Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media

"Every fucking piece of art that has actually thrived has been something that pissed someone off at some point." Black Lantern Collective founder Ted Hentschke and I talked about fearless art, indie horror, and publishing on instinct instead of analytics. #indiegames #horrorsky

Village in the Shade's English localization will be out tomorrow. It's genuinely spooky and you should play it. #horrorsky #cozygame @nisamerica.bsky.social Read on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

I really enjoyed Greedy Greedy Gnomes. It wasn’t until long after I finished that I appreciated how sharp its satire is. I finally finished my review. #indiegames #gamesky @greedygreedygnomes.bsky.social @futurefriendsgames.com Read it on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

I had a blast with Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2. @aurochdigital.bsky.social has mastered boomer shooter playfeel. #boomershooter #gamesky #warhammer40k #fps @bigfangames.com @devolverdigital.com My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

Danny Boyle's Ink is overstylized and ultimately shallow. I'm disappointed. #Ink #filmsky #moviesky 📽️ 🎥 @studiocanal.com @netflix.com My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

Walk the Frog is now out on Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. I loved it on PC and you should check it out. I can't overstate how great the game's art direction is. #indiegames @walkthefrog.bsky.social

Shroom and Gloom loses all its depth in screenshots. You need to see its grotesque, hand-drawn dungeons move. This is one of the most distinctive and best-looking games I’ve seen in a while. @teamlazerbeam.bsky.social @devolverdigital.com #indiegames My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

Tormentum II has strong puzzles and some wonderfully nightmarish imagery inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński. #horrosky #indiegame #pointandclick #adventure Review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

Zach Cregger understood Resident Evil better than anyone who has tried to bring it to the screen. Fans whining about lore and characters need to shut up. 10/10 My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

I like cosmic horror a lot more when the game isn’t also determined to make me miserable. Loved The Sinking City 2. Bravo, Frogwares. @frogwares-games.bsky.social #horror #horrorsky #videogame 🎮 My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

I've become addicted to organization sims like Librarian. Tidy Mart might be the worst clone I've played. #indiegames #cozygames #wholesome 🎮 My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social: www.thegeeklygrind.com/all-posts/ti...

I love DreadXP, but Creepshow was a miss. Watch the movies or the show instead. #horror #horrorsky #creepshow #pcgaming #steam @dreadxp.bsky.social 🎮 My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social: www.thegeeklygrind.com/all-posts/cr...

Came a bit late to this one, but it deserves your love. Survival roguelite Froggy Hates Snow is excellent. #indiegames #roguelite @digitalbandidos.bsky.social 🎮 My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

The Skin Stapler looks like VHS grindhouse horror with an impeccable look, but misses what makes it work. #indiegames #horrorsky #horror @taintedpactgames.bsky.social 🎮 My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

David Robert Mitchell made a dinosaur movie that feels like it could have come out of Amblin in the ’80s. 9/10. See it on the big screen. #filmsky 🎥 📽️ My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social-

Helix: Descent N Ascent has some of the most striking black-and-white art I've seen. It's like playing through a graphic novel with beautiful inkwork. #indiegames @piratepr.com 🎮 My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

Spider-Man: Brand New Day represents a huge missed opportunity. The best version of this movie gets buried by the main plotline. #filmsky 🎥 📽️ My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

I love this game's concept. There isn’t much here, but it’s still worth the $5 price. If they make collectible toys of the sushi, I'd buy them. #indiegame @kodanshagamelab.bsky.social 🎮 My Wabisabi Sushi Derby review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

The Moss games are finally available outside of VR. It was about time. Absolutely magical: 9/10. @polyarcgames.com @uberstrategist.com #indiegames #PS5 #NintendoSwitch #SteamDeck #Xbox 🎮 My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

As desperately as I want SFB Games to make another survival horror after Crow Country, I hope they make a hundred more Grimoire and Sally adventures. 9/10 @shikaboom.bsky.social @sfbtom.bsky.social @sfbdim.bsky.social #indiegame 🎮 My review of The Mermaid's Mask on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey uses Homer's epic to tell an intimate story about the burden of surviving war. It's one of his best. Just make sure your theater's 70mm film projection isn't garbage before choosing that format. #filmsky #AMCTheaters 📽️ 🎥 My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

Denshattack! is a loud, ridiculous riff on Tony Hawk that still feels completely fresh. If you miss 2000s Sega, you'll love this one. #indiegame @fireshinegames.bsky.social @denshattack.bsky.social @officialtinsley.bsky.social 🎮 My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

Black Lantern Collective is quietly putting together one of the best indie horror catalogs around. Don't Let It Starve continues that streak, taking the CloverPit formula into a twisted scenario that's part Saw and part Top Chef. #indiegames #horror 🎮 My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

Hyperwired lifts Chibi-Robo!'s plug into a twin-stick shooter. It's a brilliant idea, but the rest of the game never quite rises to meet it. #indiegame @selectaplay.bsky.social @sidralgames.bsky.social #roguelite 🎮 My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

Huntdown: Overtime is one of those rare Early Access launches where you completely forget the game isn't finished. This thing already feels fantastic. #indigame #earlyaccess #roguelite @coffeestain.com 🎮 My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social -

Freefall ’95 is Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater while falling out of an exploding plane. #indiegames #roguelite #steamdeck My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social -

Supergirl is fine. Though “fine” feels disappointing when you’re adapting one of the best DC comics in recent memory. Still, Milly Alcock is fantastic in the role. Even though he didn’t need to be here, Momoa is also great. #filmsky #movies #dcu 🎥 📽️ My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social -

A game built around doing historical research probably sounds miserable to most people. But if you’re a weirdo nostalgic for Encarta and love wiki wormholes, Mysteries of Old Tokyo is for you. #indiegames #pcgaming @bolerosoft.bsky.social 🎮 My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social -

Huh! My worlds are colliding 😅 www.thegeeklygrind.com/all-posts/in... @explodist.media wrote about @reelrank.bsky.social for @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social, a terrific article that touches on the #ReelRank platform and philosophy. Very auspicious. Go give it a read! 🤓 #FilmSky 🎥 #MovieSky #tech

Black Jacket looks like another card roguelite. It absolutely is not. One of the smartest games I’ve played this year, with an emotionally affecting story that came as a complete surprise. #indiegames #roguelite @skystonegames.bsky.social @mipumi.com 🎮 My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social -

I didn't think Toy Story 5 needed to exist, but I was glad to see this franchise still has a little juice left. #pixar #toystory #animation #filmsky 📽️ 🎥 My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social -

STICKER/BALL is pure chaotic joy. 10/10 @bilgetbd.itch.io @futurefriendsgames.com #indiegames #roguelike #steamdeck 🎮 My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social -

Disclosure Day isn't going on the same shelf as Jaws, Raiders, or Jurassic Park. That's less a criticism of the movie than a reminder of just how great Spielberg is. #filmsky #scifi #spielberg #disclosureday 🎥 📽️ My review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social -

Incremental games are basically digital dopamine machines. Fracture Field is not good at it. #incrementalgame #indiegame #steam 🎮 Review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social -

868-BACK looks like it was built in MS Paint. It’s ugly, mean, and incredibly hard to put down. A truly fantastic roguelike. @smestorp.bsky.social @finjico.bsky.social #indiegame #roguelike 🎮 Review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social

Echo Isle succeeds at exactly what it sets out to do. That's also my biggest criticism of it. A pleasant one-evening Zelda-like that never quite steps out from the shadow of the game that inspired it. #indiegame #zelda #gameboy #steamdeck 🎮 Review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social -

I knew how this story ended before the movie started. Didn't matter. Pressure still finds plenty of tension in the anguish of making the final, fateful decision for D-Day to go ahead. #movies #filmsky @focusfeatures.bsky.social 🎥 📽️ Review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social -

I liked Tides of Tomorrow's Story-Link system. Seeing other players' choices ripple in your own game is genuinely cool. I got kinda tired of characters telling me how awesome or awful the last guy was, though. @digixart.bsky.social @deadgoodmedia.bsky.social Review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social-

Cleaning Up! from @koobazaur.bsky.social swaps out the chaotic joy of Just Crow Things for a quieter cozy-game vibe. It's pleasant and relaxing, but I miss Crowy's gremlin energy. #indiegames #ps5 #switch #steam #cozygame 🎮 Review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

Sigono’s OPUS: Prism Peak is surprisingly raw about regret, self-worth, and middle-aged burnout. Feels like if Miyazaki and Shinkai made a movie about a man's midlife crisis. @shueisha-games.bsky.social #indiegame #adventure #steam #switch 🎮 Review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social

Sektori from @gimblll.com finally hit Switch 2 today and I still can’t stop playing it. This is the closest any modern arcade shooter has come to Geometry Wars for me. #Indiegame #switch2 #arcade #shooter 🎮 Read about it on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

My addiction to All Hail the Orb from @legingerdev.bsky.social made me play through it melting down on my Steam Deck. Highly recommend this one, but definitely play it on a computer instead. #Indiegame #Incremental #steamdeck 🎮 Review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:

I'm so impressed by the pixel art and animation in Alabaster Dawn from @radicalfishgames.com. If the Early Access launch is already this polished, I can't wait to see how it ends up at 1.0. @lachsen.bsky.social #earlyaccess #Indiegame #steam #rpg 🎮 Wrote about it at @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social -

Really liked TerraTech Legion from @terratechgame.bsky.social. Ramming straight through enemy swarms in a barely-controlled pile of guns and drills feels great. #steam #xbox #survivors #Indiegame 🎮 Review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social-

Most “cinematic” games just imitate movies visually. Replaced actually understands rhythm, framing, and silence. I haven’t stopped thinking about this game in weeks. Also: every fight feels like the Oldboy hallway fight. @thunderfulgames.bsky.social #Indiegame Read on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social: