In no particular order:
- Blue Prince
- The Roottrees Are Dead
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Dispatch
- Avowed
- The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
- Nurikabe World
- The Seance of Blake Manor
- Strange Jigsaws
- Fantasy Life I: The Girl Who Steals Time
In no particular order:
I agree but these are usually supposed to be the first line when games/news hit the web, and sometimes it appears that the only decent journalist left is Schreier, with everyone else seemingly following him and his direction. Paid coverage definitely accounts for some of the overlap, but like you said it’s probably just reviewers aiming for a greater audience.
There’s always steam curated lists for the rest, I suppose.