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Single Press: How much can we learn about someone from A Normal Lost Phone?

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By Omar (@siegarettes)

Single Press is a series of short writings on small games. It is made possible through the support of our Patreon.

In some ways, technology has become invisible to us. In our tech centric world, where computers and digital devices have become ubiquitous, we’ve stopped thinking about the devices that we operate on an everyday basis. Instead these machines have become interfaces to the world, connections with people, and pockets of personal expression. But when we leave them behind, what kind of personal detritus do we leave with them? What’s in your old family computer, those discarded thumb drives? What’s in the phone that you just lost?

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Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure Short Review

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by Omar (@siegarettes)

  • Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure
  • Developer- Game Swing
  • Publisher- Curve Digital
  • PC (Steam), PS4

Stikbold is a game that gets by entirely by its charm. Between its bright color palette, humor, low poly characters and expressive animation, Stikbold is a game so lighthearted that often feels untethered from gravity. It’s a distinctly springtime game. 

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Moon Hunters Review

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By Omar (@siegarettes)

  • Moon Hunters
  • Developer- Kitfox Games
  • Publisher- Kitfox Games
  • PC (Steam, itch.io)

There’s something comforting about the construction of myth. A sense of adventure that feels at once larger than life, incredulous even, but at the same time often intimate and familiar. That’s the feeling that Moon Hunters attempts to capture. Each hour long session is designed to produce a unique story for you and your friends.

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