Dominic Tarason
@dominictarason.com
Veteran freelance games crit & PR. Hyped for indie games & mods. Bylines on RPS, PC Gamer, PCGamesN. Find my work, Steam curation & contact info below - He/Him
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Contact email: [email protected]
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Contact email: [email protected]
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Dominic Tarason
@dominictarason.com
· Apr 26
Dominic Tarason - Games Crit & PR
Professional Profile, Contact Details & Links
dominictarason.com
Wow, I apparently cleared 10,000 followers!
You've all made a terrible mistake and are going to spend too much on obscure games!
I am terribly sorry, but relieved to see others suffering from my curse.
I also have a Steam curator page, and accept tips (which helps me find games). Details below:
You've all made a terrible mistake and are going to spend too much on obscure games!
I am terribly sorry, but relieved to see others suffering from my curse.
I also have a Steam curator page, and accept tips (which helps me find games). Details below:
Something that every critic across every known medium should internalize.
February 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Something that every critic across every known medium should internalize.
A quaint reminder that there was a time before language collapsed in on itself.
February 2, 2026 at 3:00 AM
A quaint reminder that there was a time before language collapsed in on itself.
Mentioned it a bunch, but Look Outside, fantastic as it is, was just a small side-project. Malison is Couloumbe's BIG game.
Malison stream tonight!! Will be drawing some portrait assets! Should be fun. Tune in here-
www.twitch.tv/frankiepixel...
www.twitch.tv/frankiepixel...
February 2, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Mentioned it a bunch, but Look Outside, fantastic as it is, was just a small side-project. Malison is Couloumbe's BIG game.
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haha hey you ever post something you thought would be a funny meme
and instead you uncover a psychopath Nazi CEO who funds his company through an illegal hostel where he visa traps interns/employees and uses them as self proclaimed "slave labor" in a basement with no windows
cool cool me too...
and instead you uncover a psychopath Nazi CEO who funds his company through an illegal hostel where he visa traps interns/employees and uses them as self proclaimed "slave labor" in a basement with no windows
cool cool me too...
Look I know there's a lot going on right now.....but what in the fresh hell is this
February 2, 2026 at 12:19 AM
haha hey you ever post something you thought would be a funny meme
and instead you uncover a psychopath Nazi CEO who funds his company through an illegal hostel where he visa traps interns/employees and uses them as self proclaimed "slave labor" in a basement with no windows
cool cool me too...
and instead you uncover a psychopath Nazi CEO who funds his company through an illegal hostel where he visa traps interns/employees and uses them as self proclaimed "slave labor" in a basement with no windows
cool cool me too...
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February 2, 2026 at 12:12 AM
@pipopixie.bsky.social As you asked in chat, Quake modding has kinda exploded recently! The biggest community project EVER (it's like 4-5x the length as regular Quake) just dropped as a totally free game.
Also, if you want more catgirl boomshoots, here's a character mod and a full total conversion.
Also, if you want more catgirl boomshoots, here's a character mod and a full total conversion.
February 1, 2026 at 10:58 PM
@pipopixie.bsky.social As you asked in chat, Quake modding has kinda exploded recently! The biggest community project EVER (it's like 4-5x the length as regular Quake) just dropped as a totally free game.
Also, if you want more catgirl boomshoots, here's a character mod and a full total conversion.
Also, if you want more catgirl boomshoots, here's a character mod and a full total conversion.
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“surely people are exaggerating and the president didn’t shit himself in front the press in the oval office”
folks the president shit himself in front of the press in the oval office
folks the president shit himself in front of the press in the oval office
February 1, 2026 at 10:04 PM
“surely people are exaggerating and the president didn’t shit himself in front the press in the oval office”
folks the president shit himself in front of the press in the oval office
folks the president shit himself in front of the press in the oval office
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Anyway this is the look I'm aiming for
February 1, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Anyway this is the look I'm aiming for
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2008: Epstein is convicted of procuring a minor for prostitution
2018: Despite that conviction, [files indicate] he was invited by Rowling’s team - along with a guest of his choosing - to the Broadway opening of Harry Potter and the private after-party
Protecting women and children, is it?
2018: Despite that conviction, [files indicate] he was invited by Rowling’s team - along with a guest of his choosing - to the Broadway opening of Harry Potter and the private after-party
Protecting women and children, is it?
JK Rowling's team invited Jeffery Epstein to the deathly hallows play and to a Harry potter dinner.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM
2008: Epstein is convicted of procuring a minor for prostitution
2018: Despite that conviction, [files indicate] he was invited by Rowling’s team - along with a guest of his choosing - to the Broadway opening of Harry Potter and the private after-party
Protecting women and children, is it?
2018: Despite that conviction, [files indicate] he was invited by Rowling’s team - along with a guest of his choosing - to the Broadway opening of Harry Potter and the private after-party
Protecting women and children, is it?
Good news: It's a more competitive game with rollback now!
Bad news: They cut the single-player adventure mode, which was the main reason I bought the game in the first place.
Bad news: They cut the single-player adventure mode, which was the main reason I bought the game in the first place.
Samurai Gunn 2 comes out of hiding this February 6th with a 1.0 and a free version of the game with rotating characters.
I hope that this gets picked up by creators with a sizable cast. Quick rounds. Lots of chaos. Swords and guns all on one screen.
store.steampowered.com/app/1397790/...
I hope that this gets picked up by creators with a sizable cast. Quick rounds. Lots of chaos. Swords and guns all on one screen.
store.steampowered.com/app/1397790/...
Samurai GUNN 2 on Steam
Samurai GUNN 2 is a super fast online platform fighter with stylish moves and lots of cool characters. The unique character movement, crazy fast speed, and one-hit-kills make this unlike any platform ...
store.steampowered.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Good news: It's a more competitive game with rollback now!
Bad news: They cut the single-player adventure mode, which was the main reason I bought the game in the first place.
Bad news: They cut the single-player adventure mode, which was the main reason I bought the game in the first place.
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Samurai Gunn 2 comes out of hiding this February 6th with a 1.0 and a free version of the game with rotating characters.
I hope that this gets picked up by creators with a sizable cast. Quick rounds. Lots of chaos. Swords and guns all on one screen.
store.steampowered.com/app/1397790/...
I hope that this gets picked up by creators with a sizable cast. Quick rounds. Lots of chaos. Swords and guns all on one screen.
store.steampowered.com/app/1397790/...
Samurai GUNN 2 on Steam
Samurai GUNN 2 is a super fast online platform fighter with stylish moves and lots of cool characters. The unique character movement, crazy fast speed, and one-hit-kills make this unlike any platform ...
store.steampowered.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Samurai Gunn 2 comes out of hiding this February 6th with a 1.0 and a free version of the game with rotating characters.
I hope that this gets picked up by creators with a sizable cast. Quick rounds. Lots of chaos. Swords and guns all on one screen.
store.steampowered.com/app/1397790/...
I hope that this gets picked up by creators with a sizable cast. Quick rounds. Lots of chaos. Swords and guns all on one screen.
store.steampowered.com/app/1397790/...
Starting in a few minutes!
Today's first Kusogrande match is just starting. I'll be competing in the second round in just over an hour!
Come check it out, and cheer me on. I have no idea what hell I'm about to descend into.
Come check it out, and cheer me on. I have no idea what hell I'm about to descend into.
Brossentia - Twitch
Oh No! It's Kuso9rande! Four-Way Match in Mystery Game
www.twitch.tv
February 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Starting in a few minutes!
Today's first Kusogrande match is just starting. I'll be competing in the second round in just over an hour!
Come check it out, and cheer me on. I have no idea what hell I'm about to descend into.
Come check it out, and cheer me on. I have no idea what hell I'm about to descend into.
Brossentia - Twitch
Oh No! It's Kuso9rande! Four-Way Match in Mystery Game
www.twitch.tv
February 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Today's first Kusogrande match is just starting. I'll be competing in the second round in just over an hour!
Come check it out, and cheer me on. I have no idea what hell I'm about to descend into.
Come check it out, and cheer me on. I have no idea what hell I'm about to descend into.
I'm gonna be in my first Kusogrande match today, around 6pm GMT! I hope you'll all tune in to cheer for me, or at least heckle affectionately.
Oh no, indeed! 😱
It’s Opening Weekend of Kuso9!
It’s Opening Weekend of Kuso9!
Oh No! It's Kus9rande! Four-Way Match in Mystery Game twitch.tv/brossentia
February 1, 2026 at 1:45 PM
I'm gonna be in my first Kusogrande match today, around 6pm GMT! I hope you'll all tune in to cheer for me, or at least heckle affectionately.
January tends to be a slower period for the Doom scene, cooling off after the Cacowards, but there were still a whole pile of cool maps and mods released this past month.
NEW DOOM WADS | January 2026
YouTube video by Doom Wads
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:24 PM
January tends to be a slower period for the Doom scene, cooling off after the Cacowards, but there were still a whole pile of cool maps and mods released this past month.
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Also, just a reminder that Epstein was arrested in 2006 and pleaded guilty in 2008.
The majority of files from the latest release are dated beyond 2008.
This means the people communicating with him were doing so after it was known he was a pedo, had registered as a sex offender, and served time.
The majority of files from the latest release are dated beyond 2008.
This means the people communicating with him were doing so after it was known he was a pedo, had registered as a sex offender, and served time.
February 1, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Also, just a reminder that Epstein was arrested in 2006 and pleaded guilty in 2008.
The majority of files from the latest release are dated beyond 2008.
This means the people communicating with him were doing so after it was known he was a pedo, had registered as a sex offender, and served time.
The majority of files from the latest release are dated beyond 2008.
This means the people communicating with him were doing so after it was known he was a pedo, had registered as a sex offender, and served time.
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my other hot take of the day is that, instead of this new epstein drop confirming "everything is gamergate," it instead confirms that, somehow, no, even gamergate was epstein's fault, we know this sounds hard to believe but listen
January 31, 2026 at 10:00 PM
my other hot take of the day is that, instead of this new epstein drop confirming "everything is gamergate," it instead confirms that, somehow, no, even gamergate was epstein's fault, we know this sounds hard to believe but listen
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This will interest like 3 mutuals, but there's an English fan-patch for Legend of Mortal: github.com/joshfreitas1...
It's the sorta-parody-sorta-serious Wuxia RPG where you play as an ugly & unlucky dude. Heard it's surprisingly good, and it got 30k reviews:
store.steampowered.com/app/1859910/...
It's the sorta-parody-sorta-serious Wuxia RPG where you play as an ugly & unlucky dude. Heard it's surprisingly good, and it got 30k reviews:
store.steampowered.com/app/1859910/...
Legend of Mortal on Steam
The game world is set in a turbulent state and the mighty Tang-Man declines. The threats from the old enemies keep coming one after another.As a nobody, will you choose either to leave yourself out of...
store.steampowered.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:57 AM
This will interest like 3 mutuals, but there's an English fan-patch for Legend of Mortal: github.com/joshfreitas1...
It's the sorta-parody-sorta-serious Wuxia RPG where you play as an ugly & unlucky dude. Heard it's surprisingly good, and it got 30k reviews:
store.steampowered.com/app/1859910/...
It's the sorta-parody-sorta-serious Wuxia RPG where you play as an ugly & unlucky dude. Heard it's surprisingly good, and it got 30k reviews:
store.steampowered.com/app/1859910/...
I've been a bit out of the loop - have there been any absolutely must-play Lisa: The Painful fangames after The Hopeful?
It doesn't have to have the same aesthetic or writing style. Just be a full-length game (no WIPs or demos) that feels true to the spirit of the series.
It doesn't have to have the same aesthetic or writing style. Just be a full-length game (no WIPs or demos) that feels true to the spirit of the series.
LISA the Hopeful by Taco Salad
A fan game set in the LISA universe
taco-salad.itch.io
February 1, 2026 at 4:50 AM
I've been a bit out of the loop - have there been any absolutely must-play Lisa: The Painful fangames after The Hopeful?
It doesn't have to have the same aesthetic or writing style. Just be a full-length game (no WIPs or demos) that feels true to the spirit of the series.
It doesn't have to have the same aesthetic or writing style. Just be a full-length game (no WIPs or demos) that feels true to the spirit of the series.
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July 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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I was almost disappointed in Aria of Sorrow on the "rebranded souljaboy console" because it seemed like only the castle entrance song was fucked up as bad as it was, but a few hours later clock tower came in and,
May 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I was almost disappointed in Aria of Sorrow on the "rebranded souljaboy console" because it seemed like only the castle entrance song was fucked up as bad as it was, but a few hours later clock tower came in and,
The Nioh 3 demo is pretty impressive! It's a VERY different game to the first two.
But it's similar enough that I'm probably going to hold off on buying it until next year. The first two games evolved a LOT over the course of their DLC, which was fully integrated into the games and their NG+ loops.
But it's similar enough that I'm probably going to hold off on buying it until next year. The first two games evolved a LOT over the course of their DLC, which was fully integrated into the games and their NG+ loops.
Pre-purchase Nioh 3 on Steam
In the third game in the dark samurai action RPG series Nioh, you will need to use both Samurai and Ninja combat styles in your battles against formidable yokai as you explore a thrilling open field.
store.steampowered.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:30 AM
The Nioh 3 demo is pretty impressive! It's a VERY different game to the first two.
But it's similar enough that I'm probably going to hold off on buying it until next year. The first two games evolved a LOT over the course of their DLC, which was fully integrated into the games and their NG+ loops.
But it's similar enough that I'm probably going to hold off on buying it until next year. The first two games evolved a LOT over the course of their DLC, which was fully integrated into the games and their NG+ loops.
Until the day I die, I will never criticize someone again for writing an overtly, implausibly villainous character that relishes in cruelty and crime.
The past few years has revealed that from underpaid thug to the pedophile gangster president of the USA, they are almost all cartoonishly evil.
The past few years has revealed that from underpaid thug to the pedophile gangster president of the USA, they are almost all cartoonishly evil.
Wild eyed QAnon conspiracists in a room covered in newspaper clippings, photos, weeks of moldy takeout and red string: THE PEDOS THAT RUN THE GOVERNMENT SPEAK IN COMPLICATED CIPHERS!
The pedos that run the government in an unencrypted email: who's down to fuck, torture, and kill some kids?
The pedos that run the government in an unencrypted email: who's down to fuck, torture, and kill some kids?
February 1, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Until the day I die, I will never criticize someone again for writing an overtly, implausibly villainous character that relishes in cruelty and crime.
The past few years has revealed that from underpaid thug to the pedophile gangster president of the USA, they are almost all cartoonishly evil.
The past few years has revealed that from underpaid thug to the pedophile gangster president of the USA, they are almost all cartoonishly evil.
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Rare Youtube algorithm win: Today I learned that there is a Code Lyoko fangame, 15 years in the works (and counting), and it looks SICK AS HELL!?
You play as the operations/command character, using very Y2K cyberpunk interfaces to direct the characters to complete missions. Look at this gameplay!!!
You play as the operations/command character, using very Y2K cyberpunk interfaces to direct the characters to complete missions. Look at this gameplay!!!
IFSCL 4.8.X: Liberation Tutorial
YouTube video by CODELYOKOSTUDIOS2003
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Rare Youtube algorithm win: Today I learned that there is a Code Lyoko fangame, 15 years in the works (and counting), and it looks SICK AS HELL!?
You play as the operations/command character, using very Y2K cyberpunk interfaces to direct the characters to complete missions. Look at this gameplay!!!
You play as the operations/command character, using very Y2K cyberpunk interfaces to direct the characters to complete missions. Look at this gameplay!!!
Wild to see a scrappy little Haunted PSX horror short become a cult hit movie.
Indie horror - games, films, comics and wilder experimental stuff like analogue horror channels on Youtube - is a wild petri dish of talent.
Indie horror - games, films, comics and wilder experimental stuff like analogue horror channels on Youtube - is a wild petri dish of talent.
Markiplier’s ’IRON LUNG’ was #1 domestically on its opening day with $9M.
The film has already made at least 3X its production budget.
The film has already made at least 3X its production budget.
January 31, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Wild to see a scrappy little Haunted PSX horror short become a cult hit movie.
Indie horror - games, films, comics and wilder experimental stuff like analogue horror channels on Youtube - is a wild petri dish of talent.
Indie horror - games, films, comics and wilder experimental stuff like analogue horror channels on Youtube - is a wild petri dish of talent.