Tetris Effect: Connected, Unpacking, and finding personhood without people — I don’t think it’s possible to prepare someone for the concept that a falling Tetrimino could make them cry.

Curating the history of virtual titles begins with a physical space — Libraries, one of the most important publicly funded institutions in modern society, are something we often take for granted. Libraries are phenomenally necessary public community spaces where one can find Stephen King, Beyoncé, Alan Moore and David Lynch under one roof, freely accessible. The materials that are available at your…

Sometimes the goal is to have no goal at all — It took me about three hours to understand Sable. I play a lot of indie games. Most of the time, I’m certain of what I’m in for. Not to say that indie games are predictable — they aren’t — but I know myself, and my tastes, and what I want…

‘Endwalker’ dives into the philosophical boundaries of JRPG’s greatest trope — At some point during the JRPG you’re playing, a character is going to make an impassioned play for all of existence. They are going to turn to the beleaguered protagonist (or, in some games, the protagonist is the one making the speech) and tell you — the player — that…

Xenosaga’s philosophically-crafted narrative still resonates years later — You are going to die. It doesn’t matter how old or young you are. It doesn’t matter what you try to do to stop it. It doesn’t matter if you spend your days worrying about death, or if you push that fear completely from your consciousness. …

Guide a lonely somnambulist through a hauntingly esoteric doomscape — Once upon a time, Isabelline Fallow lived with her sisters in a quaint house that sat upon forgotten farmland in the middle of nowhere. They worked together for months, planting crops and crafting a home. …

Metroid Dread excels by giving us a familiar heroine, unhinged — Samus Aran has never had to convince us that she’s a badass. The design of her Power Armor is perfect and iconic. Distinctive for its gilded washed-orange shell and instantly recognizable bird-fluted crimson helmet complete with glowing green visor, fans know Samus from her Speed Booster to her Arm Cannon.

Falling in love with Studio Pixel Punk’s robot apocalypse — The end of the world often encourages a division of perspective. We are used to dystopia. We are used to shopping malls full of zombies and suspicious survivors and lonely treks across the globe. Our modern dystopia is both dull and aggravating, one seeded by a bodily virus as well…

Kaiju Wars’ demo is a stylish entry in the strategy RPG genre — The city is quiet. Limned by a black and pink skyline silhouetted against foreboding ocher, there is a sense of impending dread. An apocalypse is soon at hand, one spurred forward by the sudden emergence of a radical and terrifying kaiju. Even with the terrific military might available, there’s little…