Our personal favorite games of 2021 & GotY
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Our personal favorite games of 2021 and AUTOMATON's GOTY. Inscryption, The Artful Escape, Tsukihime remake, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, and more.
Our personal favorite short indie games of 2021
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Our personal favorite short indie games of 2021: Unpacking, Yugo Puzzle, The Magic to Destroy the World , Minute of Islands, ElecHead, Emily is Away <3, and Here Comes Niko!.
Our personal favorite small-scale indie games of 2021
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Our personal favorite small-scale indie games of 2021. Death’s Door, Webbed, Ikenfell, Muck, A YEAR OF SPRINGS, Road 96, and ElecHead.
Our traumatic gaming moments of 2021
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AUTOMATON's traumatic gaming moments of 2021. We asked our staff about their memorable gaming moments. The unforgettable mistakes they’ve made, the obstacles they couldn’t overcome, and the horrors they’ve experienced.