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Throwing this one in the ring

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Yo! Yeah you can actually find my config by looking up ‘Bloom’s Intuitive Layout’ :)

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Austin Bolliger's Top 4 Games of 2025 MMORPG and roguelite die-hard Austin Bolliger shares some expected and unexpected picks for his top games for 2025.

For our Best of 2025 series, we asked our staff and columnists to share their favourite videogame-related things of the year (and they didn’t necessarily need to be new for 2025).

MMORPG and roguelite die-hard @austinup.bsky.social shares some expected and unexpected titles that shaped his year.

As a huge fan of the franchise, I can’t wait to see what you and the guys have cooked up here! Excellent timing with the GW: Reforged launch, too :)

Fellowship (Early Access) Review Fellowship deeply understands what makes MMO dungeons so compelling, offering an accessible and moreish PvE experience.

"For the moment, there’s nothing quite like Fellowship. It’s clear to me that Chief Rebel ‘get it’ -- they deeply understand what makes the MMO dungeons so compelling, and what needs to be trimmed..." - @austinup.bsky.social on @playfellowship.com

Austin strongly recommends: Hades II (Spoiler-Free Review) YouTube video by Skill Up

Despite a disappointing ending, Hades II had me completely spellbound with its scope, cohesion and visual flair - once again raising the bar for one of the industry’s most consistently excellent studios. My review: youtu.be/L2BGd3x5gP4?...

Preach. Absolutely phenomenal show.

From what I’ve heard it tackles similar themes but it’s a whole different thing? Not necessary viewing imo

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Idk who needs to hear this but if you’re into anime at all, pls go watch To Be Hero X.

Creative blend of animation styles, great music, rad twist on the superhero genre, cool characters and some of the best fight scenes you’ve ever seen. S1 just wrapped and it deserves more love, imo

Finally finished Spiritfarer some 3 years after picking it up. What a profoundly beautiful game. 🛶

Very much looking forward to At Fate’s End next year.

Yooo wtf, I think Ravenswatch is the co-op roguelite I’ve always dreamed of? The storybook theme, the class designs, the ARPG-esque power-ups - damn it’s good. The design of the Romeo & Juliet characters? Genius, man 👌

I know Hades II is just around the corner, but I just wanna shout out Rogue PoP which dropped into 1.0 last month and has sadly slipped under the radar.

Absolutely S tier music with super fluid combat and traversal. Just a really cool, unique roguelite that deserves far more attention, imo.

Oh HELL yeah. I will be seated 👌

Ay thanks!

Peak is officially around the corner. What a year for indies, man 👑

Ay thanks man, appreciate the kind word

Austin strongly recommends: 'Shinobi: Art of Vengeance' (Review) YouTube video by Skill Up

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance ruuuules. I never played the originals, and tbh I find the usual metrodivania formula a bit played out at this point - but even then, this game had me hooked from start to finish with its level variety, its stellar art and S tier combat. My review: youtu.be/P8e57SvP4M0?...

The Peacemaker show is so good man what the heck

Close enough, welcome back Avatar: The Game

Austin recommends: Tainted Grail - Fall of Avalon (Review) YouTube video by Skill Up

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon! Played and finished this a little while ago but wanted to get a review out since it’s kinda slipped under the radar.

Fell off the more I played, but those first 20 hours or so were magical. A+ buildcraft and quest design imo.

Review: youtu.be/4mb_xsby7LU?...

An extra special game that deserved an extra special video.
The story of Sandfall / E33 is chock-full of valuable takeaways, but most of all… it’s incredibly inspiring. It’s already had a real impact on me personally, and I think anyone in a creative field will resonate with it just as deeply.

Absolutely banger game. Can’t wait for the full release - they’ve got something special here

Finished Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Sits comfortably in my top 5 favourite games of all time. What a top to bottom masterpiece.

Wildgate has that old-school Blizzard magic (Austin's Hands-On Impressions) YouTube video by Skill Up

Wildgate, man. It’s fun. Very fun. Moonshot Games might genuinely have a sleeper hit on their hands.

My impressions:
youtu.be/7dOYDaDuhnU?...

lol had a weird moment where I closed Guild Wars 1 and opened up the Oblivion Remake, but thought I had GW1 still open in the background because both their music is done by Jeremy Soule and sounds basically identical 🙃

Austin recommends: South of Midnight (Review) YouTube video by Skill Up

Been a bit since I shared a review on here, but finally released my review for South of Midnight which I think is sadly going under the radar.

On the gameplay front it’s nothing special - but narratively, artistically and musically it’s really stuck with me.

My review: youtu.be/vs8q6ynxlco?...