Mike Russo

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Member since October 30, 2020
Last visited March 28, 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)
(4 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)
(2 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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Bureau of Strange Happenings, by Phil Riley   December 5, 2024
"(I beta tested this game) Pretty much every geek of a certain age, I will confidently assert, had their hearts broken by the X-Files. For..." - See the full review

Miss Duckworthy's School for Magic-Infested Young People, by Felicity Banks   December 4, 2024
"It’s a commonplace, I think, for those of us in the mainline IF tradition to look over at the (far bigger and far more successful by..." - See the full review

Yancy At The End Of The World!, by Naomi Norbez (call me Bez; e/he)   December 4, 2024
"What if the world ended and everything more or less went on just as it did before? Yancy at the End of the World puts a unique spin on..." - See the full review

You Can't Save Her, by Sarah Mak   December 4, 2024
"Y’all probably know by now that I’m the kind of reviewer who likes to go outside the four corners of a work and look for connections..." - See the full review

Return to Claymorgue's Castle, by Anonymous   December 3, 2024
"Usually when I have to review a game I really didn’t get on with, I try to avoid being excessively mean by doing some comedy, maybe..." - See the full review

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