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A chibi version of VGG host Nate stands with his thumbs up pose. He's got shoulder-length brown hair and a beard. He wears a blue blazer with a yellow vest underneath. Pink accents complete the VGG look. Next to him is the key art of Virtue and a Sledgehammer surrounded in a frame. In the key art, a person shrouded in shadows stands, wielding a hammer, with various ropes tied to them and the hammer.
A graphic with a rainbow of colors and three icons of streamers Fern, Nate, and Fish. The Video Games Are Good striped logo is at the top and text says "Summer Game Fest and Co. Twitch: Naetoid. VGG Summer Showcase Streams June 2 - 8."
A Southeast Asian Games Showcase official co-streamer graphic with icons of Fern, Nate, and Fish (hand-drawn by the artist Rincs) with a pastel kaleidoscope background.
A descriptive schedule info that's primarily text, with the site's tri-color blobby logo in the upper right and three chibi figures meant to personify the VGG hosts to the right. The most pertinent info: VGG will be streaming from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on June 5th. On June 6th, they will start at 8 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. On June 7th, they start streaming at 12 p.m. And finally, on June 8th, they wrap up the weekend with a special stream at 5 p.m. This is all on twitch.tv/Naetoid.
An image announcing VGG's SGF coverage. The site's tri-color blobby logo is at the top. Underneath that text reads: "We are once again streaming Summer Game Fest and Co." Three chibi figures line up at the bottom of the image, meant to personify each of the VGG hosts. From left to right: Fern clasps their hands in front of their chest while wearing a teal froggy jacket and froggy earrings. Their brown hair is up in pigtails and they're wearing yellow boots. Nate stands in a suit, VGG blue suit jacket and yellow vest underneath. He flashes a smile and holds up a thumbs up as his wavy brown hair and bushy beard stand out. And lastly, Fish is dressed as Leon in Resident Evil 2. He wears pink glasses and he holds a hand up to his chin.
LEGO Voyagers key art. One red and one blue LEGO piece are side by side next to a satellite and a rocket.; each one has one large eye and they're looking at each other.
A collage of the key arts from the following games: Hades 2, Dispatch, Split Fiction, Wanderstop, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Consume Me, Many Nights a Whisper, Demonschool, Look Outside, and Goodnight Universe. They are all 2025 Game of the Year nominees for Video Games are Good.
A graphic that says "Watch my official co-stream - The Game Awards - Live Thursday 7:30 P ET / 4:30P PT / 12:30A GMT"
A collage of the key arts from the following games: Hades 2, Dispatch, Split Fiction, Wanderstop, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Consume Me, Many Nights a Whisper, Demonschool, Look Outside, and Goodnight Universe. They are all 2025 Game of the Year nominees for Video Games are Good.
Two women leap out of a rift splitting the scene in two diagonally. In the upper left, a sci-fi scene explodes with flying cars and purple lit up armor adorning the short black haired woman who jumps toward it. In the bottom right, a full fantastical world of giant mushrooms and large vines is showcased. In the bottom left, a badge signifies that this game is a 2025 VGG Game of the Year nominee.
A young girl winks and smiles while eating a piece of buttered toast. The game's title, Consume Me, is stamped on an oval and various versions of herself as pieces of fruit populate the background. A badge sits in the upper right signifying that this game is a 2025 VGG Game of the Year nominee.
A team of leather-bound warriors stand in the ruins of a city, facing off against a giant woman who is face down, hair draped over her face, crying. Some of the mfloat, some of them wield weapons. They're ready for a fight. The game's name, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, sits at the top. A badge is stamped in the upper left that signifies this game is a 2025 VGG Game of the Year nominee.
A grumpy warrior in an apron eyes an ominous blade. Next to her, on a bench, a jolly bald man sips a piping hot cup of tea and holds a letter. Strange flapping penguin-like creatures fly around them in front of a tea shop. The game's name, Wanderstop, floats above the scene. A badge sits in the bottom right signifying that this game is a VGG 2025 Game of the Year nominee.
A baby reaches their hand out and causes a variety of fruits and kitchen implements to fly into the air around the hanging ceiling light. Mom is busy on the phone and dad's staring stressed at some bills. The baby's sister is deep in thought at her laptop. Just above the baby is the game's title, Goodnight Universe. Overlaid over the sister in the bottom right is a badge that signifies that this game is a 2025 VGG Game of the Year nominee.
A femme person with red hair is deep in thought against a patterned background. The game's title, Demonschool, sits to the left. A badge sits in the upper left that signifies the game as a 2025 VGG Game of the Year nominee.
A blonde person reels back on a slingshot laced with braids of hair, aiming toward a goblet in the water ahead. Stars arc out of the slingshot. The game's name, Many Nights a Whisper, sits in the upper right. A badge in the bottom right signifies that the game is a 2025 VGG Game of the Year nominee.
A man in business casual clothing stands at a urinal next to a man in a cape and a giant buff pink skinned man. He peeks up at the clearly superpowered man while he pees. The game's name, Dispatch, sits atop the stalls to the right. A badge sits in the upper left signifying that the game is a 2025 VGG Game of the Year nominee.
A man opens up window curtains and as odd colorful light bursts through, he peeks over his shoulder to see numerous horrifying creatures surrounding him. The game's title Look Outside can be seen directly under him. A badge signifying the game as a 2025 VGG Game of the Year nominee sits in the bottom right.
The main character of Hades 2, Melinoe, stands arms spread, casting magic to make her weapons float. She wears an orange headband with a moon signet on the front. She wears an orange blouse with iron armor ornaments. A sickle and a dagger float up in front of her. A badge signifying the game as a 2025 VGG Game of the Year nominee can be seen in the upper left.
Event key art with text that says The Campout Campout, Nov. 22 at 12 p.m. at twitch.tv/Naetoid. The visual is a black dog (Julie and Nate's dog, Phyllis), in a style reminiscent of the 1000xRESIST key art. Phyllis wears multiple outfits from past Campout events, including a carnival ringleader type jacket, a studded leather jacket, a scout shirt and orange bandana tie, and a ranger style hat with the VGG thumbs up logo. Her face is intense, looking straight forward. On one side, the background is a glowing white. On the other is a purple background with blue and pink abstract accents and swirl shapes, sort of Into the Spiderverse multiverse glitch-inspired.
Key art for the 2024 VGG Champion Campout, or "Champout," created by Jeireine. It has a vintage wrestling event poster style. Nate and Julie play chess, while Phyllis, in pink pants and a black harness, comes flying in with a folding chair raised above her head and ready to smash everyone and everything in the scene. Text reads: "Video Games Are Good presents: Champion Campout. Nov. 23 at noon PT. 24 hours. twitch.tv/Naetoid. VGG -- est. 2020." Then on the right is a portrait of a wrestler that looks like a humanoid worm, with text: "The worm returns for a rematch." The logo is a punching fist with the word "Champout" over it. Text in the footer says: "Reserve ringside! Nonstop friendship-testing competitions. 2nd Annual VGG Royal Rumble. Game shows and trivia. 2024 GOTY nominees. Jackbox Survey Scramble Tournament. And more!"
Event key art with text that says The Campout Campout, Nov. 22 at 12 p.m. at twitch.tv/Naetoid. The visual is a black dog (Julie and Nate's dog, Phyllis), in a style reminiscent of the 1000xRESIST key art. Phyllis wears multiple outfits from past Campout events, including a carnival ringleader type jacket, a studded leather jacket, a scout shirt and orange bandana tie, and a ranger style hat with the VGG thumbs up logo. Her face is intense, looking straight forward. On one side, the background is a glowing white. On the other is a purple background with blue and pink abstract accents and swirl shapes, sort of Into the Spiderverse multiverse glitch-inspired.
A collage of images from oneway.exe stylized with torn edges, and a semi-transparent overlay of a computer screen with popup ads (also from the game). There's a photo of Julie doing a peace sign and Nate making a surprised face, below the Twitch channel name Naetoid.
A collage of images from indie horror games, including Fear the Spotlight, Is This Game Trying To Kill Me?, No I'm Not A Human, and Haunted ROM: The Lost Cartridge. Fishpaste's black and white logo banner with Junji Ito-style art is across the bottom, and his full Twitch username (FishpasteGG) is in white text at the top.
A corrected graphic with orange blocks and white text, with a grinning jack-o'-lantern. Text says: Hallow-Streams, friends to follow for month-long spooky streams. Bradleyrose: Castlevania Aria of Sorrow 10/3 to 10/5. More to come! FishpasteGG: Fear the Spotlight, Haunted ROM: The Lost Cartridge, Heartworm, No I'm Not A Human and more 10/4, 10/6, 10/11, 10/13, 10/18, 10/20. InfinityBreakGaming: Scratches 10/7 and 10/14, Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2 10/21, Static Dread The Lighthouse 10/28. Mercutiglo: Slayaway Camp 10/9, Speed Dating for Ghosts 10/23. Svideotheque: Mondays - Vampire: the Masquerade, Wednesdays - Spooky Watch Wednesday, Fridays - 10/10 Luigi's Mansion, 10/17 Clock Tower, 10/24 Silent Hill PS1, 10/29 Pumpkin Carving, and Goosebumps readings! Naetoid: oneway.exe Module 1.0 10/27. Bonus VGG Patreon-exclusive Hallow-Streams!
A graphic with orange blocks and white text, with a grinning jack-o'-lantern. Text says: Hallow-Streams, friends to follow for month-long spooky streams. Bradleyrose: Castlevania Aria of Sorrow 10/3 to 10-5. FishpasteGG: Fear the Spotlight, Haunted ROM: The Lost Cartridge, Heartworm, No I'm Not A Human and more 10/4, 10/6, 10/13, 10/15, 10/20, and 10/22. InfinityBreakGaming: Scratches 10/7 and 10/14, Silent Hill 2 (2024) 10/21, Static Dread The Lighthouse 10/28. Mercutiglo: Slayaway Camp 10/9, Speed Dating for Ghosts 10/23. Svideotheque: Mondays - Vampire: the Masquerade, Wednesdays - Spooky Watch Wednesday, Fridays - 10/10 Luigi's Mansion, 10/17 Clock Tower, 10/24 Silent Hill PS1, 10/29 Pumpkin Carving, and Goosebumps readings! Naetoid: oneway.exe Module 1.0 10/18. Bonus VGG Patreon-exclusive Hallow-Streams!
A pulled-out crowd shot of the PAX show floor near Bandai Namco's setup.
The VGG pup, Phyllis, curled up in her bed and looking at the camera with puppy dog eyes.
Julie and Nate take a selfie in line for Pokemon Legends: Z-A. The one AAA we hit this weekend lol.
Nate, a person with long brown hair and a red shirt sits and plays a game on a laptop. In front of him is the Entropy banner with a yellow background and warriors posing with their weapons.
Panning from right to left at the PAX West show floor, past a Borderlands 4 display, with people milling about.
Two hands holding PAX media badges on lanyards.
The key art for Abiotic Factor. It depicts a chaotic scene where three scientists with hand crafted weaponry and armor stand scared in the middle of chaos on both sides. To their left, a giant skeletal monster pokes out of a portal and spiny aliens gather just outside of the portal. On the right, a giant robot and soldiers on a balcony above target the scientists. The building they are in is in shambles.
The key art for The Drifter. An older bearded man grimaces in a cemetery, wielding a shovel as he looks forward at something horrifying that glows red off-screen. Soldiers with glowing green masks stand looking for someone not too far from him. A storm rages on.
Against a sunset background with palm trees shaded in the foreground, a box with info about VGG's fundraising goals details the following: $250, $500, and $750 were raised, unlocking a longer fundraiser stream, a full playthrough stream of The Drifter on August 16, and a 12 hour Abiotic Factor stream on August 23 at 12 PM Pacific. And at $1000 raised, Nate will cosplay as the main character of Baby Steps and play the game on September 13 at 3 PM Pacific. An image of the onesie wearing protagonist of Baby Steps sits to the left of the Baby Steps information.
Against a sunset background with palm trees shaded in the foreground, a box with info about VGG's fundraising goals details the following: $250 and $500 were raised, unlocking a longer fundraiser stream and a full playthrough stream of The Drifter on August 16. At $750 raised, a 12 hour Abiotic Factor stream will be unlocked for August 23 at 12 PM Pacific. And at $1000 raised, Nate will cosplay as the main character of Baby Steps and play the game on September 13 at 3 PM Pacific. An image of a scientist stroking his chin can be seen to the right of the Abiotic info. An image of the onesie wearing protagonist of Baby Steps can be seen to the left of the Baby Steps information.
An August 2025 game release calendar listing games releasing throughout the month. Aug. 4: Sizzle & Stack Aug. 5: Oscuro: Blossom's Glow, this game will end in 205 clicks Aug. 6: Static Dread: The Lighthouse Aug 7: 1000 Deaths, Artis Impact, Chained Echoes Ashes of Elrant DLC, Gemporium, MakeRoom, Paper Animal Adventure early access, Ritual of Raven, The Royal Writ, Tiny Bookshop, Mafia: The Old Country Aug. 11: Whisper Mountain Outbreak early access Aug. 12: Ra Ra Boom, Super Farming Boy early access Aug. 14: Inkshade, OVIS LOOP early access Aug. 15: OFF, The Dark Queen of Mortholme Aug. 18: Draggin' Aug. 19: Sword of the Sea, VOID/BREAKER Aug. 20: All Systems Dance early access Aug. 21: Discounty Aug. 25: Pizza Bandit early access Aug. 26: Fresh Tracks Aug. 27: Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Aug. 28: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, The Knightling TBA: Is This Seat Taken?, PIGFACE
The Crush House key art. One person holds a drink in a can and sticks their tongue out. Three more look at them around an outdoor yard and pool area near The Crush House.
Against a sunset gradient and a series of palm trees, a box reads out the following information: "At $250 raised: The Crush House Episode 2 featuring Fish, Viddy, Glory, and Fern on August 2 at 6 PM Pacific". A furby-like creature known as Chorby sits to the right. "At $500 raised: The Drifter Full Playthrough on August 16 at 12 PM Pacific." A man wielding a shovel in a rainy cemetery sits to the left. "At $750 raised: Abiotic Factor 12-Hour Stream on August 23 at 12 PM Pacific." A bald scientist with square glasses holds his chin to the right. "At $1000 raised: Nate Cosplays Baby Steps on Sept. 13 at 3 PM Pacific." The main character of Baby Steps, a thick man in a onesie, stands in a field to the left.
Against a gradient background of VGG's pastel red, blue, and yellow colors, the VGG logo is sat next to the PAX West logo. In the bottom left corner, boy scout-like characters from the game PEAK are climbing a mountain while a monk from Kaiju Co-op Horror Cooking points off into the distance, and a fly from Time Flies floats just overhead.
The key art for Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog. In the black of space, mechs and ships shoot lasers at each other. A giant mech stands posed and and a person with black hair and a stoic look poses in front of that. Two femme engineer types stand looking behind them.
A record player with a clear vinyl on it, with the sleeve held up in front on the left. The sleeve art has the character Pizza, from Chicory - a cute dog in overalls and a black bandana with a bean-shaped head and big nose, holding a paintbrush that spreads multiple colors over the ground as they run, head turned facing back the way they came from.
An in-game screenshot of Downhill. In the background, a slimy darkness has destroyed some sort of temple. In the foreground, there's a character portrait of a young woman in a long coat who stands horrified. She asks "Who- who are you?" The player has the options of "It's hard to explain, but I mean well," "Just someone playing a game," "You can think of me as a god," and "It doesn't matter. You have to trust me."
An in-game screenshot of Consume Me. A teen girl, Jenny, poses with exaggeratedly large muscles, wearing shades and doing a sort of Handsome Squidward face. The background is a burst of purple lights exploding from the center. The bottom of the screen shows the results of her workout. On the left, it shows the character's daily schedule.
A chibi portrait of FishpasteGG, smiling and giving a thoughtful look with his hand on his chin. He's dressed like Resident Evil's Chris Redfield. He stands next to the key art for the co-op survival horror game Whisper Mountain Outbreak, framed by VGG's bright colors.
A chibi portrait of Fern, VGG's deputy editor, smiling and clasping their hands under their chin. They're wearing a frog-printed jacket and jeans and big frog face earrings. Next to them, framed in VGG's bright colors, is the key art for the match-3 visual novel Heartspell: Horizon Academy.
A chibi portrait of Nate, VGG's editor-in-chief, smiling and giving a thumbs-up in a light blue tux. He has long brown hair and a beard. Framed next to him in VGG's bright colors is the key art for the game Colorbound.
PC Gamer Presents PC Gaming Show "Stream Partner" graphic.
Chibi versions of the VGG team Fern, Nate, and Fish, in the Southeast Asian Games Showcase co-streamer frame.
Meme with people in a theater audience saying wait is this fucking play about us? But edited to say game instead of play.
Key art for Wanderstop, with Alta, a warrior with a frustrated face, and Boro, a tea shop keeper with a jolly smile, sitting on a bench outside the tea stop. Text says VGG x Mercutiglo and has the game title and dates May 24-25.
Nate (left) and Julie (right) take a selfie together after filming. Nate wears a pink Wholesome Direct shirt with a bunch of game characters on it and makes a silly wide-eyed grimace expression; he has long dark brown hair, facial hair and brown eyes. Julie wears a blue tee and black long-sleeved shirt under it; they have shoulder-length light brown hair and they're smiling with their eyes closed and holding up a peace sign with their left hand.
Four teenage girls stand in a forest washed in an otherworldly pink glow with lines across it like a glitch.
Fern has their head in their hands and Nate throws back his head laughing while playing Split Fiction.
The key art for Split Fiction. Two women jump off in opposing directions with the image cut diagonally in half. The top left of the image depicts a sci-fi universe and a character in a full on sci-fi jumpsuit. Flying cars and a metallic city can be seen in the back. The bottom right of the image shows a fantasy world with the person wearing witchy robes and leather garb. Dragons, giant mushrooms, and more can be seen. The game's title is at the top.
The VGG Linktree landing page with our logo, website link and various social media icons. Our summary at the top says "Video Games Are Good: In-depth game reviews, videos, Twitch streams, industry event coverage."
Scenes from two Strange Scaffold game trailers play one after the other, starting with match-3 gameplay from Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 and transitioning into some tactics battle scenes from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown.
Trailer shots from Wanderstop. In the background, scenes of Alta brewing tea in a giant bespoke kettle, filling it with water and tossing ingredients in. In the foreground, she sits on a bench outside and, as she thinks, she visibly deflates and hangs her head. Text overlaid says "Demo preview!" and there's the Steam Next Fest logo.
Shots from the trailer of Promise Mascot Agency, with Michi and Shiori with text saying "Boss, we've got trouble!" Then shots of mascots driving or walking around and doing jobs. Text overlaid says "Demo Preview!" and there's also the Steam Next Fest logo.
Key art for Lost Records: Bloom and Rage. Four teenagers' faces overlap, washed in pink and blue lighting and strange glowy patterns.