{"id":1202594,"date":"2026-02-19T18:46:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/what-weve-been-playing-wiping-an-old-save-old-memories-made-new-and-small-mazes"},"modified":"2026-02-19T18:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:46:51","slug":"what-weve-been-playing-wiping-an-old-save-old-memories-made-new-and-small-mazes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/what-weve-been-playing-wiping-an-old-save-old-memories-made-new-and-small-mazes\/","title":{"rendered":"What we&#8217;ve been playing &#8211; wiping an old save, old memories made new, and small mazes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/what-weve-been-playing-wiping-an-old-save-old-memories-made-new-and-small-mazes.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we&#8217;ve been playing. 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