About The Site
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To give independent game developers and publishers the press and recognition they deserve. With thousands of games released on Steam in recent years, great games get lost in the shuffle. We strive to highlight games which tell stories in interesting ways, provide unique experiences, and utilize mechanics in new ways.
Introducing your staff
Name: Stan Claasen – Staff Writer
Outlets: Steam Shovelers
Genres: N/A
Links: Twitter
Name: Devin White – Contributing Writer
Outlets: HowTo20Something
Genres: FPS, RPGs, Action Adventure, Art
Name: Elias Blondeau – Staff Writer
Outlets: CGM, Game Revolution
Genres: FPS, RPGs, Open World Action, Survival Horror
Name: Holly Jane Amareta – Staff Writer
Outlets: Kettle
Genres: FPS, Strategy, RPGs
Links: Twitter
Name: Joel Couture – Contributing Writer
Outlets: Siliconera, Gamasutra, Indiegames.com, Warp Door, Mash Those Buttons
Genres: Horror, Action, Weird/Dumb, “Anything that looks like it was playable on an NES”
Links: Twitter
Name: Kevin Slackie – Contributing Writer
Outlets: Game Informer, Zam, Shoryuken, COIN-OP TV, Gamasutra
Genres: RPG, Fighters, Action, Indie
Links: Twitter
Name: Taylor Clemons – Editor/Social Media Manager/Writer
Outlets: GirlfriendsTV
Genres: Action RPGs, Action Adventure, Survival Horror, Visual Novel
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Why? Why not?
You may be wondering why we are focusing on indie developers. We feel that:
1. Too many gems slip by without getting noticed or any press at all
and
2. Too many awful games are flooding the Steam marketplace from asset flips to broken games, to cynical meme simulators thus making finding decent non-AAA games on Steam like finding a needle in a haystack.
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How We Categorize Games
Steam Pile: Any game that is an obvious low effort cash grab, asset flip, or broken garbage game will get a brief (two or three paragraphs tops) description of what makes it qualify for the Pile. Any game with a score of 20/100 or below will be designated for the Steam Pile.
Early Access: Any game in Steam’s Early Access category will be given impressions and a rating that lets you know if it is worth buying now, waiting for improvements, or avoid it like the plague.
Full Reviews: Games that are fully functional and not obvious low effort or unfinished products will be given the full review treatment including a review score. AAA games should always get a review score of 1-100 with 50 being considered an average game. Full Reviews are divided into two sub-categories: Gems and Steam Pile. Gems are games which score 80 or higher, while games designated for the Steam Pile score 20 or lower..
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