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I hated using oil pastels in school, but this artist has made me want to give them a second chance thanks to their adorable, low-poly video game character paintings
By Kara Phillips published
Pretty picture Low-poly, high-quality.

Steam has quietly become the best place to buy videogame soundtracks—even for games that were never released on PC
By Kerry Brunskill published
High notes 5 games I played this year made me rush out and buy their soundtracks, and each was rewarding to own in a different way.

The Fractal Design Scape feels like a gaming headset from the future, which makes it the best thing I've tested in 2035. I mean, this year
By Andy Edser published
Gear of the Year I've seen the light, and I don't want to go back.

I played more than 20 metroidvanias this year other than Silksong, and these are the ones doing the most creative/experimental things with the genre
By Dominic Tarason published
Multivania Already unspooled Silksong? Here's six other platformers exploring new concepts.

Disney's embarrassing AI-generated Star Wars video of scrambled-up animals was the opening salvo in a year full of AI humiliation
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Tragic Kingdom 2025 was the year of creative bankruptcy.

I'm obsessed with detective games, and I think these 9 prove that 2025 was the best year for the genre ever
By Abbie Stone published
CASE CLOSED It’s a real genre renaissance out there, chief.

2025 was the best year for ninja games ever, but all of them just made it clear that 2008's Ninja Gaiden 2 remains untouchable
By Wes Fenlon published
🏆 This year's Ninja Gaiden 2 Black finally does right by a messy but one-of-a-kind action game.

A game about giant, helpless teddy bears fleeing a dying world may be a bit on the nose right now, but it's also my favorite game of 2025
By Andy Chalk published
🏆 Herdling is a small, simple diversion, and sometimes that's exactly what you need.
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