The Geekly Grind

The Bride! Review - An Electrifying Spin on The Bride of Frankenstein — The Geekly Grind A monster finds her voice in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride!

Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! is out tomorrow. I saw it on IMAX, highly recommend.

@warnerbrospictures.bsky.social #filmsky #horror 📽️ 🎥

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Romeo Is a Dead Man Review — The Geekly Grind No one makes games like Suda51.

No one makes games like @sssuda51.bsky.social and @ghmofficial.bsky.social. Romeo Is a Dead Man is a chaotic, bloody, punk-rock fever dream that's a must play.

#videogames #ps5 #xbox #pcgaming 🎮

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Love Eternal Review - Another Fantastic Release from Ysbryd Games — The Geekly Grind brlka's Love Eternal blends surreal psychological horror with gravity-switching precision platforming.

Love Eternal from @brlka.com and @ysbryd.net is available now. Don't miss this one!

#Indiegames #horror #ps5 #nintendoswitch #pcgaming 🎮

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ANTHEM#9 Review — The Geekly Grind ANTHEM#9 fuses deckbuilding and gem-matching into an addictive roguelite.

AMTHEM#9 from Koeda & @shueisha-games.bsky.social is super addictive! It's great on #SteamDeck. I hope we get updates or DLC with new agents!

Thanks @planofattack.bsky.social for the review code.

#pcgaming #steam #puzzle #roguelite #indiegames 🎮

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REANIMAL Review - Terrifying Yet Hauntingly Beautiful Horror — The Geekly Grind Tarsier refines its horror formula to deliver its best game yet.

REANIMAL from @tarsierstudios.bsky.social is terrifying and beautiful. It's their best game yet and a must-play!

Thank you @cmking400.bsky.social from Dead Good PR for the review key.

#horror #ps5 #pcgaming #xbox #nintendoswitch #videogame 🎮

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The Perfect Pencil Review — The Geekly Grind The Perfect Pencil is a surreal Metroidvania journey that’s not afraid to be weird.

Lots of games explore these themes, but I found Studio Cima's approach in The Perfect Pencil exceptional.

Thank you @planofattack.bsky.social for the review code!

#indiegames #metroidvania #nintendoswitch #pcgaming 🎮

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Return to Dark Castle Coming to Steam — The Geekly Grind Return to Dark Castle will be released on March 3, 2026.

Some exciting news! I'm overjoyed that Return to Dark Castle is coming soon.

#indiegames #mac #steam 🎮

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Winnie’s Hole: Interview with Simon Boxer of Twice Different — The Geekly Grind Developer Simon Boxer’s body horror deckbuilder is a unique spin on Winnie-the-Pooh.

I interviewed @sboxle.bsky.social of @twicedifferent.bsky.social about making the excellent Winnie-the-Pooh body horror deckbuilder roguelite Winnie's Hole. The game is available now on Steam in Early Access!

#indiegames #gamedev #horror 🎮

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MotionRec Review - Clever Puzzle Platformer with Movement Recording Mechanics — The Geekly Grind MotionRec is a fantastically designed, must-play puzzle platformer.

MotionRec from @playismen.bsky.social and @donutshunter.com is an absolutely brilliant puzzle platformer. I loved it, and you should check it out!

Thanks to @oneprstudio.bsky.social for the review copy.

#Indiegames @steampowered.com 🎮

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I Hate This Place Review - Brilliant Comic, Forgettable Game Adaptation — The Geekly Grind I Hate This Place adapts a brilliant comic into a bland isometric survival-horror action game.

I really loved the comic book from @kylestarks.bsky.social and @artyomtopilin.bsky.social, so this was a bummer. I wasn't a fan of the I Hate This Place game adaptation. Do better with your titles, @skybound.bsky.social!

#indiegames #comics #horrorsky 🎮

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Time-Traveling While Drunk - Hank: Drowning on Dry Land from My Next Games | Explodist Media YouTube video by Explodist Media

New video out today! An interview with Jakub Lisiński of @mynextgames.com about the incredible Hank: Drowning on Dry Land. The game is available on Steam and shouldn't be missed!

#indiegames #gamedev 🎮

Time-Traveling While Drunk - Hank: Drowning on Dry Land from My Next Games - Explodist Media — The Geekly Grind In this Explodist Media interview, Hank: Drowning on Dry Land developer Jakub "Kuba" Lisiński of My Next Games talks about building his ambitious superhero game about a drunken vigilante.

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TR-49 Review — The Geekly Grind TR-49 is a new narrative deduction game from inkle, true masters of digital storytelling.

The latest from @inkle.co, TR-49, is great. Who knew library card catalogs could be so fun?

Thank you @fovlet.bsky.social for the review code!

#indiegames @steampowered.com 🎮

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Xenopurge Review - Colonial Marine Command Simulator — The Geekly Grind If you’re an Aliens fan, you owe it to yourself to check out Xenopurge.

Do you love Aliens? Do you love video games? Play Xenopurge from @firesquid.games and @traptics.bsky.social. It's essentially a Colonial Marines commander simulator, and it's awesome.

#indiegames #pcgaming #steam 🎮

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Mosaic of the Strange: Interview with Developer Mark Ffrench — The Geekly Grind Developer Mark Ffrench of Divide the Plunder offers insight into his Mosaic puzzle games following the release of his latest entry, Mosaic of the Strange.

I interviewed @mark-ffrench.bsky.social of @dividetheplunder.bsky.social about his his fascinating process, inspirations, and journey making his latest puzzle game, the excellent Mosaic of the Strange! I'm addicted to his games!

#indiegames #gamedev #pcgaming

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Review - A Triumphant Sequel — The Geekly Grind Nia DaCosta takes over for Danny Boyle on the latest 28 Days sequel.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple from Nia DaCosta and Alex Garland is an excellent, thoughtful sequel to the series' triumphant return last year. Don't miss this one.

#filmsky #horror 📽️ 🎥

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CorgiSpace Review — The Geekly Grind Adam Atomic and Finji's CorgiSpace is a joyful collection of tiny, clever PICO-8 games that celebrate creative design.

I love the thoughtfulness of the design and the philosophy behind the CorgiSpace collection of PICO-8 games from @adamatomic.bsky.social and @finjico.bsky.social. Amazing.

Thank you @icopartners.com!

#indiegames #PCgaming #SteamDeck #PICO-8

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Asbury Pines Early Access Review and Developer Interview — The Geekly Grind You’ve never played an incremental game like this one.

I wrote a review of the amazing Asbury Pines, along with a brief interview with dev @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social. This might be the best incremental game I've played. I couldn't put it down until I unlocked everything and read the whole story.
#indiegame 🎮

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Thrasher Review — The Geekly Grind Destroy cosmic gods as a space eel in this mesmerizing arcade acid trip.

I couldn't stop playing Thrasher until I finished it. @puddlestudio.bsky.social (Brian Gibson and @manrad.bsky.social) have made an incredible, trippy arcade experience. I played on #SteamDeck, but it's also available on #VR devices.

#indiegames 🎮

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Squeakross: Home Squeak Home - Available on SWITCH & PC/MAC YouTube video by Alblune

Squeakross: Home Squeak Home from @alblune.bsky.social is one of the most highly polished picross games I've played. It's on PC and Switch. If you enjoy nonograms, you owe it to yourself to check this one out!

Steam: s.team/a/2871440
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Avatar: Fire and Ash Review — The Geekly Grind The latest Avatar is the worst of the bunch, a disappointment after the excellent The Way of Water.

I was finally able to publish my review of Avatar: Fire and Ash, thanks to the embargo lifting. #filmsky #avatar 📽️ 🎥

Why does Varang look like Rufio?

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Sir Noggin "had me enchanted over my single-sitting playthrough" and they "loved the era-accurate soundtrack," via The Geekly Grind. Check out Sir Noggin on Steam and its soundtrack wherever you enjoy your game music! www.thegeeklygrind.com/archives/sir... #indiegame #indiedev @explodist.media

Sleep Awake Review — The Geekly Grind The latest title from Blumhouse Games drops players into an unsettling world where sleep kills.

Sleep Awake from @blumhousegames.com and Eyes Out, a hallucinatory horror journey through the last city on Earth, where people vanish if they fall asleep. The disturbing, nightmarish atmosphere created by the visual aesthetic and oppressive sound design from Robin Finck make this one shine.

Slots & Daggers Review — The Geekly Grind Wonderfully addictive slot machine RPG roguelite Slots & Daggers feels great to play.

Slots & Daggers from @friedemanna.bsky.social is an addictive slot machine RPG roguelite that goes pling pling pling a lot and has a killer visual style. Loved it!

Sir Noggin Review — The Geekly Grind This Sega Master System homage from Sinclair Strange and Scarlet Moon Games nails the aesthetic but is light on challenge.

Sir Noggin, a wonderful Sega Master System homage from @sinclairstrange.bsky.social and @scarletmoon.bsky.social that I enjoyed on #SteamDeck -

Unboxathon Review - an incremental game about unpacking — The Geekly Grind Click to unpack loot from boxes to buy more boxes and unpack more loot in Unboxathon.

I haven't posted my last few game reviews, so here's a thread of what I've written recently for @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social.

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James L. Brooks returns to the big screen with Ella McCay, a bland, saccharine dramedy. — The Geekly Grind This movie about family, responsibility, and doing the right thing is a dated bit of fluff that doesn’t compare to the filmmaker’s best work.

Ella McCay is not worth your time. Go watch James L. Brooks' Broadcast News (1987) instead.

#filmsky #review 🎥 📽️

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Fantasy Zoo [Review] — The Geekly Grind Indie game Fantasy Zoo feels like a good idea that someone gave up on halfway through development.

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New review from Janette! Fantasy Zoo takes a swing at the neglected zoo park genre, unfortunately it completely misses.

Flesh Made Fear: Interview with Michael Cosio of Tainted Pact Games — The Geekly Grind We live in a golden era for PSX horror homages, where we get to play games that feel like lost classics, and Flesh Made Fear is one of these. Michael Cosio speaks about his vision behind the game.

I interviewed @taintedpactgames.bsky.social about PSX horror homage Flesh Made Fear for @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social. Learn what's behind this retro-styled, fixed-camera survival horror game.

#indiegames #gamedev #psx #horror #steam #pcgaming 🎮

Losing Limbs and Loving It: The Lacerator with Developer Fernando Tittz | Explodist Media — The Geekly Grind In this Explodist Media interview, Lacerator dev Fernando talks about building adaptive gameplay around dismemberment, why PS1 graphics make things creepier, and how he studied serial killers for his ...

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