by Taylor Clemons | Apr 10, 2017 | 80s, Full Reviews, Gems, Reviews
Hey Batter, Batter I have been wanting to review this game since we started Steam Shovelers. Being thoroughly American, Cricket is something that I was only exposed to in a throw-away line in the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies. Going into this game, I...
by Taylor Clemons | Apr 6, 2017 | 70s, Full Reviews, Gems, Reviews
Myst Meets Amnesia: The Dark Descent At risk of sounding like a crotchety old lady, horror games just aren’t what they used to be. Too often, games like Five Nights at Freddy’s (and its many clones) rely on cheap jumpscares to thrill players. I had been...
by Elias Blondeau | Apr 4, 2017 | 80s, Full Reviews, Gems, Reviews
Brooklyn Vice Cop shows in the 80s were pretty nasty, weren’t they? Not necessarily because of the content, mind you – although some of the subject matter could be a bit gnarly. No, they were nasty because of their sardonic, cynical take on humanity. To the writers of...
by Alon Lessel | Mar 30, 2017 | 90+, Full Reviews, Gems, Reviews
Fear Not the Dark Souls As the Dark Souls series comes to its probably-temporary end, its presence in our lives remains a fascinating phenomenon. The collective of games popularly known as Soulsborne – consisting of Demon’s Souls, the Dark Souls games, and...
by Joel Couture | Mar 27, 2017 | 80s, Full Reviews, Gems, Reviews
The Many Gruesome Deaths Of An Adorable Slugcat Look at that soft, adorable slugcut. Those inquisitive eyes. That chubby little body and tiny, grasping hands as it leads through the air. It’s no wonder they made a cute little plushie of it, right? Thing is,...
by Devin White | Mar 20, 2017 | 90+, Full Reviews, Gems, Reviews
Avengers Eggsemble It’s easy to think of Steam Shovelers as having a cynical view of video games. It is very much a response to the incredible amount of terrible video games that are being released on Steam, which is why even the logo is a poop emoji. But there...
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