s.p.l.i.t from @mikeklubnika.bsky.social is a masterclass in unsettling atmosphere and storytelling. Psychological horror at its finest. 10/10

#indiegames #horror #horrorsky #pcgaming #steam 🎮

Thank you to @strangesignals.bsky.social for the review key!

My review at @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social --

s.p.l.i.t, from the developer of Buckshot Roulette, is psychological horror at its finest. — The Geekly Grind

Mike Klubnika's latest is a masterclass in unsettling atmosphere and storytelling.

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 28d

The tactility of Kaizen: A Factory Story from @coincidence.games and @astragames.bsky.social makes it incredibly satisfying to build and tinker. If you love automation games, it's a must-play. 9/10.

#indiegames #pcgaming #steam 🎮

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Kaizen: A Factory Story is a triumphant return for Zach Barth and his team in their new studio. — The Geekly Grind

Kaizen’s open-ended automation puzzle gameplay, wrapped in thoughtful theming and executed with meticulous attention to detail, makes it feel like a Zachtronics game through and through.

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 29d

The Long Walk from @lionsgate.com is an excellent @stephenking.bsky.social adaptation and Francis Lawrence's best dystopian film. It's devastating. Go see it. Vote for great low to mid-budget films with your wallet at the box office.

#filmsky 📽️ 🎥

My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social --

Francis Lawrence’s The Long Walk is his most mature dystopian film. — The Geekly Grind

Stephen King's story remains a powerful allegory in this adaptation, despite its Vietnam War era origins.

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · Sep 9

I loved the art direction of sci-fi soulslite Robots at Midnight from @finishlinegames.bsky.social and @snailgamesusa.bsky.social. The environments and enemy designs are stellar!

Review key from @planofattack.bsky.social

#indiegames #soulslike #PS5 🎮

My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social --

Robots at Midnight is a retro-futuristic sci-fi souls-lite with a low barrier to entry. — The Geekly Grind

Robots at Midnight from Finish Line Games is a stylish, streamlined entry point into the soulslike genre that pursues a broader appeal. I'd call it a “souls-lite,” a term to describe how the game dist...

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