Miri Teixeira

Miri Teixeira

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Miri has been writing about games for almost a decade, and is always on the lookout for another Disco Elysium-style read-a-thon, a Myst-like island to get lost in, or an unsettling head-scratcher like Pathologic. Both Miri and their favourite games have been described as “weird and unsettling”, but only one of them can whip up a flawless coffee cake.

Latest articles by Miri Teixeira

Key art for Paralives showing a group of friends in bright clothes walking through a sunny, blue-skies town - cropped for a header image
Paralives' build mode might mean I don't have to mod The Sims anymore

By Miri Teixeira Published

Now Playing Now Playing | This life builder is off to an impressive Early Access start, but still has room to grow

Now Playing
Hollow Knight: Silksong
The 10 best games like Hollow Knight to play after you beat Silksong

By Samuel Horti, Miri Teixeira Last updated

Best List Silksong is now out in the wild, but these games like Hollow Knight will keep you busy after you play Team Cherry's latest

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The Sims 4 screenshot of eight Sims with varying facial expressions standing against a blue and green backdrop.
10 Games like The Sims 4 that will let you live a virtual life

By Heather Wald, Miri Teixeira Last updated

Best List Here are the best games like The Sims to play right now while we wait for inZOI's full release

Best List
A cropped screenshot from Undertale, showing Frisk and Sans standing in Grillby's in Snowdin.
17 years after it was released, I'm tracing Undertale and Deltarune's origins back to Toby Fox's spooky Earthbound mod

By Miri Teixeira Published

Now Playing Now Playing | Toby Fox's very early work is still worth playing as a time capsule full of ideas that would find their feet in Undertale and Deltarune

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Using the poison sword in Lost in Random: The Eternal Die to attack foes at a distance
Lost in Random: The Eternal Die review: "This sequel's roguelike shift squanders the potential of its Burton-like world, yet I can't stop rolling the die for one more go"

By Miri Teixeira Published

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A woman chasing a shining butterfly with a leaping cat on her shoulder in InZOI
inZOI review: "Currently feels like a soulless imitation of the worst parts of The Sims"

By Miri Teixeira Published

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Boro and Alta sit on a bench together in Wanderstop
Wanderstop review: "Exalting the transformative power of tea"

By Miri Teixeira Published

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Until Dawn screenshot of the ensemble cast standing outside a log cabin on a snowy night.
Games like Until Dawn that'll have you quaking in your decision-making boots

By Alysia Judge, Miri Teixeira Last updated

Best List From As Dusk Falls to Detroit Become Human, these games like Until Dawn are must-plays for any fan

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If a month of Pokemon TCG Pocket has taught me anything, it's that Mewtwo is still the world's strongest Pokemon

By Miri Teixeira Published

Opinion Opinion | Players are conceding battles the moment they see a benched Ralts, but is there a way to counter this Psydrive overdrive?

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Pathologic 2 is the greatest game you've never played, and it deserves a second chance ahead of Pathologic 3

By Miri Teixeira Published

Opinion | Kids, you don't get any Pathologic 3 until you've finished your Pathologic 2

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Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed screenshot showcasing Mickey himself and a brush
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed review – "A detailed and lovingly made recreation of a 2010s classic"

By Miri Teixeira Published

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