Theo Larkin
The CompletionistSample profileCompletionist · Indie + Adventure pull · 77% finish rate
@velvet_cartridgeJoined August 2025
permanent resident of the indie section. find me evangelizing outer wilds to strangers. my backlog has its own backlog. if it cost $60 to make i probably haven't played it yet.
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Tunic5/5 rating
Starts as a cute Zelda-like. Reveals itself to be something considerably stranger and more rewar…
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14 logged · 10 beaten
14
games logged
library size right now
10
games beaten
77% finish rate
291h
tracked playtime
hours tracked so far
Status mix
Finish rate excludes wishlist and watched entries.
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The genres that keep resurfacing
Indie
Adventure
Role-playing (RPG)
Puzzle
Simulator
Recent Activity
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completedNeon White
Apr 14
started playingDead Cells
Apr 11
completedSlay the Spire
Apr 11
completedInscryption
Apr 10
Apr 6
Reviews (3)
Theo Larkin@velvet_cartridge · 3/25/2026
Starts as a cute Zelda-like. Reveals itself to be something considerably stranger and more rewarding. The in-game manual mechanic is the best tutorial design I've seen — it treats you like an intelligent adult discovering a game you can't read. The late-game difficulty spike almost broke me. Worth it. This weird little fox game is genuinely special.
Theo Larkin@velvet_cartridge · 3/5/2026
I need to describe this game without describing it. It is nominally a deckbuilder. It is actually several other things that I will not name. If you've played Pony Island or other Daniel Mullins work, you know roughly what to expect. If you haven't: go in completely blind. This is the most genuinely surprised I've been by a game in years. The moment I realized what was happening was one of those rare things.
Theo Larkin@velvet_cartridge · 3/2/2026
The only game I can think of that is measurably better the less you know about it. I discovered it by accident and I'm still annoyed I read even one review before starting. The Ash Twin Project sequence is the finest moment in video game storytelling I've encountered, and I play a lot of games. Also the music is perfect. Don't let anyone tell you anything.
