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Echo Weaver Is Like Outer Wilds in 2D

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The Star Wars Game Renaissance Is Here!

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Control Resonant Rewards Your Patience

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With Fire Emblem, Is It Finally Time to Buy a Switch 2?

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Wolverine Is a Disaster

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Onimusha: Or, Capcom Refuses to Make Bad Games

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The Witcher, But With Vampires? Yes, Please!

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Blood Dungeon Takes Us to Bullet Heaven

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Stardew Valley vs. Fields of Mistria? Everybody Wins

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A Spoiler-Free Big Walk Bonanza

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The Pokémon Studio Tries Something New

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Splatoon Raiders Might be the Most Fun Switch 2 Game Yet

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The Halo Remake Is a Metaphor for the Xbox Mess

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Assassin's Creed vs. a Train That Does Backflips

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Nintendo Is Playing the B-Sides

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Sony Kills Discs, Nintendo Revives Star Fox

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2026's Best Games (and What's Still to Come)

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Uh Oh! We're Drowning in Games Again

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Everything We Loved from Summer Game Fest

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007 First Light Is Like a Great James Bond TV Series

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Mina the Hollower Is GOTY Quality

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Forza Horizon 6 Wants You to Love It

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Mixtape Is a Musical Magic Trick

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Saros is More Bullet Heaven Than Bullet Hell

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Vampire Crawlers and a Big Besties Update

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Tomodatchi Life and the Magic and Wonder of Super Nintendo World

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Pragmata Is Like Dead Space with Optimism

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For Super Mario Galaxy The Movie, We Get Help from Get Played

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Creature Kitchen Is an Alternative to Expensive Gaming

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Marathon Is Both a Miracle and a Monster

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Slay the Spire 2, a Big Hole, and a Resident Evil 9 Spoiler Chat!

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Pokopia Will Teach You to Love Pokémon Again

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Scott Pilgrim vs. Millennial Nostalgia

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Resident Evil: Requiem is Two Games in One!

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Reanimal Is Like Limbo with Friends

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Mewgenics is a Meow-sterpiece

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Is Dragon Quest VII Too Easy? Is Nioh 3 Too Hard?

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Cairn Is a Climbing Game for the Real Ones

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The First Great Game of 2026

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Terminator Time Travels to Save '90s Garbage Games

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The Most Anticipated Games of 2026

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Besties Battle Bracket: Best Bathroom Game (Patreon Bonus)

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The Besties Best Game Bracket: 2025 Edition, Part 2

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The Besties Best Game Bracket: 2025 Edition, Part 1

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Metroid Prime 4 vs. Ooo: Showdown of the Search Action Games

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Dispatch's Second Chance (and The Game Awards Predictions)

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What Genre Is Kirby Air Riders?!

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Reflecting on 2025’s Best Games Ahead of GOTY

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Fortnite's Humongous Simpsons Update Raises an Awkward Question

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What Even Is a Video Game?! (Grab Bag!)

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There’s Always a Lighthouse, a Pokémon, a City

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Is Outer Worlds 2 the Second Coming of Fallout New Vegas?

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One Game to Consume All of Your Time

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Silent Hill and the Heir to Castle Crashers' Crown

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Ghost of Yotei Slashes Through Open-World Filler

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Baby Steps is Video Game Heaven and Hell

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The Highs and Lows of Borderlands 4

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Silksong is an Exceptional Metroidvania (If You Endure its Challenges)

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Metal Gear Solid Delta is Peak Remake

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Herdling is Beautiful, But is it Fun?

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How video game movies got good: A Post Games bonus

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Sword of the Sea is Like Journey on a Hoverboard

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Mafia Is One of the Strangest, Messiest AAA Games Ever Released

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A Great Game for Every Genre

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The Year of the Video Game Ninja

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Mario + Hulk + Red Faction = Donkey Kong Bananza

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Want a New GBA-style Zelda? Try This Indie Game

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Deltraune Isn’t Finished Just Yet, But You Should Play It Now

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In The Alters, Life Comes at You Fast

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Death Stranding 2 Adds Fun, Subtracts Frustration

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Don’t Miss the Switch 2’s Hidden Gem

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The Big Switch 2 Episode – Plus the Best of SGF

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A Golden Age for Card Game Sickos

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Tired of the World? Try a Fantasy Life

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Doom: The Dark Ages is a (Shotgun) Blast

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Open the Besties Treasure Trove

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Revenge of the French RPG!

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Let's Save Cats From Oblivion!

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Runescape and a Competitor to Limbo? It's a Grab Bag, Y'all

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Promise Mascot Agency is an Escape From Life’s Headaches

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Blue Prince is the First Must-Play Game of 2025

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Chilling in the Grab Bag with Kingdom Come Deliverance 3

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Assassin's Creed Shadows Delivers on an 18-Year-Old Promise

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Repo and Inzoi Will Terrify You – For Very Different Reasons

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Wanderstop Performs an Autopsy on the Cozy Game Genre

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Split Fiction is everything fans want (and more of what critics fear)

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Monster Hunter Wilds is Surprisingly Great in Single-Player

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The Pirate Yakuza Game Has Something for Everyone – Even Newcomers

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Is Avowed Too Good for Our Brains to Comprehend?

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The Best Combat in a Metroidvania . . .Ever

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Citizen Sleeper 2 Blends Game and Story Into One Complex Dish

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The Switch 2 and "Vampire Survivors+RPG"

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How to Get Started in Handheld Gaming with Retro Game Corps

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The Most Anticipated Games of 2025

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Our Big Predictions for Video Games in 2025

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Best Console (Not Including the Games) (Patreon Bonus)

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The Besties Game of the Year Is . . .

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The Besties Besty of the Year 2024, part 1

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These Games Will Win at The Game Awards – Maybe!

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Half-Life 2's Patch Adds an Incredible Commentary

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