The thing about Citizen Sleeper is that I wish there was more of it. Not literally, necessarily, I'd never want that world to be exhausted of its setting, and my imagination is stronger than any threequel or otherwise. Still, I'd like to play more of it because its inventive approach to digitising tabletop RPG design still feels fresh now. Thankfully, more and more games inspired by its structure are popping up, like Joy Malignant, another dice-based RPG where every choice you make affects how people see you.
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Category: Gaming
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Joy Malignant is a photobashed, dice-based RPG where every choice you make affects how your faceless body looks
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The Steam Machine knock-offs begin as Stim Machine attempts to offer a more powerful machine at the same price and shape
The launch of the Steam Machine has officially given us the first attempt at a knock-off. The cheekily-named Stim Machine comes from a French hardware retailer, and it's taking an aim at Valve's mini-PC in a few key ways. Read more
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OldSchool RuneScape shows up in Phoebe Bridger's Lost Boys music video
Pop sensation Phoebe Bridgers has released a new music video for her latest single, Lost Boys. It features a lovely song but more importantly it features Old School RuneScape – and it's the first time Old School RuneScape has appeared in such a big-name music video. And because this is clearly as important as new GTA 6 details being revealed this week, we're going to take a closer look. Read more
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Valve's Steam Machine gets competition in the "Stim Machine", a cheeky French PC box that's already reportedly been re-named
Watch out, Steam Machine! One who would claim your throne comes forth from the sun-kissed streets of France. He might have your number, once he's figured out what he's comfortable being called. He's the PC Box from French tech sellers LDLC, and he was originally dubbed the Stim Machine because no parody can be too on the nose.
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"I torture myself over every last detail": Stardew Valley's creator is having a real time of it with Haunted Chocolatier's recipe book interface
Stardew Valley creator Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone has released his latest reminder that yes, he's still working on Haunted Chocolatier, the action-RPG and life sim in which you run a sweetshop in a realm of ghosts. This particular blogpost is notable for a mildly agonised aside about the game's recipe book interface, which needs to be "seamless, clear, intuitive, satisfying, aesthetic", in a word, perfect.
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Apex Legends solo queue launches June 30: Will you be playing?
Ranked isn't glorified pubs. It's meant to be Apex's competitive mode where casuals can play pubs and farm badges in Wildcard. Sadly the line has been blurred so much so that enforcing a mandatory solo queue in ranked may be what it needs to have a slither of the competitiveness we see in pro league.
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