Recent reviews by stapletapeworms

An absolute treat of a game to play with friends, and to meet strangers in. Relaxing and cute!

I don't often 100% a game, usually because it's too time consuming and offers little that I would actually care about for doing so. But Arctic Eggs is a beautiful game, and it's worth going for the 100%, just to really think about the message.

An absolute game of the year contender, Balatro is by far the best indie game I have played in 2024. The gameplay loop is satisfying and keeps you coming back for run after run. I tend to like roguelikes even if they're not very good, but Balatro has kept my attention longer than any roguelike has since Enter The Gungeon. If you have even a passing interest in poker or roguelikes you owe it to yourself to give it a shot.

the eldritch Grandma used to dominate my mental state so much that I saw it in public, floating around in the corners of my eyes, which was one of the earliest signs that I had schizophrenia.

this is like American Football's self-titled album but for gamers

This game is absurdly difficult and it doesn't feel like it will ever become less difficult no matter how much you learn. It is the most punishing game I have played in a long time, but unlike most roguelikes where when you ♥♥♥♥ up and start again, you feel more prepared to face the challenges ahead, multiple restarts has not made me any more prepared for the higher difficulties. It has taken me nearly 20 hours just to advance to the second tier of departments, and there seem to be at least 4 or 5 more layers. I have absolutely no idea how people can play this game long term.

I can definitely see myself playing this a lot! I don't know a ton about Touhou but even as a very casual fan this game is really fun. Good job to the translation team for all their hard work so far! Can't wait to see what the devs keep bringing to the table, especially if this is ever out of early access!

A very short but thoughtful visual novel. Would definitely recommend to anyone who is a fan of psychological thrillers or other content that makes you just feel a bit off from the world. I really connected to it- it spoke to me as a person with autism, as it felt like a logical way to imagine going to the store, like I might have.

have you ever thought, wow, I'd love to lookat some furry porn, if only I had to play an increasingly impossible to predict game of Rock Paper Scissors to look at it? IF yes, you have my sympathies, and you are the only person this game is for.

I was dying to get this game all week after obsessively watching Vinny Vinesauce play it. Incredible art style and so fun and addicting! I played for almost 4 hours straight just now without realizing i had invested that much time into it.