- Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
- Release Date: May 7, 2026
- Also On: Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
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May 12, 2026There are pieces of a good game and story here, but even in two hours, it feels like it wastes a lot of time and doesn’t create anything all that compelling in the end.
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May 18, 2026A beautiful movie masquerading as a game, that tries its best to seduce you with nostalgia.
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May 11, 2026Lovely, beautiful, heartwarming, and unable to convince me it needed my input as a player at all.
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May 18, 2026I genuinely enjoyed some of the characters and the decidedly low-key gameplay, but they never quite saw the level of thematic exploration I really wanted. Still, I can’t deny it succeeded in getting me to slow down and appreciate the moment it was presenting. If you can handle this level of weapons-grade nostalgia, or even just dig the music it’s borrowing, you may well find something to appreciate about Mixtape.
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May 17, 2026One of those games you should play if you love videogames as a way to feel. [Recommended]
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May 7, 2026I struggle to pin down Mixtape’s true identity. It’s an ‘80s comedy with ‘90s attitude where the teens often talk like it’s the 2020s. (“Sauce?” In the mid-’90s?) Its ending still lands the gut punch, but I wonder if that has less to do with the game and more to do with a final run of classic alt anthems that simply cannot fail.