I’m glad you finished it! I loved so much about this game, especially all the thematic work put into Hazel coming to realize that violence often isn’t the answer. I also really enjoyed how the only true monster in the game isn’t a monster at all, just a bitter old woman.

Jokes on you I WRITE my blog on my smartphone

I log off as a bit alllll the time!

Is dumb wordplay helping?

I also love how the AI agent might ride you some instruction on what to do, as if Sony hadn’t built in a guides feature directly into the console already? Incredible. Love to see it

Liam are we actually secret best friends?? Not one other person on this application has ever namedropped Flintlock, a game I loved dearly

Definitely! The bosses are a separate toggle and I think keeping them on is important for what the game is saying.

The best part is that it just gives you a prompt to skip. The combat starts, you choose to cancel it at any time, and then Hazel still says her ending dialogue. Nothing is lost!

(If you’re enjoying the combat, skip this reply) if the combat arenas aren’t working for you, but the game is, you can change an accessibility setting to skip them. (Keep bosses on for themes)

SoM was one of my faves last year, so please don’t let the combat stop you from seeing something singular

Artis Impact is soooo good, glad to finally see it on someone’s list!

I want to go back and play them to dig into this more, but I remember the freedom of being able to use all the mechanics I never used in the base games because I didn’t want high chaos.

The Dishonored are secretly really well done roleplaying games that give you motivation to rp as the characters

You’re welcome! It’s a great game and you did a killer job on it!

Thanks for checking it out! it’s a hodge podge of games, but it’s been a good year for it! There’s a few other winners under 1k reviews in there too, I just didn’t want to spam you lol

It’s real good! It has a great story of returning home to find your place in crisis and discovering how people are maybe not handling it well. Big recommend. And the devs are saying Acts 2 and 3 will be out in 2026.

Great cleaning mechanics (and I’m not a Powerwash sim guy)

It was definitely a game I played in broad daylight lol it does a lot with its really sparse style and simple design. Hopefully they love it!

And last one: Ambrosia Sky

It’s Powerwash Simulator in space. Explore derelict space stations solving light cleaning-style puzzles, upgrade your gear, and unravel the mystery of what happened here. Cool world, but act 1 of 3 so there’s a cliffhanger

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Also, this for a jump from a Jacob Geller video, but Without a Dawn is a super cool visual novel/campfire story. Pretty short and content warning for self-harm, but it’s a genuinely terrifying game at times

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It’s good! I’d say it’s not as singular as Citizen Sleeper is (CS has a very distinct This is Cyberpunk flavor).

What really sings is how the game reacts to failure. Just like CS there’s no Game Over, just failing forward