Mike Russo

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Member since October 30, 2020
Last visited August 27, 2025
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Author of Sting and The Eleusinian Miseries.

My super rigorous scoring rubric:

1 star = terminally buggy or otherwise really not worth playing.

2 stars = some real strengths but some flaws too.

3 stars = an enjoyable game that's well worth playing.

4 stars = a great game that might just be lacking a bit of ambition or pizzazz to get it over the top.

5 stars = an amazing achievement that I'll remember for a long time to come.

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The Eleusinian Miseries, by Mike Russo (2020)
(26 ratings)
Well, isn't this a lark! After solid years of going after old Alky to let you in on that Mysteries wheeze of his, at last tonight's the night. He's dragged you from Athens to Eleusis for the to-do,...

Sting, by Mike Russo (2021)
(20 ratings)
Six bees. Five bags of groceries. A four-pound dumbbell. Three sailboats. One twin. Sting is a puzzleless parser memoir about ordinary days and unexpected interruptions.

Untitled Relationship Project, by Sophia de Augustine, Charm Cochran, Drew Cook, Matt Devins, Piergiorgio d’Errico, Max Fog, Hanon Ondricek, Hidnook, Joey Jones, Kastel, Manonamora, Mathbrush, Mike Russo, Tabitha (2024)
(5 ratings)
This is a short game about bits and pieces of relationships, written by a group of authors.

'Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, by Mike Russo (2024)
(3 ratings)
You’ve been going about this all wrong. Instead of bemoaning their giantish constitution, you should be planning a giantish substitution. An entry in 2024's REALLY BAD IF Jam.

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Blood and Sunlight, by alyshkalia   August 17, 2025
"I’ve been at the IF-reviewing game for a while now: over twenty years stem to stern, and even if you discount the interregnums it still..." - See the full review

The Deluge, by Lionstooth   August 17, 2025
"I have an odd relationship to floods, which is to say, I don’t actually have one. I’ve experienced earthquakes and hurricanes, seen a..." - See the full review

Quotient, The Game, by Gregory R. Simpson   August 17, 2025
"When learning something new, the most important factor – I’d argue bigger than native ability or quality of instruction or anything..." - See the full review

A House of Endless Windows, by SkyShard   August 16, 2025
"I am not a J-horror fan, or even a horror fan in general, but there is one clip from a mid-aughts entry in the genre (I think it was..." - See the full review

return to home, by dott. Piergiorgio   August 16, 2025
"It’s not often that I’m stymied by a piece of IF – especially not one as slight and apparently straightforward as Return to Home...." - See the full review

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