J. Scott Thurlow is a Senior Contributor based in the NYC Metropolitan Area. While he is not actually Alan Wake, Scott has been ranting about games since falling in love with them at a young age.

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You are an egg person. You wake up in a large turnip. The world around you is alien, with an eerie, neon glow. But there’s a familiarity to it. A nearby squirrel beckons you to chase it, and lazy ...

The problem with video games is that there are just too dang many. Genres get overcrowded, concepts wear thin, and before you know it everything is an open-world sandbox or a Soulslike with crafting ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. It's usually pretty easy to predict how a 2D Metroidvania is going to play out. At some point, you'll probably unlock a double or even triple jump to ...

Animal Well, last year’s intricate 2D exploration game from developer Billy Basso, was one of our favorite games of 2024. The puzzles within the lo-fi Metroidvania-ish sidescroller run so deep, and ...

Animal Well, the phenomenal-looking ethereal Metroidvania with some incredible sound design, finally has a release date, which is a lot sooner than we might have thought. Set on the backdrop of a ...

J. Scott Thurlow is a Senior Contributor based in the NYC Metropolitan Area. While he is not actually Alan Wake, Scott has been ranting about games since falling in love with them at a young age.

Callum is a seasoned gaming managing editor for a number of publications and a gamer who will always try to shine a spotlight on indie games before giving AAA titles the time of day. He loves nothing ...