A game design critic with more than a decade analyzing video games. I'm the author of the "Game Design Deep Dive series" and have interviewed hundreds of developers in the industry.
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Unearthing Tache Noire, KIBORG: Arena, Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride, and The Island of Doctor Morose.
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From Plushie Dreadful to Dreadful Land — how a developer's aesthetic became a business
Fifty hard-won lessons from years of watching indie games stumble — and the pitfalls you can sidestep on your way to launch
Unearthing Evolution of Ages: Settlements, Celeste Classic, and Belle's Quest
How Terror From the Void pieces it together
Negative Noir
Unearthing Ginger, Sublevel Zero Redux, and PlanetSide 2
Why Gacha games still show no signs of stopping
Exploring bullet heaven's beginnings and future with a hit indie four years later
Unearthing Freeride, Blazing Beaks, Cravan SandWitch, Clean Up Earth, and Battle for Troy
Observing game development from the outside-in as a first-time game design consultant
Unearthing Spooky Express, Jail Dice: Roll to Break, Rick Henderson, and Champions of Regnum
