Abbie Stone

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The crew battles an enemy spaceship in Cobalt Core.

Cobalt Core review: An intergalactic collision of Slay the Spire, FTL, and Into the Breach

By Abbie Stone published

CORE BLIMEY This spaceship roguelike deckbuilder swoops and soars to the top of its genre.

CORE BLIMEY
Playing cards swirl in an interdimensional vortex in Balatro's trippy intro sequence.

2023 has been an amazing year for roguelike deckbuilders—but the best one is this free demo about shamelessly cheating at poker

By Abbie Stone published

STACKED DECK Balatro turns the classic card game on its head, and it's so good it's my GOTY even though it's not even out yet.

STACKED DECK
A hero fighting a monstrous giant in Lords of the Fallen.

From poison swamps to jump buttons: 5 things soulslikes shouldn't do, and 6 things they should

By Abbie Stone published

GOOD FOR THE SOUL The dos and don'ts of the growing genre.

GOOD FOR THE SOUL

Thirsty Suitors review: a heartfelt and hilarious couples therapy session

By Abbie Stone published

Heartbreaker An RPG, a cooking game, and a skateboarding game walk into a town full of exes...

Heartbreaker
A woman casting a spell in Immortals of Aveum.

Immortals of Aveum review: Punchy magic weapons inject some fun into this otherwise flawed and overfamiliar FPS

By Abbie Stone published

THE WITCH'S FAMILIAR A fun magical FPS, but it fails to cast any new spells.

THE WITCH'S FAMILIAR
The Case of the Golden Idol. A man is spontaneously combusting.

Out-gaming the fitness trackers: How I hit 10K steps a day while constantly playing on a handheld PC

By Abbie Stone published

WALK SMARTER Bringing together gaming, exercise, and bashing my shins against my coffee table.

WALK SMARTER
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