Glorious Necropolis: Even in Arcadia Review
In Even in Arcadia, the rich have fled a devastated earth for new and luxurious designer planets. Yet, even on …
Duke Smoochem: A Tour of the Absurdity of Life on Normal Island
It is in a spirit of both mocking opposition to British reactionaries, as well as a sometimes amused affection for …
A Dog’s Life? A Review of Playing Classic Dog-Based Games with a 3-Year Old Australian Shepherd
I spent last weekend dog-sitting my brother's Australian Shepherd, Hertta, and offer a review of a few of the games …
Destroy global supply chains with a mouse click: Innocent Passage review
Innocent Passage is a game about processes of adaptation and cascading failure in global supply chains. It allows us to …
Finally, a strategy game where you play as the good guys!
Spirit Island asks its players to identify with the occupied rather than the occupier, to become participants in an anticolonial …
Explore the Natural Wonders of an Alien World: In Other Waters and Ecological Storytelling
In Other Waters is an ecological game. It’s about how environments shape and are shaped by the things within them, …
Everyday Humanity in the Void: Experiencing Outer Space in Elite Dangerous
Two books helped me discover that playing as a space trucker is more fun than I thought it’d be!
What would it be like to shake someone’s hand?
In the words of its creator, A Firm Handshake is simply about ‘what it would be like to shake someone’s …
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