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Mitchell Demorest

Mitchell Demorest has written for The Indie Game Website and Uppercut.

Kirby Air Riders

‘Kirby Air Riders’ Review: Fast and Out of Control

by Mitchell Demorest
November 26, 2025

Don’t fall into the trap of thinking the game is easy just because it features Kirby.

Sword of the Sea

‘Sword of the Sea’ Review: A Fantastical, If Dissonant, Surfing Adventure

by Mitchell Demorest
August 18, 2025

Somewhat unintuitively, Sword of the Sea doesn’t really play like a skateboarding game.

Mario Kart World

‘Mario Kart World’ Review: White-Knuckle Fun

by Mitchell Demorest
June 19, 2025

Perhaps the best showcase of the Switch 2’s tech can be felt in the game’s nuanced physics.

Rift Riff

‘Rift Riff’ Review: Get Your Juice On in Addictively Strategic Tower Defense Game

by Mitchell Demorest
May 12, 2025

The game offers ample opportunity for delightful trial-and-error experimentation.

Skin Deep

‘Skin Deep’ Review: A Very Funny Immersive Sim Whose Level Design Is, Uh, Skin Deep

by Mitchell Demorest
May 7, 2025

The game’s world is silly and impressively congruent, but its stages want for more variety.

Monster Hunter Wilds

‘Monster Hunter Wilds’ Review: The Monsters Are the Thing, and That’s More Than Enough

by Mitchell Demorest
March 13, 2025

The game is a major achievement, but its story-heavy campaign puts a damper on things.

Avowed

‘Avowed’ Review: Obsidian’s Winningly Unflashy First-Person RPG Adventure

by Mitchell Demorest
February 13, 2025

The game settles for something contained yet distilled, and it’s more potent as a result.

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

‘Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector’ Review: A Dice-Driven RPG That Pulls No Punches

by Mitchell Demorest
January 30, 2025

The political elements of Jump Over the Age’s sequel leave us with plenty to chew on.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership

‘Mario & Luigi: Brothership’ Review: Diminishing Returns Stand in the Way of Adventure

by Mitchell Demorest
November 17, 2024

In general, the game has far too much cruft.

Neva

‘Neva’ Review: Parenting at the End of the World

by Mitchell Demorest
October 28, 2024

The visuals in Neva are consistently great, maybe the most arresting of the year.

Phoenix Springs

‘Phoenix Springs’ Review: Existential Dread Fuels This Point-and-Click Mystery Adventure

by Mitchell Demorest
October 7, 2024

The otherworldly nature of the game’s story is heightened by its striking visuals.

UFO 50

‘UFO 50’ Review: Mossmouth’s Collection Recaptures the Joy of the 8-Bit Era

by Mitchell Demorest
September 16, 2024

The games here are by and large as fun to play as they are interesting conceptually.

Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure

‘Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure’ Review: Breaking Boundaries with Personality

by Mitchell Demorest
September 1, 2024

The difficulty curve consistently escalates in challenge while remaining remarkably well-tuned.

SteamWorld Heist II

‘SteamWorld Heist II’ Review: A Fun, Well-Oiled Machine in a Class of Its Own

by Mitchell Demorest
August 1, 2024

Like the first SteamWorld Heist, only more so, this is an eminently playable game.

Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss

‘Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss’ Review: Underwater Exploration Sim Only Thrives in Murky Mystery

by Mitchell Demorest
July 31, 2024

At its best, Thalassa finds ways to create a dense, almost oppressive mood.

Until Then

‘Until Then’ Review: A Heartfelt Filipino Coming-of-Age Story with a Mysterious Twist

by Mitchell Demorest
June 25, 2024

The game’s focus on young love is uncommonly believable and touching.

Animal Well

‘Animal Well’ Review: A Brain-Teasing Wonderland

by Mitchell Demorest
May 18, 2024

If exploration was always easy, then discovery wouldn’t be nearly as exciting.

Dragon’s Dogma 2

‘Dragon’s Dogma 2’ Review: A Strange and Inventive RPG with Formidable Reach

by Mitchell Demorest
April 8, 2024

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is all barely contained chaos and frantic reaction.

Unicorn Overlord

Unicorn Overlord Review: A Technical Marvel

by Mitchell Demorest
March 22, 2024

Unicorn Overlord’s graphical style, like that of most other Vanillaware titles, is top notch.

CorpoNation: The Sorting Process

CorpoNation: The Sorting Process Review: The Existential Crisis of a Work-Life Balance

by Mitchell Demorest
February 23, 2024

CorpoNation is about more than just the severity of the discomfort imposed on you.

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