heather’s indie pick
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Bleed 2 Is A Non-Stop, Action-Packed Daydream
1Bleed 2 initially released last year for PC, Playstation 4, and Xbox One, but was ported to the Switch this month. It’s a relentless action game full of air dashes, bullet deflecting, and tons of bosses that feels freshly sprung from the mind of an eight-year-old on a sugar high.
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Secret Little Haven Is A Game That Captures The Feel Of Late ’90s AOL
Capturing the feeling of early AOL chats can be difficult, while crafting an engrossing LGBT narrative can be ever harder. Secret Little Haven nails both, transporting players to the earlier days of the internet and telling a story that is both empathetic and believable.
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Paintball Game Brings Out Your Inner Artist
Joy Exhibition is a freeform art game in which the player must communicate with a mute alien race by painting. They are given a blank canvas, a massive arsenal of procedurally-generated paint guns, and free rein to create whatever art they can think of.
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A Satisfying Platformer About Smashing Skeletons And Befriending Acrobats
Sometimes you need to punch a skeleton and use their severed arm to smack a ghost in the face. Long Live the Axe is an exciting action platformer about exploring crypts and finding keys. It mixes the sensibilities of Metroid with an arcade brawler.