Why Enshrouded Earned Our Game of the Week #62 Pick
Jake Boyette explains why Enshrouded’s mix of combat, exploration, detailed base building, quests, loot, and RPG progression makes it our Game of the Week #62.
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5 Best Steam Next Fest Demos From June 2026
Five standout Steam Next Fest demos from June 2026, covering chaotic shooters, brutal survival, immersive sim horror, and supernatural fishing.
Alruna: End of History Review: A Metroidvania That Keeps Unfolding
Jake reviews Alruna: End of History, a compact post-apocalyptic Metroidvania from Neckbolt that hides clever puzzles, versatile movement, and surprising depth inside a small package.
SULFUR Is Our Game of the Week #56 Because It Remembers Games Should Be Fun
SULFUR earns our Game of the Week #56 spotlight because it remembers the most important thing: games should be fun. Perfect Random’s roguelite FPS mixes sharp gunplay, chaotic upgrades, cooking, loot, and risky experimentation into a loop that keeps pulling you back.
Fail Fail Succeed Review: A Clever Indie Platformer Built on Mistakes
Fail Fail Succeed turns repeated failure into the path forward, using clever puzzle design, compact worlds, and strange dreamlike platforming to make every solved room feel earned.
Flock Around Review: A Charming Birdwatching Collectathon With Real Heart
Flock Around turns birdwatching into a relaxed and surprisingly charming collectathon, with strong sound design, simple photo goals, and multiplayer moments that make it shine.
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Retro Rewind – Video Store Simulator is Fix Gaming Channel’s GOTW #46
Retro Rewind – Video Store Simulator is our Game of the Week #46, and for good reason. Blood Pact Studios has delivered a cozy, nostalgia-driven management sim that understands how to make simple progression feel satisfying.
Funi Raccoon Game Review | A Weird Little Game With Big Personality
Funi Raccoon Game is a strange, funny, and inventive 3D collectathon packed with weird ideas, strong personality, and memorable level design.
Five Steam Next Fest demos that still stand out after the event ended
Steam Next Fest 2026 brought no shortage of interesting games, but a few demos stood out well beyond the rest. These are five that left a real mark on me after the event ended.
ShipShaper Evolving Demo Impressions: A Good Start to a Chill Ship Builder
ShipShaper’s evolving demo already shows real promise as a calm, creative ship-building sandbox. It looks great, feels relaxing, and only needs some placement logic smoothing to become even better.
Tearscape is GOTW #41 — tough bosses, smart backtracking, and pixel-perfect mood
A 2D action-adventure that rewards patience, patterns, and curiosity This week’s Fix Gaming Channel Game of the Week pick is Tearscape — a deceptively clever blend of old-school Zelda structure and Souls-like pressure, wrapped in an 8-bit/pixel-art world that keeps feeding you secrets, shortcuts, and enemies that demand respect. If you’re new to the weekly…
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About Fishing preview: fishing mechanics with uneasy answers
A calm cast, then something pulls back About Fishing is a fishing-themed murder mystery from The Water Museum. It’s also currently playable via a Steam playtest — and based on my first short session, it already feels like one of those games that looks simple until you notice how many little systems are hiding under…
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Vital Shell turns the survivor-like genre into an intense bullet hell (GOTW #38)
A colorful survivor-like that becomes an intense bullet hell This week’s Fix Gaming Channel Game of the Week pick is Vital Shell, a colorful and spontaneous survivor-like game that brings a fun and fresh way to survive the hordes by turning it into an intense bullet hell. If you’re new to the weekly picks, you…
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Cyberpunk action-platformer REPLACED is locked for March 12, 2026
A stylish cyberpunk thriller that’s finally close to launch January 19, 2026 — After a long wait and more than one shift in its launch window, REPLACED now has a firm release date: March 12, 2026. The date is now live across the game’s official channels and store listings. If you remember this one from…
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Red Bow: Strange Dream Review — Strange and Sweet
A Short Walk Through A Dream Reviewed on PC.Score: 8/10 I’ve played many RPG Maker games that failed at what Red Bow: Strange Dream did. Despite only being an hour-long game, it was able to linger in my mind long after I was done with it. You play as Roh, a young woman who heads…
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