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  CultureFeature

  20 Incredible, Innovative Indie Games To Wishlist This Thanksgiving

  Happy Thanksgaming 2025 everybody! Celebrate with a huge pile of unknown indies to put on your radar

  By John Walker Published November 27, 2025
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  OpinionImpressions

  Henry Halfhead Gave Me Whimsical Whiplash In The Best Way

  The quirky sandbox sim is short but effective

  By Ethan Gach Published September 17, 2025
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  CultureFeature

  Every Super Mario Game, Ranked From Worst To Best

  Gaming’s favorite Nintendo mascot has had his ups and downs. Here they are

  By Ethan Gach Published September 13, 2025
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  Tips & Guides

  Overwatch 2: The Best Perk Choices For Damage Heroes

  Upgrade your main into the best DPS possible by choosing the right Perks

  Samuel Moreno Published April 15, 2025
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  The Bests

  The Best Games Of 2024 (So Far)

  From Astro Bot to Metaphor: ReFantazio , here are some of the best games of the year

  Kotaku Staff Published April 5, 2024
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  ReviewsSwitch

  The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: The Kotaku Review

  Nintendo builds on Breath of the Wild in wonderful ways with this inventive sequel

  By Carolyn Petit Published June 23, 2023
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  OpinionCommentary

  Bloodborne Will Always Be My Game Of The Year

  FromSoftware’s RPG lets me embrace my biggest nightmare: living dolls

  By Ashley Bardhan Published October 14, 2022
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  CultureFeature

  15 Incredible Indie Games To Slam On Your Wishlist

  Metroidvanias, adventures, shoot ‘em ups, deckbuilders, and that's just one game--no, seriously

  By John Walker Published May 30, 2022
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  CultureKotaku Game Diary

  Screw This Elden Ring ‘Treasure Chest’

  After the Dragon-Burnt Ruins, I'm convinced the devs at FromSoftware hate us

  By Ian Walker Published February 24, 2022
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  OpinionCommentary

  Call Of Duty: Vanguard‘s Campaign Is An Insult To World War II

  A misguided attempt to rewrite history for the better demeans those involved

  By John Walker Published November 11, 2021