david.reviews: Merrily We Roll Along ★★★★: A touching story of lifelong friendships. Sort of odd, musically, but charming in its own way. The actual filming was odd- lots of super zoomed shots that you wouldn't get on the stage. It's not...

📽️ New movie review! I just watched MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (for the 1st time).

david.reviews: Wicked: For Good ★★★☆: Much less fun than part one. The added songs are duds, unfortunately. The direction and staging/costumes are great though, and the cast certainly pulls their weight. It just leaves a ton of time...

📽️ New movie review! I just watched WICKED: FOR GOOD (for the 1st time).

david.reviews: Project Hail Mary ★★★☆: Did an admirable job adapting a dense, hard-science book into a very approachable movie. I thought it zoomed through some plot moments to save time for wordless visuals, which is not the choice ...

📽️ New movie review! I just watched PROJECT HAIL MARY (for the 1st time).

david.reviews: Tangled ★★★★: Visually striking. Moves along at a brisk pace. There's a lot of character in these characters and a ton of small animation touches. Cute music too!

📽️ New movie review! I just watched TANGLED (for the 4th time).

david.reviews: A Mighty Wind ★★★☆: Some funny parody, but it felt slow and light on actual plot. His writing just may not be for me. The music sounded great though and the cast is unreal. And boy did I not care for Eugene Levy's ...

📽️ New movie review! I just watched A MIGHTY WIND (for the 1st time).

david.reviews: Hercules ★★★★: Holds up so so well. Songs are bops, it's dense with jokes, and it the animation is beautiful. Gospel music has no place working as well as it does for a Greek mythology movie, but it hits!

📽️ New movie review! I just watched HERCULES (for the 4th time).

After many years, Beast Breaker is finally available on Steam!

This is the definitive edition: streamlined with story and design improvements!

I'm proud to have worked with all the talented people at Vodeo to make this little gem. Bonus: everyone gets paid! Buying the game supports them all! ✨

I now understand why @starvaders-game.bsky.social won the @thinkygames.com award for best strategy, cause it rocks.

This is made by @panic.com and my wife called it "maybe the funniest game since FROG DETECTIVE, which is the highest praise she can offer

david.reviews: American Arcadia ★★★★: The gameplay is light, but the presentation is superb. The world flows around you, dialogue responding to your pacing so naturally that it's hard to believe it's not static. The story kept us gu...

🕹️🎮 New videogame review! I just finished playing AMERICAN ARCADIA.

david.reviews: StarVaders ★★★★: A stellar roguelike deckbuilder on a 2D grid. Effectively mixing positioning and attack cards made for some really satisfying runs. Its "pack" system meant that synergies were easy to come by, w...

🕹️🎮 New videogame review! I just finished playing STARVADERS.

david.reviews: Thank Goodness You're Here! ★★★★: A short, surreal, lovingly animated experience. It's basically an interactive cartoon, but every inch of it is packed with jokes and visual gags, not to mention an unmistakable layer of British ...

🕹️🎮 New videogame review! I just finished playing THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE HERE!.

Reminder! If you're in #SF for #GDC (or just here in general!) there's a Thinky games meetup happening at Yerba Buena tomorrow. No ticket needed!

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david.reviews: Is This Seat Taken? ★★★★: A cute little constraint solving puzzle game about shapes with a lot of feelings. There's just enough story to keep things engaging and there are a lot of micro stories that come through the NPC...

🕹️🎮 New videogame review! I just finished playing IS THIS SEAT TAKEN?.

My last (for now) has a cross that relies on a fun bit of movie trivia, but I made the rows a little easier to compensate. Also happy with this!

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One of my newest is also one of my hardest. There are multiple tiles that seem like they could go multiple places and it relies on some sort of deep cuts. Proud of it though.

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This is maybe my weakest puzzle- it's a cute enough theme, but relies heavily on actors I couldn't name offhand and movies I haven't seen in ages. I should probably remix this one.

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Next up is another puzzle that I mostly structured around a cross that I really liked and my constant affection for the breadth of its cast. Pretty good slate though!

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Next was another cast-theme cross (whose answer should come as no surprise to folks who know me or what I do on my birthday every year). Fairly strong showing, but includes a movie I haven't seen.

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My very fist puzzle is simple, but strong. It involves only movies I love and features a classic cast crossover theme.

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One of my favorite daily games is @cinenerdle2.app, where you swap tiles to line up features of a movie. Actors, themes, anything goes. Best of all, you can make puzzles! Here's a thread of the ones I've created (with a bit of commentary) 🧵

"Hamstermind" is an eclectic puzzle adventure that's as challenging as it is charming Layered puzzles and charming presentation make for a cozy little adventure.

My latest review is live! It's HAMSTERMIND, a charming game with a variety of puzzles on offer. Check it out!

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You can't keep getting away with this! Let us pay youuuu

20 More, Somehow Even Smaller, Mazes on Steam A puzzle game with twenty small mazes.

My next game will be "20 More, Somehow Even Smaller, Mazes".

It will be free.

Wishlist it today!

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A screenshot from the upcoming Puzzle Spy International trailer, showing a cropped part of a puzzle with various old-fashioned baggage tags all around. The two baggage tags in the center for DED (Dehradun, India via Receding Airlines) and UCE (Eunice, Louisiana, via BudJet Air lines) together spell out the word "Deduce."

New release date announcement trailer coming tomorrow...!

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Opus Magnum: De Re Metallica on Steam An independent story set before the events of Opus Magnum, De Re Metallica follows a maverick alchemical researcher named Saverio Daas, who believes he can unlock heretofore unknown metallurgical secr...

Whoa, Opus Magnum, one of my favorite puzzle games ever, is getting DLC! It came out ages ago, so this is a welcome surprise!

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david.reviews: Vampire Survivors ★★★★: Game's gone through a lot of improvements since I played it last and it's official: it's got the juice. There's an actual arc to the levels and there's a lot more weapon diversity and ability to...

🕹️🎮 New videogame review! I just finished playing VAMPIRE SURVIVORS.

david.reviews: Ghost of Tsushima ★★★★: Beautiful presentation. The near lack of UI means you can focus on the gorgeous world around you. Favoring contextual guidance over a floating compass makes for a much more immersive experience ...

🕹️🎮 New videogame review! I just finished playing GHOST OF TSUSHIMA.

Save 20% on Upalu Mundi on Steam Upalu Mundi is a puzzle game set in a dwarven world at the dawn of railways. Lay tracks, build stations and set switches to keep goods moving and profits soaring. Read the news to see how the public r...

It's just a few bucks on Steam and I've been basically glued to it since I started playing. Check it out!

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"Upalu Mundi" blends excellent train puzzles with ample opportunity for optimization Factorio-style trains with Zachtronics-style puzzles. Need I say more?

New review! It's UPALU MUNDI, by @patrickbeer.bsky.social. It's a puzzle game - think Factorio's train system crossed with Zachtroncis-style charts and optimization. It's the perfect mix of zen, challenging, and pleasant.

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