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We have a short Game EXP article for a short stop-motion horror game, The Children of Clay from indie developer Balazs Ronyai.

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#GameEXP #TheChildrenOfClay #BalazsRonyai #IndieGames #StopMotion #ArcheologyHorror #StageSelectStart
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February 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
Our GameEXP article today is for the 2019 VR escape room horror game Last Labyrinth from AMATA K.K. & played on the Quest 2.

Discl: I rec'd a review code from Keymailer

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#LastLabyrinth #AMATAKK #EscapeRoom #VRGame #VRHorror #Keymailer #StageSelectStart
Game EXP: Last Labyrinth (MQ2)
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August 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
jaconian.bsky.social
We have a new Game EXP article up for the indie walking-sim, Poetic Trio by Tonguç Bodur on the Nintendo Switch.

Disc: I rec'd a review code from Keymailer

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#GameEXP #PoeticTrio #TongucBodur #Keymailer #IndieGames #StageSelectStart
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July 27, 2026 at 1:42 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
A short little Game EXP article for a short 'spot-the-difference' indie horror game, 8AM, from David Gallardo & published by HeadArrow, playable on the Steam Deck.

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#GameEXP #8AM #8AMGame #DavidGallardo #HeadArrow #IndieHorror #indiegames #StageSelectStart
Game EXP: 8AM (VSD)
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April 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
Our Game EXP article today takes a look at the 2018 indie adventure game Car Quest from the Edis Brothers, Ezone PTY Ltd. on the Nintendo Switch.

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#GameEXP #CarQuest #EzonePTYLtd #EdisBrothers #IndieGames #NintendoSwitch #StageSelectStart
Game EXP: Car Quest (NS)
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August 23, 2025 at 5:27 AM
jaconian.bsky.social
A short Game EXP article for a short visual novel adaptation of Lovecraft's short story, "Dagon" by Bit Golem:
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#GameEXP #DagonByHPLovecraft #Dagon #BitGolem #VisualNovel #InteractiveVisualNovel #SteamDeck #StageSelectStart
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November 13, 2023 at 3:17 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
Our Game EXP today is another minimalist art-puzzle game from 2021 by Emil Ismaylov & Denis Petrov, Alveole.

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#GameEXP #Alveole #EmilIsmaylov #DavidPetrov #GamesAsArt #IndieGame #MinimalistGame #StageSelectStart
Game EXP: Alveole (PC)
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July 20, 2026 at 3:22 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
Our Game EXP today is an interesting Unreal 5.5 Engine walking-sim collection game from Archor Games on the Valve Steam Deck.

Disc: I rec'd a review code from Keymailer

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#GameEXP #Minestrone #ArchorGames #CollectionGame #SteamDeck #StageSelectStart
Game EXP: Minestrone (VSD)
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January 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
10 months & 355 hours later, I have my Game EXP article up for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. That is all.

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#GameEXP #TheLegendOfZelda #TearsOfTheKingdom #Nintendo #NintendoSwitch #StageSelectStart
Game EXP: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (NS)
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May 24, 2024 at 6:49 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
Our final week of our Game EXP Dump series with today's article looking at the port of Silent Hill on the PSP, with Blasphemous and Heroes of the Monkey Tavern on the Switch.

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#GameEXP #SilentHill #Blasphemous #HeroesfTheMonkeyTavern #StageSelecStart
Stage Select Start
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September 25, 2023 at 4:44 PM
tiredlin.de
OH that looks incredibly close... I was thinking of getting a vertical like the gameexp 350 at some point
March 31, 2026 at 7:50 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
Our Game EXP article yesterday was for Pigeon's Mission, a fun retro-styled platformer, started out strong, but turned unreasonably difficult partway through.

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#GameEXP #PigeonsMission #GlowingCheetah #RetroPlatformer #StageSelectStart
Game EXP: Pigeon's Mission (VSD)
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March 1, 2026 at 12:48 AM
jaconian.bsky.social
Our Game EXP article today is from The Grandfather, a game by David Szymanski and Mikeypoo's Games, that I pledged on Indiegogo 10 years ago, and I just finally got around to playing & reviewing.

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#GameEXP #TheGrandfather #IndoeGames #StageSelectStart
Game EXP: The Grandfather (PC)
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December 16, 2025 at 2:16 AM
jaconian.bsky.social
We now have our Game EXP article up for Ale & Tale Tavern from Scienart Games, a cozy tavern management sim w/ a lot of charm.

[Discl: I rec'd a review copy through Keymailer.co]

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#GameEXP #AleAndTaleTavern #ScienartGames #TavernSim #StageSelectStart
Game EXP: Ale & Tale Tavern (VSD)
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October 11, 2024 at 9:29 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
Today we have a textual commentary for my playthrough of BAISU, played on the Steam Deck.

[Disclaimer: I received a review copy from Keymailer]

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#GameEXP #BAISU #Walkthrough #TripleDucksStudio #Keymailer #StageSelectStart
Game EXP: BAISU (VSD) - Walkthrough Video & Commentary
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June 28, 2024 at 5:15 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
Our Game EXP article today looks at the first-person/body cam horror game, BAISU, from TripleDuck Studio on the Steam Deck:

[Discl: I rec'd a review copy from Keymailer]

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#GameEXP #BAISU #TripleDuckStudio #Keymailer #StageSelectStart
Game EXP: BAISU (VSD)
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June 24, 2024 at 2:15 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
I've finally beaten the original Final Fantasy VII after 35 years & 5-6 attempts, I have my article up and a slough of mostly related pictures.

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#GameEXP #FinalFantasyVII #FFVII #SteamDeck #JRPG #Cloud #Tifa #Aerith #Yuffie #RedXIII #StageSelectStart
Game EXP: Final Fantasy VII (PC & VSD)
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June 10, 2024 at 4:22 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
In Part 1 of 2, we take a look at INDIKA, a haunting game where you play as a nun in fictionalized Russia who's on a journey of faith:

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[Discl: I rec'd a review copy from Keymailer]

#GameEXP #INDIKA #OddMeter #11bitGames #Keymailer #StageSelectStart
Game EXP: INDIKA (VSD) [Part 1]
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May 13, 2024 at 2:22 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
Part 2 of our take on Frontiers Reach from Blind Alien Productions mainly focuses on the three different playable modes. Good luck!
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[Disclaimer: I received a free review code through Keymailer]

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#GameEXP #FrontiersReach #Keymailer #StageSelectStart
Game EXP: Frontiers Reach - Part 2 (VSD)
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March 15, 2024 at 2:44 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
Our final article of the year takes a look at Playdead's INSIDE as played on the Nintendo Switch. An amazing follow-up to LIMBO that fully stands on its own and is a great game in its own right.

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#GameEXP #INSIDE #Playdead #IndieGames #StageSelectStart
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December 29, 2023 at 3:31 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
Our article today takes a look at the hilariously titled Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate from PUNKCAKE Délicieux, where you solo a game of chess playing as a King armed with a shotgun:

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#GameEXP #ShotgunKing #PUNKCAKEDélicieux #StageSelectStart
Stage Select Start
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November 10, 2023 at 4:03 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
Mixed feelings overall about chapters 9 and 10 in Dead Space (Mobile) and they require a lot more discussion than I can provide in a short headline:

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#DeadSpaceMobile #GameEXP #DeadSpace #SurvivalHorror #IronMonkeyStudio #StageSelectStart
Game EXP: Dead Space (Mobile) - Chapters 9 & 10
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October 23, 2023 at 4:52 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
We're now in the back half of Dead Space (Mobile) with chapters 7 and 8. A decent mix of level design, environmental storytelling, some gimmicky traversals & a shit tonne of Necromorphs.

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#GameEXP #DeadSpaceMobile #IronMonkeyStudio #StageSelectStart
Game EXP: Dead Space (Mobile) - Chapters 7 & 8
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October 20, 2023 at 2:35 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
Today we enter the middle chapters in Dead Space (Mobile), and with a few exceptions, are pretty middling:

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#GameEXP #DeadSpaceMobile #DeadSpace #IronMonkeyStudio #VisceralGames #EAGames #TheSprawl #TitanShard #Vandal #StageSelectStart
Game EXP: Dead Space (Mobile) - Chapters 5 & 6
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October 16, 2023 at 2:31 PM
jaconian.bsky.social
We continue with our in-depth look at Dead Space (Mobile), all with written commentary and analysis for chapters 3 & 4, complete with visual hallucinations and our first of many tram rides.

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#GameEXP #DeadSpaceMobile #IronMonkeyStudio #StageSelectStart
Game EXP: Dead Space (Mobile) - Chapters 3 & 4
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October 13, 2023 at 3:03 PM