Zoey Handley
@adzuken.bsky.social
Writer. Queenlord. Gaming hobbyist. Weird. Formerly at Destructoid. Editor of Maximum Utmost. Support me at http://ko-fi.com/adzuken. Find me at https://linktr.ee/adzuken.
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Zoey Handley
@adzuken.bsky.social
· Dec 20
Steam Curator: Maximum Utmost
Games for the boring-adverse. Recommended by Zoey Handley.
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Because some folks said they would dig it, I created a Maximum Utmost Steam Curator thing (and associated group if you're into that sort of thing). Only a few recommendations right now, but I'll be adding more when I'm bored. #blutoid
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My skill is legendary. #blutoid
@adzuken.bsky.social visited @tronknotts.bsky.social's favourite game of 2025 that he didn't finish and actually finished it. Thus, she has proven her superiority in the opinion of this unbiased organizational social media channel. It's a review of Blippo+!
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Review – Blippo+
After a few recommendations, I’ve visited one of 2025’s darlings. But Blippo+ is much less a game, and more a collection of low-budget sketches joined together by a central plot. I can …
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February 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
My skill is legendary. #blutoid
I miss having CJ as my editor. When I was starting out at Dtoid, he always had great advice on how to put the polish on my articles. Happy to have him at Maximum Utmost. #blutoid
Watch out, it's @cjisbadatlife.bsky.social back after his move with a review of a game that managed to keep his attention. It's Lovish! A throwback to single-screen quarter-munchers.
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Review – Lovish
Lovish is a charming throwback to the single-screen arcade games that would have eaten rolls of quarters in the ’80s. Players take control of Sir Soloman, a selfish knight who decides to ditc…
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February 12, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I miss having CJ as my editor. When I was starting out at Dtoid, he always had great advice on how to put the polish on my articles. Happy to have him at Maximum Utmost. #blutoid
I would find it really difficult to write a story with a threatening AI antagonist when the current marketed product that is labelled AI is so ineffective and dorky. #blutoid
February 11, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I would find it really difficult to write a story with a threatening AI antagonist when the current marketed product that is labelled AI is so ineffective and dorky. #blutoid
The water is out in my building for some reason, so I wrote this with unwashed hands. You're welcome. #blutoid
It's another Famicom review! This time @adzuken.bsky.social looks at Super Star Force, a weird cross between Zelda and... Star Force.
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Review – Super Star Force
On the surface, it looks just like any other autoscrolling shmup. Surprise! Underneath is a hybrid game that swaps between shooter and action adventure. Plus, you travel through time to change the …
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February 6, 2026 at 12:29 AM
The water is out in my building for some reason, so I wrote this with unwashed hands. You're welcome. #blutoid
Now, if they'd bring it to North America... #blutoid
A Ganbare Goemon collection was announced in today's Nintendo Direct!
It consists of all the Famicom, Super Famicom and Game Boy games.
It'll come out on July to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the series!
It consists of all the Famicom, Super Famicom and Game Boy games.
It'll come out on July to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the series!
February 5, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Now, if they'd bring it to North America... #blutoid
I never knew that Red Riding Hood commanded an army. #blutoid
@adzuken.bsky.social takes a look at Konami's strange twist on the build-and-destroy formula in this review of the Famicom version of Rampart.
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Review – Rampart (Famicom)
Rampart has a formula that can only be stretched so far. Or can it? When Konami took a crack at it on Famicom, they took it to a pretty unusual place. It’s time to see Rampart like you maybe …
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February 1, 2026 at 11:22 PM
I never knew that Red Riding Hood commanded an army. #blutoid
If you want to read the illustrated story of how hard puberty hit me, then, boy, have I got a comic for you. #blutoid
Final call! If you want the latest comic book written by @adzuken.bsky.social and illustrated by @tronknotts.bsky.social , sign up at any paid level here today! Available either in print or as a PDF! www.patreon.com/cw/ttwav
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February 1, 2026 at 10:53 PM
If you want to read the illustrated story of how hard puberty hit me, then, boy, have I got a comic for you. #blutoid
Gradually, I'll make it so you never have to go back to the other site. #blutoid
@adzuken.bsky.social returns to a game she once wrote about on another site to see how years of updates have mutated it. It's a review of short-form horror Future Racer 2000.
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Review – Future Racer 2000
Future Racer 2000 has been updated quite a bit since I first did a write-up of it in 2023. So, I figure that now’s a good time to revisit it and see if it still has the magic.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Gradually, I'll make it so you never have to go back to the other site. #blutoid
This involves an anomalous amount of hot moms. One. #blutoid
Break out the Book Cudgel, it's time to dive into the magical land of Castlevania in Worlds of Power: Castlevania II: Simon's quest.
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Book Cudgel – Worlds of Power: Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
Welcome back to the Book Cudgel, where we talk about novels based on video games. This time, it’s Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest, a terrible game that is terrible. Will it make for a goo…
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January 24, 2026 at 12:08 AM
This involves an anomalous amount of hot moms. One. #blutoid
My neighbour started telling me that they believe the incoming winter storm in Texas is manmade using weather control. That's DEFCON 2 for my social anxiety, because I then had to concentrate on not making a face that expresses that I feel captive to their tedious claptrappery.
January 21, 2026 at 11:58 PM
My neighbour started telling me that they believe the incoming winter storm in Texas is manmade using weather control. That's DEFCON 2 for my social anxiety, because I then had to concentrate on not making a face that expresses that I feel captive to their tedious claptrappery.
Okay, I'm done looking back at 2025. Let us never speak of it again. #blutoid
@adzuken.bsky.social has provided a convenient list of all the games you should have played in 2025. Check out her top picks of the year.
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Zoey Handley’s top picks of 2025
What a butt year 2025 was. Absolute butt. However, some great games came out during that particularly cursed slice of calendar. Here are my top picks of the pack.
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January 21, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Okay, I'm done looking back at 2025. Let us never speak of it again. #blutoid
We survived another year. #blutoid
It's finally time! It's time for @adzuken.bsky.social, @douibyorthst.bsky.social, @tronknotts.bsky.social, and @p-dude.bsky.social to tell you what the best games they played this year were. It's Maximum Utmost's overall favourites of 2025!
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Maximum Utmost’s overall favourite games of 2025
Oh, we made it! Good job! We’ve finally reached the tip-top of best-game mountain. It’s time to talk about what the best game that the Maximum Utmost folks played this year. Will your f…
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January 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
We survived another year. #blutoid
I really need to get back to Cabernet... #blutoid
It's time for another list! This time, @adzuken.bsky.social, @douibyorthst.bsky.social, @tronknotts.bsky.social, and @p-dude.bsky.social share their favourite games of 2025... that they didn't hit the bottom of.
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Maximum Utmost’s favourite games we didn’t finish of 2025
We play video games. A lot. However, sometimes circumstances cause us to leave a game incomplete. That feels bad, so we have a category specifically for those games. These are Maximum Utmost’…
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January 16, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I really need to get back to Cabernet... #blutoid
Ugh. What a year... #blutoid
It's time to hear about the moments that made 2025 special (or borderline tolerable). @adzuken.bsky.social, @douibyorthst.bsky.social, @p-dude.bsky.social, and @tronknotts.bsky.social tell you their best experiences of 2025.
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Maximum Utmost’s favourite experiences of 2025
Sometimes a game is more than just a game, sometimes it’s a sauce that you just marinate in. Sometimes it’s a soothing salve that you spread all over yourself. Here are some of Maximum …
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January 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Ugh. What a year... #blutoid
Apparently, I need to write an article on good characters and their importance in video game narratives. #blutoid
It's the best characters of 2025. @adzuken.bsky.social, @douibyorthst.bsky.social, @tronknotts.bsky.social, and @p-dude.bsky.social talk about the best fictional folks they met this year, and also a ladder.
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Maximum Utmost’s favourite characters of 2025
Characters: sometimes they move the plot along, and sometimes they’re just the spice that makes the dish extra flavourful. Oh, gosh, I really want some curry. But there’s no curry here,…
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January 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Apparently, I need to write an article on good characters and their importance in video game narratives. #blutoid
I can't believe I didn't give it to Hirofumi Taniguchi. This was my big chance! #blutoid
It's another end-of-year round-up. Today, @adzuken.bsky.social @douibyorthst.bsky.social @tronknotts.bsky.social and @p-dude.bsky.social tell you about the best things to stick in your ears!
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Maximum Utmost’s favourite soundtracks of 2025
What did you put in your ears last year? Need something else to stick in there? In this phase of Maximum Utmost’s end-of-year awards, we’re talking about the best aural experiences hear…
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January 13, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I can't believe I didn't give it to Hirofumi Taniguchi. This was my big chance! #blutoid
Well, it's at least been a great year at Maximum Utmost. #blutoid
It's time to start Maximum Utmost's year-end coverage! We're kicking it off with the best narratives that @adzuken.bsky.social, @tronknotts.bsky.social, @douibyorthst.bsky.social, and @p-dude.bsky.social absorbed last year.
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Maximum Utmost’s favourite narratives of 2025
We’ve rolled into a new calendar year, and now it’s time to look back and flip off the previous one. It’s the start of Maximum Utmost’s end-of-year coverage. To start, we ha…
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January 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Well, it's at least been a great year at Maximum Utmost. #blutoid
I'd like to congratulate 2025 for absolutely demolishing 2019's record for worst year of my life. It was a challenge, but the constant, unshakeable dread really helped the year get ahead. It wasn't quite able to kill me, but maybe 2026 will have better luck. #blutoid
December 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I'd like to congratulate 2025 for absolutely demolishing 2019's record for worst year of my life. It was a challenge, but the constant, unshakeable dread really helped the year get ahead. It wasn't quite able to kill me, but maybe 2026 will have better luck. #blutoid
@ryanmiller70.bsky.social asked if I reviewed GBA games. I don't think this was quite what they were hoping for. #blutoid
December 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
@ryanmiller70.bsky.social asked if I reviewed GBA games. I don't think this was quite what they were hoping for. #blutoid
My white whale has been harpooned. #blutoid
According to Steam Replay, Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic was @adzuken.bsky.social's most played PC game this year. Here's how that happened.
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Oh, crap. I finally learned how to play Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
I’m big on city-builders, but there’s one that has baffled me for over a year. Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic is not for the faint of heart. If you’re planning on takin…
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December 17, 2025 at 4:45 AM
My white whale has been harpooned. #blutoid
Harebrained's new game certainly went from zero to weird since the first trailer. #blutoid
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GRAFT - 'Inosculation' Trailer
YouTube video by Harebrained
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December 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Harebrained's new game certainly went from zero to weird since the first trailer. #blutoid
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Better do what @tronknotts.bsky.social says, and support Romeo is a Dead Man.
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Support Romeo Is A Dead Man if you want Suda51 to keep making games
Maybe it’s panicking about nothing, but some red flags have gone up around Grasshopper Manufacture’s newest project, Romeo is a Dead Man. Could Netease dropping as the publisher spell c…
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December 14, 2025 at 1:55 AM