Zachtronics’ Opus Magnum got DLC & a Nintendo Switch Release

Zachtronics' puzzle game Opus Magnum is almost 9 years old, but it just got a new "mini-campaign" for $13 called De Re Metallica and a Nintendo Switch port that includes it for $30. All of the above are currently discounted. This is surprising since most of the Zachtronics crew moved on to Coincidence Games after their finale, Last Call BBS…

https://nuclearmonster.com/2026/03/zachtronics-opus-magnum-got-dlc-a-nintendo-switch-release/

Marathon (2026) is Fantastic

Bungie's Marathon shipped earlier this month and on a whim I picked it up when there wasn't another multiplayer game that was working for me. As with almost any Bungie game, they've nailed the style and tone with fantastic designs and a wonderful dynamic soundtrack. Playing Marathon isn't terrible, either. It's a modern "extraction shooter" that takes the hide and seek of a battle royale and replaces the circle with a time limit to escape…

https://nuclearmonster.com/2026/03/marathon-2026-is-fantastic/

News Tower, is it SimTower Plus… Journalism?

I took a look at News Tower today which will soon exit Steam's Early Access program. The easy answer is that yes, News Tower is indeed Sparrow Night's Sim Tower plus journalism, with a side hint of „oh... that’s the direction you chose to go in.“ If you're not familiar with SimTower, it was a 2D, side-on view of a skyscraper that you fill with colorful shops, and homes, and more, originally made in Japan as…

https://nuclearmonster.com/2025/11/news-tower-is-it-simtower-plus-journalism/

SteamOS for ARM, ARM Linux games, and a new ARM translation layer

Wild news day.

https://nuclearmonster.com/2025/11/steamos-for-arm-arm-linux-games-and-a-new-arm-translation-layer/

New Steam Hardware (Controller, VR Headset, Steam Machine) in “Early” 2026

Lots to be excited about, but we're missing key details with prices, release dates, and independent reviews.

https://nuclearmonster.com/2025/06/new-steam-hardware-controller-vr-headset-steam-machine-in-early-2026/

Blue Prince After 230 Hours

Blue Prince came out way back in April and after a lot of time with it, I've got a few things to say about it. The story is unique. You're Simon P. Jones, and your uncle Herbert has died and left you all of his generational wealth if you can just get to a hidden room 46 in his mansion.

https://nuclearmonster.com/2025/10/blue-prince-after-230-hours/

Gangsters of Capitalism Review

Jonathan M. Katz's Gangsters of Capitalism chronicles the colonial adventures of the book's antihero, Smedley Butler, from his earliest battles in Cuba and the Philippines to China, and closer to home again with Veracruz in Mexico, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. Most Americans aren't taught about these repeated invasions even as they influence the current situations we find ourselves in.

https://nuclearmonster.com/2025/09/gangsters-of-capitalism-review/