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When The Past Was Around Review
Trigger warning for sensitive topics: death of a loved one. Although there’s absolutely no dialogue in When The Past Was Around, this emotional point-and-click game does an excellent job walking players through the main stages…
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A Short Order History of Cooking Games
Cooking games feel like a modern cozy staple, but their roots stretch back further than many players realize. Long before Cooking Mama and Overcooked!, early arcade and handheld games experimented with food service themes using…
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MINABO: A Walk Through Life Review
Play as a turnip going through all stages of life—from birth to adulthood to death. In MINABO: A Walk Through Life, the only way your character can move is forward. Time advances as you…
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Lost Nova Review
“It wasn’t a big, dramatic, heartbreaking experience, but most things don’t need to be. It was fun.” This single line from Lost Nova sums up the game perfectly. The plot is lighthearted, you crash land…
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Beasts of Maravilla Island Review
Explore, solve light puzzles, and snap endless photos of the magical plants and animals on Maravilla Island. Beasts of Maravilla Island is very ambitious for a short $9.99 videogame. It’s only about three hours long…
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Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping Review (A Cozy Whodunnit)
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping was my introduction to the the Duck Detective series, even though it came out a year after The Secret Salami. Luckily, my lack of experience with the original game…
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Haven Review
An isolated planet called Source seems to be Yu and Kay’s only chance at freedom from the oppressive regime they were born into. Strap on your anti-gravity boots and join them in exploring this vast…
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Free Games for Cat Lovers Part 2
This list is a continuation of Free Games for Cat Lovers Part 1, with 10 more cat-themed games available on Itch.io. Like the first list, this contains a mish-mash of genres including RPG, action-adventure, time…
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Lila’s Sky Ark Review
Lila’s Sky Ark presents a mystery and leaves you wondering, “What the heck did I just play?” In a good way. Despite taking place in a bizarre world above the clouds, there’s no platforming element…
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Free Itch.io Games for Cat Lovers Part 1
The genres of the games in this list vary widely, from management sims to visual novels to platformers. But they all have a five things in common. These games are: 1) Centered around cats…
