Monica Phillips

Monica is a writer, artist, YouTuber, modder, musician, and general doer of all things related to video games. She’s a trans woman with a bit of experience and love for every game genre. From her first experience with Cave Story to loving Celeste and going through the life-changing Outer Wilds, indie games have become the core thing she’s grown to love and care about when it comes to video games. They’re all about finding new games to fall in love with, new genres to dive into thoroughly, and new experiences to attach to forever.

The Completionist Shows First Gameplay of Penny’s Big Breakaway

After a successful reception at Nintendo Direct, gamers have finally been treated to initial gameplay for the upcoming platformer Penny’s Big Breakaway. This game comes courtesy of Evening Star, better known as the team behind Sonic Mania, and it’s their first full 3D platformer, with the first live gameplay showcase (and the first showcase in […]

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Laika: Aged Through Blood Review – A Broken but Well-Oiled Machine

At the Summer Games Fest this year, there were quite a few unique, standout titles, but one that particularly caught my eye was shown off at the Xbox showcase, a striking, hand-drawn, and western-themed Metroidvania taking place entirely within the constraints of motorbike controls, called Laika: Aged Through Blood. Despite how cool it looked, I

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Annapurna Interactive Collection Makes Its Way To Nintendo Switch

Annapurna Interactive is one of the biggest, most consistently quality indie publishers in the business, and it seems they want to show this off with the new Annapurna Interactive Collection. If you haven’t gotten any of Annapurna’s vast portfolio of titles, now might be the time to invest, since you can preorder the 12-game Annapurna

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Jackbox Party Pack 10 Review – A Well-Rounded Party Package

If you’re someone who plays a bunch of multiplayer games with your friends and family, you’ve definitely heard of the Jackbox Party Pack series before. It’s a series consisting of compilations of five smaller games to make a well-rounded package of fun times that can be played with around 1-8 players or, in some cases,

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Xbox Partner Showcase Shows Off Ark: Survival Ascended and Dungeons of Hinterberg

Xbox has a bit of a history of working with indie devs to try and get their stuff in their showcases and lineups, to the point people complain about the raw amount of indies on Game Pass. I don’t mind, though, and just today, we got news that we’re seeing at least two more games

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