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From Tuncay Ayanoglu comes Hell Loop, a precision platformer in the Hellvoid! With 48 stages of pain, can you survive the Hellvoid?!

Well. Maybe you should ask Alana? Or at least read this here review first.

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Hell Loop Review | GameGrin
I hope you are ready to suffer in this 2D precision platformer set in a fiery underworld called Hellvoid.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Have you ever wanted to jump into a VHS tape and live out a movie?!

Well, maybe @katanalevy.bsky.social's Dead Format can help! Or, uh, maybe don't jump into these VHS tapes? It's a survival horror title, after all. You might die!

Maybe you should check out Alyssa's review first! Just to be safe?
Dead Format Review | GameGrin
Growing up, I remember wishing I could dive into the whimsical worlds my VHS collection offered, films like Barbie in...
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January 5, 2026 at 6:17 PM
It's time for PART TWO of the GOTY podcast! Quick! Guess which games won GOTY for 2025!!!!

There's also OTHER awards too.

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The GrinCast Podcast 442 - GameGrin Game of the Year 2025 Part Two | GameGrin
Welcome to the GrinCast, your guide to the world of gaming.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Did you miss the GameGrin Game of the Year Awards stream? Well well well, wouldn't YOU like to know who won? Here's the first half of that streamed podcast recording! See which games won Best Indie of the Year!!!!

And other awards!!!!

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The GrinCast Podcast 441 - GameGrin Game of the Year 2025 Part One | GameGrin
Welcome to the GrinCast, your guide to the world of gaming.
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December 27, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Have you ever heard of a glass mousepad?! Swanky.

Andrew got to try out QPAD's Obsidian Glass Superglide Mousepad in this here hardware review!

Though, as it is volcanic glass, it's really quite fragile, you see, and isn't well-suited for use as a mousepad!

Oh what's that?

Shatter-proof?!
Obsidian Glass Superglide Mousepad Review | GameGrin
I’ve been using the QPAD Obsidian Glass Superglide Mousepad for a couple of weeks, and honestly, it’s different to what...
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December 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Welcome, Agent I. I understand, you might have forgotten some things about your work here, but just know, you are in for a swell VR time with Men in Black: Most Wanted.

Agent S (Simone) is here to tell you everything you need to know about this new adventure from Coatsick in her review.
Men in Black: Most Wanted Review | GameGrin
Men in Black’s world of government conspiracy, aliens living amongst us and fun, often silly tech has always been an...
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December 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Hey kids! Do you like solving CRIME?! In a narrative-focused game?! Set in Wales?!

Well wait until you're older for The Department, from COPA Gaming. This one seems like it could go to dark places

But hey, as a consolation prize, why not read an interview between our Andrew and COPA Gaming?
The Department Interview | GameGrin
We spoke to developer COPA Gaming about their upcoming crime drama title The Department, to find out their inspirations, and...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Are you a fan of Doctor Who? Andrew sure is!

But you know what there's far too much of in Doctor Who?! TIME TRAVEL.

Well... Other than the MAIN wibbly time travel. That's okay.

There's actually a couple different VERSIONS of time travel in the show.

This is about one of them. No, not that one!
Moving Pictures: There is Too Much Time Travel in Doctor Who | GameGrin
Before you jump down my throat, I don’t mean the Doctor time-travelling in the TARDIS with Companions.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It's time for the GameGrin Game Awards everybody! GET IN HERE! Tell us to give awards to your favourite games! Or your LEAST favourite games! I dunno which those are, you need to TELL MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Ahem.

Get in now!

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December 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Are you ready for one of several game awards this year?! Well, we at GameGrin have our OWN nominations! All of these games!

You can catch us streaming our awards conversation on Twitch (soon) or listen to the two resulting podcast episodes on the 23rd and 30th of December!
Every Game Nominated for GameGrin's Game of the Year 2025 | GameGrin
On Saturday 13th of December starting at 7pm GMT, the members of our podcasting team will debate which titles deserve...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Alana doesn't want a lot for Christmas
There are just 10 things she neeeeeds
She doesn't care about the presents
underneath the Christmas treeeeee

She just wants these games on Steam
more than you could ever dream
Make her wish come truuuuuuuuue
...

By reading this article. What? You're not Santa.
10 Games That I Am Asking Santa for This Christmas | GameGrin
Every year, I have a list of games that I want to check out but just haven’t got around to...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Josh drifted away from Ubisoft's kinda-time-slipping person-stabbing adventure series, Assassin's Creed, but maybe Assassin's Creed II will get him back in that killing mood?!

Nothing is true, everything is permitted, baby!

(Don't forget to grab your wanted posters, Josh)
Will Assassin's Creed II Renew my Love of the Series? | GameGrin
With the end of the year approaching, I find myself in something of a retro mood.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Are you a fan of hidden object games? Do you like Christmas?! Do you want more Christmas in your videogames?!

Then try Very Very LITTLE Studio's FIND ALL: Christmas!

It's Christmas-y! (AND FREE)

And we have a review from Violet, noted Christmas fan!
FIND ALL: Christmas Review | GameGrin
It never occurred to me how few games players who love Christmas have.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
From D-CELL GAMES comes UNBEATABLE, a narrative rhythm game where music is a crime! Good thing you can do crimes well!

Jacob's got a review for the game! Check it out!
UNBEATABLE Review | GameGrin
Music means a lot to me.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
2026 is almost here! And with it comes new games, yay! Violet's got some that she's real excited for, so why not check out this here article to see which ones?!

And maybe share some of your own too? I want to know more games to look forward to!

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Top Games I'm Excited About in 2026 (and Future) | GameGrin
As someone who participates in writing the weekly news about the upcoming top games and hidden gems, I found my...
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December 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
From Sweaty Chair comes Tingus Goose!

Iiiit's a clicker game where you make a goose tree!

Fascinating!

(Did you know that apparently goose feathers were used to make the first artificial Christmas tree?)

(This isn't a Christmas tree though.)

(It's for MATING.)

(Just read Jacob's review, okay?)
Tingus Goose Review | GameGrin
Clicker games are a weird genre.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
2025 has been a PACKED year for games.

And we aren't even necessarily talking about releases here! There's been so many trends and big news thingies throughout the past year that it can be pretty overwhelming.

If you forgot anything, maybe check out Dylan's article below!
Gaming in 2025: A Year in Review | GameGrin
Ah, another year has passed us by, leaving behind many games to play and many others to look forward to.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Alternatively, check out Dylan's review from two months ago! It's a review!

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BALL x PIT Review | GameGrin
BALL x PIT is a “brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite” developed by Kenny Sun and published by Devolver Digital.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Mike's given BALL x PIT, the latest game from @kennysun.com, a shot! Half an hour! Did they enjoy this breakout Breakout hit? Did he go into the pit?! What's the game like?!?? Find out NOW

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So I Tried… BALL x PIT | GameGrin
Each edition of So I Tried… I will try a game that I have never played before.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
With 2025 coming to a close soon, Erin's decided to reflect on her favourite games of the year...

1980. The year 1980. We're doing a 45-year throwback everybody! Are YOUR favourites on here? Anything she's missed? Is she a POSER?! Was she even ALIVE in 1980?!?!

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My Top 10 Games of 1980 | GameGrin
Videogames looked a fair bit different 45 years ago; looking back through what websites like Wikipedia consider important, 1980 had...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
WOOOO, new Marvel beat 'em up! It's MARVEL Cosmic Invasion from Tribute Games and you get to play as STORM and lots of other people too! It's so cool AND we have a review of it! From ALANA.

Do you know what happens to an article when you read it? The same thing that happens to everything else.
MARVEL Cosmic Invasion Review | GameGrin
Once again, Tribute Games and Dotemu have teamed up, collaborating with Marvel Games to create an all-new beat-'em-up-style title.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Stones! Souls! Become a god! Fight gods! It's a roguelike and survivorslike everybody!

Soulstone Survivors is from Game Smithing Limited and it is exactly what it says on the tin!

Check out Andrew's review for MORE NUANCE

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Soulstone Survivors Review | GameGrin
While I’m not a fan of roguelites, I find myself playing more survivorlikes than I ever thought I would.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Ahem.

It's Play Basketball Day, everyone! Play Basketball!

Or watch an anime ABOUT Basketball!

Kuroko's Basketball, specifically!

NOT CONVINCED?! Let ol' Bex tell you what's up!

I'll give you three poi~oints!

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You Should Watch Kuroko’s Basketball for Play Basketball Day | GameGrin
2nd of December is Play Basketball Day, and while there is an official day to celebrate the founding of the...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
From Black Seven Studios comes a very scary RPG, Kingdom of Night...

It's so scary, it takes place in ARIZONA

Only Alana is brave enough to take on this horror! In review form!

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Kingdom of Night Review | GameGrin
As Kingdom of Night opens, we are taken to Miami, Arizona, a quiet desert town in 1987.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Jujubee's FLASHOUT 3D: Enhanced Edition came out a few years ago, but only NOW the GrinCast is playing it! For YOU

Now recording! It's Tuesday!

(Please don't look at your calendar)

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ZOOMING FASTER THAN FAST | A GrinCast StreamCast
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December 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM