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Review: 'Tombwater' is a soulslike that meets me halfway

Newsweek · · 853 words · By Nat Collazo
Indie Game Development Video Game Review Soulslike Genre
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“Eldritch Western 'Tombwater' is a perfect example of a game that includes sliders for damage dealt and damage taken.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about damage sliders in 'Tombwater'.
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“The open-world 2D top-down Eldritch Western game 'Tombwater' features exploration of burrows in the mining town of Tombwater.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about 'Tombwater's' mining town setting and burrows.
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“The protagonist of 'Tombwater' is known only as the Kid, possibly referencing 'Blood Meridian' by Cormac McCarthy.”
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“The game 'Tombwater' allows players to explore different biomes and areas using items like hookshots, special keys, or apothecary items.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about items required to access biomes in 'Tombwater'.
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“The music of 'Tombwater' was composed by Max Mraz and Jake Wagner, who are also the developers of the game.”
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Three Wikipedia entries were found, but they reference unrelated topics (Greg Grunberg, AFL squads, California people) and do not mention 'Tombwater' developers or composers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gregory Phillip Grunberg (born July 11, 1966) is an American film and television actor known for starring as Eric Weiss in the ABC series Alias, Matt Parkman in the NBC series Heroes, Temmin "Snap" We…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of current AFL team squads for the 2026 AFL season.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The notable people from the U.S. state of California listed here include those who were born and raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in California, or for whom California is a signif…
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“The game key used for this review was provided by a PR representative.”
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