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Indie game capsule reviews: Immortality, Wayward Strand, Cult of the Lamb, Betrayal at Club Low, Atuel

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Despite its complex characters and topics pushing against the confines of video game culture, there are still many compromises for the video game format. There's a Portal-like moment where you escape the puzzle. Can't wait for the full frontal in the next game!) The cult of the game industry is most powerful of all.

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Zugzwang as a pole dance upward unto heaven

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A broughlike is a variation on a roguelike named after designer Michael Brough , who has spoken before on his design patterns like square tiles, orthogonal movement, turn parity, glitching, limited info, simple maze designs, minimal resources. A dense randomized mini-chess puzzle where everything matters.

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