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How the grey, heavy skies of Half-Life 2 set the scene for a dystopian sci-fi tale: @konstantinosd.bsky.social pays homage to the work of Viktor Antonov in our first article on Skyboxes.
www.eteogames.com/skyboxes-des...
www.eteogames.com/skyboxes-des...
Designing Oppression in the Skies of Half-Life 2
How Half-Life 2 art director Viktor Antonov created skies that were vast, heavy, and deeply moving.
www.eteogames.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:11 PM
How the grey, heavy skies of Half-Life 2 set the scene for a dystopian sci-fi tale: @konstantinosd.bsky.social pays homage to the work of Viktor Antonov in our first article on Skyboxes.
www.eteogames.com/skyboxes-des...
www.eteogames.com/skyboxes-des...
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We hope you enjoy the Dosa Divas demo that's out now on Steam and if you do please leave a review and wishlist! If you're fans of Expedition 33, Sea of Stars, Mario RPG, Octopath, Thirsty Suitors, this is for you.
Dosa Divas, a spicy narrative turn-based JRPG, launches on April 14 for PC, PS5, Xbox, Switch, and Switch 2. Demo is now available on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2950710/...
February 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM
We hope you enjoy the Dosa Divas demo that's out now on Steam and if you do please leave a review and wishlist! If you're fans of Expedition 33, Sea of Stars, Mario RPG, Octopath, Thirsty Suitors, this is for you.
are you looking for a stylish turn-based RPG that won't take up 80 hours of your time?
👩🍳 may we recommend Dosa Divas coming April 14?
👩🍳 may we recommend Dosa Divas coming April 14?
Dosa Divas is an upcoming turn-based RPG that combines a magic culinary mech with thoughtful family drama. Our preview: www.avclub.com/dosa-divas-p...
Dosa Divas cooks up tasty turn-based battles with a side of corporate critique
Dosa Divas is an upcoming turn-based RPG that combines a magic culinary mech with thoughtful family drama.
www.avclub.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
are you looking for a stylish turn-based RPG that won't take up 80 hours of your time?
👩🍳 may we recommend Dosa Divas coming April 14?
👩🍳 may we recommend Dosa Divas coming April 14?
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Is this the revival of Kami’s golden age of tourism?
We couldn’t be happier to have welcomed 200,000 climbers to the mountain over the weekend.
We couldn’t be happier to have welcomed 200,000 climbers to the mountain over the weekend.
February 1, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Is this the revival of Kami’s golden age of tourism?
We couldn’t be happier to have welcomed 200,000 climbers to the mountain over the weekend.
We couldn’t be happier to have welcomed 200,000 climbers to the mountain over the weekend.
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100,000 climbers have taken to Kami's walls in just 24 hours!
Thank you for joining the ascent. We hope you feel the passion we baked into the mountain!
Thank you for joining the ascent. We hope you feel the passion we baked into the mountain!
January 30, 2026 at 6:02 PM
100,000 climbers have taken to Kami's walls in just 24 hours!
Thank you for joining the ascent. We hope you feel the passion we baked into the mountain!
Thank you for joining the ascent. We hope you feel the passion we baked into the mountain!
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Immigrants: Thank Goodness You're Here!
If you donate to our ICE Out Charity Drive with @giantbomb.bsky.social, you're in the running to win a game code! Help thank the good folks at @panic.com, @annapurna.com, @visaigames.bsky.social, @lululu.games, and @popagenda.co!
bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
If you donate to our ICE Out Charity Drive with @giantbomb.bsky.social, you're in the running to win a game code! Help thank the good folks at @panic.com, @annapurna.com, @visaigames.bsky.social, @lululu.games, and @popagenda.co!
bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
January 29, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Immigrants: Thank Goodness You're Here!
If you donate to our ICE Out Charity Drive with @giantbomb.bsky.social, you're in the running to win a game code! Help thank the good folks at @panic.com, @annapurna.com, @visaigames.bsky.social, @lululu.games, and @popagenda.co!
bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
If you donate to our ICE Out Charity Drive with @giantbomb.bsky.social, you're in the running to win a game code! Help thank the good folks at @panic.com, @annapurna.com, @visaigames.bsky.social, @lululu.games, and @popagenda.co!
bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
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Cairn embargo is up and I am so pleased to say the game is a triumph. Gorgeous, nerve-wracking, and I don't think I've ever heard a vocal performance like the one given by the protagonist. Just a coiled spring of determination and anger. Remarkable.
January 29, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Cairn embargo is up and I am so pleased to say the game is a triumph. Gorgeous, nerve-wracking, and I don't think I've ever heard a vocal performance like the one given by the protagonist. Just a coiled spring of determination and anger. Remarkable.
🎉Huge congrats to our friends @thegamebakers.com for their release of survival-climber Cairn on PS5 and PC! The views are looking incredible from here! 👏😎
⛰️The Guardian 4/5
⛰️Game Informer 9.25/10
⛰️GameSpot 9/10
⛰️IGN 9/10
⛰️PC Gamer 91/100
⛰️GAMINGbible 10/10
⛰️CGMagazine 10/10
⛰️Mashable 4.6/5
+ more!
⛰️The Guardian 4/5
⛰️Game Informer 9.25/10
⛰️GameSpot 9/10
⛰️IGN 9/10
⛰️PC Gamer 91/100
⛰️GAMINGbible 10/10
⛰️CGMagazine 10/10
⛰️Mashable 4.6/5
+ more!
January 29, 2026 at 3:25 PM
🎉Huge congrats to our friends @thegamebakers.com for their release of survival-climber Cairn on PS5 and PC! The views are looking incredible from here! 👏😎
⛰️The Guardian 4/5
⛰️Game Informer 9.25/10
⛰️GameSpot 9/10
⛰️IGN 9/10
⛰️PC Gamer 91/100
⛰️GAMINGbible 10/10
⛰️CGMagazine 10/10
⛰️Mashable 4.6/5
+ more!
⛰️The Guardian 4/5
⛰️Game Informer 9.25/10
⛰️GameSpot 9/10
⛰️IGN 9/10
⛰️PC Gamer 91/100
⛰️GAMINGbible 10/10
⛰️CGMagazine 10/10
⛰️Mashable 4.6/5
+ more!
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Cairn would mean nothing without the journey, and like both the mountain you are challenging and the climb itself, it is an incredible one.
Our review: https://bit.ly/4qY8xDK
Our review: https://bit.ly/4qY8xDK
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Cairn would mean nothing without the journey, and like both the mountain you are challenging and the climb itself, it is an incredible one.
Our review: https://bit.ly/4qY8xDK
Our review: https://bit.ly/4qY8xDK
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Ratcheteer DX, the updated edition of the Playdate Season One game, launches on March 5 for Nintendo Switch, PC, and macOS. A demo is now available on Steam with save data carrying over to the full game: https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19406-ratcheteer-dx-release-date-steam-pc-nintendo-switch-playdate
January 21, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Ratcheteer DX, the updated edition of the Playdate Season One game, launches on March 5 for Nintendo Switch, PC, and macOS. A demo is now available on Steam with save data carrying over to the full game: https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19406-ratcheteer-dx-release-date-steam-pc-nintendo-switch-playdate
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🔧 FREE demo of Ratcheteer DX on Steam today! Check out this Link to a golden era of video games and Awaken your nostalgic memories of top-down action-adventuring.
Full game is out March 5 on Switch, PC, and Mac. (Your demo save will transfer to the full Steam release.)
⬇️ s.team/a/3908650
Full game is out March 5 on Switch, PC, and Mac. (Your demo save will transfer to the full Steam release.)
⬇️ s.team/a/3908650
January 21, 2026 at 6:35 PM
🔧 FREE demo of Ratcheteer DX on Steam today! Check out this Link to a golden era of video games and Awaken your nostalgic memories of top-down action-adventuring.
Full game is out March 5 on Switch, PC, and Mac. (Your demo save will transfer to the full Steam release.)
⬇️ s.team/a/3908650
Full game is out March 5 on Switch, PC, and Mac. (Your demo save will transfer to the full Steam release.)
⬇️ s.team/a/3908650
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There's still time to submit your comments for this month's newsletter! Which video game do you think does seasons best? ❄️🌸☀️🍂
Join our Discord to share your thoughts, and you could be published in our monthly roundup.
🔗 vist.ly/4n4j8
Join our Discord to share your thoughts, and you could be published in our monthly roundup.
🔗 vist.ly/4n4j8
January 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
There's still time to submit your comments for this month's newsletter! Which video game do you think does seasons best? ❄️🌸☀️🍂
Join our Discord to share your thoughts, and you could be published in our monthly roundup.
🔗 vist.ly/4n4j8
Join our Discord to share your thoughts, and you could be published in our monthly roundup.
🔗 vist.ly/4n4j8
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If you're fans of games like Sea of Stars, Clair Obscur, Octopath, Mario RPG, this is for you. www.gamesradar.com/games/rpg/do...
Dosa Divas is an RPG where you solve every problem with cooking: "Everything is themed around flavor profiles, including attacks and enemy weaknesses"
Big in 2026 | We pull up a chair with Outerloop's Chandana Ekanayake to chat about how the studio's upcoming cooking RPG is a fresh take on the genre.
www.gamesradar.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
If you're fans of games like Sea of Stars, Clair Obscur, Octopath, Mario RPG, this is for you. www.gamesradar.com/games/rpg/do...
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By resisting the urge to give you everything at once, the Animal Crossing games create seasonal moments that feel fleeting and precious.
Written by @jaymcastello.bsky.social, our third piece on seasons is now live:
www.eteogames.com/rhythms-of-t...
Written by @jaymcastello.bsky.social, our third piece on seasons is now live:
www.eteogames.com/rhythms-of-t...
Rhythms of the Everyday in Animal Crossing
In resisting the urge to give the player everything at once, Animal Crossing creates moments that are fleeting - and all the more precious for it.
www.eteogames.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:09 PM
By resisting the urge to give you everything at once, the Animal Crossing games create seasonal moments that feel fleeting and precious.
Written by @jaymcastello.bsky.social, our third piece on seasons is now live:
www.eteogames.com/rhythms-of-t...
Written by @jaymcastello.bsky.social, our third piece on seasons is now live:
www.eteogames.com/rhythms-of-t...
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"Known as a game where you can live your life as you wish, it's the hidden restrictions of time and place that make your choices feel meaningful."
Read our article on seasons in Persona 4 here: vist.ly/4mp5v
Read our article on seasons in Persona 4 here: vist.ly/4mp5v
January 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM
"Known as a game where you can live your life as you wish, it's the hidden restrictions of time and place that make your choices feel meaningful."
Read our article on seasons in Persona 4 here: vist.ly/4mp5v
Read our article on seasons in Persona 4 here: vist.ly/4mp5v
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NEW: Interview with a developer of 2025 mega-hit Peak
- Pricing talk: "We found that 8 bucks is still 5 bucks"
- Game dev advice: "don’t spend 3 years...on things that don't matter"
- Chocolates from Valve: "Every year they got fucking chocolates that we didn’t"
www.gamefile.news/p/peak-inter...
- Pricing talk: "We found that 8 bucks is still 5 bucks"
- Game dev advice: "don’t spend 3 years...on things that don't matter"
- Chocolates from Valve: "Every year they got fucking chocolates that we didn’t"
www.gamefile.news/p/peak-inter...
Peak interview
"I just want to get the quote right. It’s by Sonic the Hedgehog.” An eye-opening conversation with one of the makers of one of 2025's top video games.
www.gamefile.news
January 7, 2026 at 9:21 PM
NEW: Interview with a developer of 2025 mega-hit Peak
- Pricing talk: "We found that 8 bucks is still 5 bucks"
- Game dev advice: "don’t spend 3 years...on things that don't matter"
- Chocolates from Valve: "Every year they got fucking chocolates that we didn’t"
www.gamefile.news/p/peak-inter...
- Pricing talk: "We found that 8 bucks is still 5 bucks"
- Game dev advice: "don’t spend 3 years...on things that don't matter"
- Chocolates from Valve: "Every year they got fucking chocolates that we didn’t"
www.gamefile.news/p/peak-inter...
🎉 Congrats to the teams we worked with in 2025 who received a nomination or honorable mention for this year's IGF Awards!
📺 Blippo+
🚴♀️ Wheel World
🧀 Morsels
🐱 Skin Deep
🕰️ Time Flies
🍎 Henry Halfhead
🪑 Is This Seat Taken?
📺 Blippo+
🚴♀️ Wheel World
🧀 Morsels
🐱 Skin Deep
🕰️ Time Flies
🍎 Henry Halfhead
🪑 Is This Seat Taken?
Baby Steps leads 28th annual IGF Awards nominations
Baby Steps leads 28th annual IGF Awards nominations
Blippo+, Titanium Court, and Horses have also received multiple nods.
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:59 PM
🎉 Congrats to the teams we worked with in 2025 who received a nomination or honorable mention for this year's IGF Awards!
📺 Blippo+
🚴♀️ Wheel World
🧀 Morsels
🐱 Skin Deep
🕰️ Time Flies
🍎 Henry Halfhead
🪑 Is This Seat Taken?
📺 Blippo+
🚴♀️ Wheel World
🧀 Morsels
🐱 Skin Deep
🕰️ Time Flies
🍎 Henry Halfhead
🪑 Is This Seat Taken?
Congrats to the teams we worked with this past year who received nominations at this year's DICE AWARDS! Good luck! You are all winners in our hearts. 😌 🏆
🐃 Herdling
🍊 Consume Me
⚽ despelote
🔭 Lego Voyagers
🚵♂️ Wheel World
🐃 Herdling
🍊 Consume Me
⚽ despelote
🔭 Lego Voyagers
🚵♂️ Wheel World
We're excited to announce the nominees for the 29th Annual #DICEAwards!
64 games are nominated this year, led by
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Ghost of Yōtei with 8,
Arc Raiders, Dispatch with 6,
Blue Prince with 5.
Check out our full list of nominees here: www.interactive.org/awards/29th_...
64 games are nominated this year, led by
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Ghost of Yōtei with 8,
Arc Raiders, Dispatch with 6,
Blue Prince with 5.
Check out our full list of nominees here: www.interactive.org/awards/29th_...
January 8, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Congrats to the teams we worked with this past year who received nominations at this year's DICE AWARDS! Good luck! You are all winners in our hearts. 😌 🏆
🐃 Herdling
🍊 Consume Me
⚽ despelote
🔭 Lego Voyagers
🚵♂️ Wheel World
🐃 Herdling
🍊 Consume Me
⚽ despelote
🔭 Lego Voyagers
🚵♂️ Wheel World
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With ever-shifting seasons, schedules and moods, Persona 4's vacation town of Inaba challenges you to spend your time there wisely.
Our second Archetypes feature on seasons, written by @emilyprice.bsky.social, is now live:
www.eteogames.com/seasons-bc-i...
Our second Archetypes feature on seasons, written by @emilyprice.bsky.social, is now live:
www.eteogames.com/seasons-bc-i...
Passing Time in Persona 4's Tourist Town
Inaba's shifting moods, schedules and seasons ask you to spend your time there wisely.
www.eteogames.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:12 PM
With ever-shifting seasons, schedules and moods, Persona 4's vacation town of Inaba challenges you to spend your time there wisely.
Our second Archetypes feature on seasons, written by @emilyprice.bsky.social, is now live:
www.eteogames.com/seasons-bc-i...
Our second Archetypes feature on seasons, written by @emilyprice.bsky.social, is now live:
www.eteogames.com/seasons-bc-i...
did you know that @eteogreg.bsky.social and company's new studio is helping put out thoughtful games crit ON TOP of working on a cool secret new game?
IT'S TRUE!
Words about video games, check em out!
IT'S TRUE!
Words about video games, check em out!
"It is the purpose of winter and what it represents that is missing from the later Harvest Moon games, and many farming life sim games in general."
Catch up on the latest Archetypes article here: vist.ly/4kwgp
Catch up on the latest Archetypes article here: vist.ly/4kwgp
January 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
did you know that @eteogreg.bsky.social and company's new studio is helping put out thoughtful games crit ON TOP of working on a cool secret new game?
IT'S TRUE!
Words about video games, check em out!
IT'S TRUE!
Words about video games, check em out!
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the very kind folks at stripe — our good (corporate) friends who power the financial parts of playdate and playdate catalog — stopped by our office and made a nice little playdate video for us.
thank you stripe! onward to 2026!
thank you stripe! onward to 2026!
December 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
the very kind folks at stripe — our good (corporate) friends who power the financial parts of playdate and playdate catalog — stopped by our office and made a nice little playdate video for us.
thank you stripe! onward to 2026!
thank you stripe! onward to 2026!
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Did you know that we’re making…
an atmospheric ☁️
slightly melancholic 🥀
yet cozy ☕
video game about Moomintroll? 💙
an atmospheric ☁️
slightly melancholic 🥀
yet cozy ☕
video game about Moomintroll? 💙
January 8, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Did you know that we’re making…
an atmospheric ☁️
slightly melancholic 🥀
yet cozy ☕
video game about Moomintroll? 💙
an atmospheric ☁️
slightly melancholic 🥀
yet cozy ☕
video game about Moomintroll? 💙
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Itching to show so much more but here's a look at one of the "bad guys" from our game.
Looking forward to you guys making him say things like:
"Huh What was that?? Must be the wind..."
Looking forward to you guys making him say things like:
"Huh What was that?? Must be the wind..."
January 8, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Itching to show so much more but here's a look at one of the "bad guys" from our game.
Looking forward to you guys making him say things like:
"Huh What was that?? Must be the wind..."
Looking forward to you guys making him say things like:
"Huh What was that?? Must be the wind..."
The end of the year is upon us! We're excited to rest up and come back ready for another amazing year with:
🧗Cairn
⚔️Tears of Metal
🖥️Desktop Explorer
❄️Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth
🥘Dosa Divas
🌧️Fishbowl
⛰️Big Walk
🔧Ratcheteer DX
⛪Neath
📦Crashout Crew
👺Blighted
📸TOEM 2
🧗Cairn
⚔️Tears of Metal
🖥️Desktop Explorer
❄️Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth
🥘Dosa Divas
🌧️Fishbowl
⛰️Big Walk
🔧Ratcheteer DX
⛪Neath
📦Crashout Crew
👺Blighted
📸TOEM 2
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The end of the year is upon us! We're excited to rest up and come back ready for another amazing year with:
🧗Cairn
⚔️Tears of Metal
🖥️Desktop Explorer
❄️Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth
🥘Dosa Divas
🌧️Fishbowl
⛰️Big Walk
🔧Ratcheteer DX
⛪Neath
📦Crashout Crew
👺Blighted
📸TOEM 2
🧗Cairn
⚔️Tears of Metal
🖥️Desktop Explorer
❄️Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth
🥘Dosa Divas
🌧️Fishbowl
⛰️Big Walk
🔧Ratcheteer DX
⛪Neath
📦Crashout Crew
👺Blighted
📸TOEM 2
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Have you played our teaser demo yet?! 👀
In this small glimpse of Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth, you’ll meet Sorry-oo, a lonely little dog who dreams of being a wolf! 🐺
Together, they take their first steps through a quiet, magical winter… join them now!
In this small glimpse of Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth, you’ll meet Sorry-oo, a lonely little dog who dreams of being a wolf! 🐺
Together, they take their first steps through a quiet, magical winter… join them now!
December 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Have you played our teaser demo yet?! 👀
In this small glimpse of Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth, you’ll meet Sorry-oo, a lonely little dog who dreams of being a wolf! 🐺
Together, they take their first steps through a quiet, magical winter… join them now!
In this small glimpse of Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth, you’ll meet Sorry-oo, a lonely little dog who dreams of being a wolf! 🐺
Together, they take their first steps through a quiet, magical winter… join them now!