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Author: Jake Boyette

Flock Around Review: A Charming Birdwatching Collectathon With Real Heart

Posted on April 30, 2026September 12, 2026 By Jake Boyette
Flock Around Review: A Charming Birdwatching Collectathon With Real Heart

Flock Around turns birdwatching into a relaxed collectathon, with memorable bird calls, photo challenges, and multiplayer for up to 10 players. Its quiet charm and playful outings with friends stand out, even when the journal goals become repetitive.

Gaming News, Indie, PC Reviews, Reviews

Retro Rewind – Video Store Simulator is Fix Gaming Channel’s GOTW #46

Posted on March 22, 2026September 17, 2026 By Jake Boyette
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.

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Funi Raccoon Game Review | A Weird Little Game With Big Personality

Posted on March 17, 2026September 10, 2026 By Jake Boyette
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.

Gaming News, Indie, PC Reviews, Reviews

Five Steam Next Fest demos that still stand out after the event ended

Posted on March 5, 2026September 17, 2026 By Jake Boyette
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.

Gaming News, Indie

ShipShaper Evolving Demo Impressions: A Good Start to a Chill Ship Builder

Posted on February 25, 2026September 17, 2026 By Jake Boyette
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.

Gaming News, Indie, PC Reviews, Reviews

Tearscape is GOTW #41 — tough bosses, smart backtracking, and pixel-perfect mood

Posted on February 13, 2026September 17, 2026 By Jake Boyette
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

Posted on February 4, 2026September 17, 2026 By Jake Boyette
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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Gaming News, Indie

Vital Shell turns the survivor-like genre into an intense bullet hell (GOTW #38)

Posted on January 25, 2026September 17, 2026 By Jake Boyette
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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Game of the Week, Gaming News, Indie

Cyberpunk action-platformer REPLACED is locked for March 12, 2026

Posted on January 19, 2026September 17, 2026 By Jake Boyette
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

Posted on January 10, 2026September 17, 2026 By Jake Boyette
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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The Liminal Dimension — First Impressions: Airem’s looping hallway nightmare hits hard early

Posted on December 29, 2025September 17, 2026 By Jake Boyette
The Liminal Dimension — First Impressions: Airem’s looping hallway nightmare hits hard early

A looping corridor horror that turns déjà vu into dread Reviewed on PC.Score: 7/10 As part of our Indie Game Showcase 2025 hub, I spent some time with The Liminal Dimension — a compact psychological horror that makes one simple space feel increasingly hostile the longer you stay inside it. Reviewed on PC. If you’re…

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Indie, Indie Game Showcase, PC Reviews, Reviews

Forestrike Review – Win the Fight Before It Begins

Posted on December 15, 2025September 16, 2026 By Jake Boyette
Forestrike Review – Win the Fight Before It Begins

Forestrike review after around 15 hours on PC: a martial arts roguelite where Foresight turns each fight into a puzzle of practice, planning, and execution.

Gaming News, Indie, PC Reviews, Reviews

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