Published May 10, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT This universal movie adolescence lacks the specificity to really hit Image: Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna Interactive Patch Notes is a weekly newsletter bringing you the best of Polygon, sent on Fridays and published on the site on Sundays. You can subscribe here . People are really digging Mixtape , the buzzy new coming-of-age game and this week's major release. It's "overwhelmingly positive" on Steam! IGN gave it 10/10! Simon Cardy's lovely review is full of personalized nostalgia — "Beethoven & Dinosaur may have made it just for me," he admits — while our own Giovanni Colantonio was inspired to make and publish a mixtape of his own in his review. ( Give it a listen .) Whether they love it unreservedly or not, this game certainly resonates with critics of a certain disposition — and age. As my editor put it after seeing the mostly glowing review scores, "The Millennials have logged on for Mixtape." I'm technically a Gen Xer, but I can relate.…