Rachel Alm

Opinion

You Monster! Decision-Based Morality, Player Agency, and Guilt

We are the sum of the choices we make

Interview

An Interview with Maui Game Studio's Joseph Abraham

On game development, teaching, and dominating kids in Mario Kart

Opinion

Lux Machina: The Couture of Video Games

It's not just how you play, it's how you look

Feature

How Punk Culture Influenced Gaming

The intersection of punk and digital entertainment

Opinion

Never-Ending Games: The Impermanence of a Constantly Updatable World

Delivering a finished game isn't what it used to be

Opinion

The Subtle Art of World Building

How developers build the worlds we play and why it matters

Review

Music Lessons: Grief and Hope in When the Past Was Around

Memories, and the grief that accompanies them

Opinion

The Little Light Within: FFXIV's Endwalker and the Fierceness of Hope

Hope is sometimes the most audacious goal

Feature

Jak and Daxter's Lasting Precursor Legacy

The venerable franchise took daring chances along the way

Feature

Resident Evil 4 Helped Me Embrace My Love of Horror

Pushing past the fear

Opinion

Naoki Yoshida is Right: Game Design Is Changing

Final Fantasy's latest superstar leader opines on where game design is going

Opinion

Sisters in Mystery: An Ode to the Nancy Drew PC Games

Classic games like the Nancy Drew series are nostalgia fuel from gamers' pasts.

Opinion

Detroit: Become Human is Both Brilliant and Just Shy of It

Could the vaunted game have achieved more?

Feature

League of Legends Excels at Making Fans of People Who Don't Play

A love for League of Legends goes beyond gaming

Opinion

Game Nights and the Joys of Couch-Side Spectating

In-person Twitch with more snacks and fewer trolls

Opinion

Final Fantasy XVI Isn’t Open World (And That’s a Good Thing)

Lessons in open-world design thought and how it may play into Final Fantasy XVI

Feature

From Geocaching to Zombies, Run! The Evolution of Exergaming

Getting exercise outside is more than just running in circles

Feature

In Eikons We Trust: Final Fantasy XVI’s Departure From and Homage to the Franchise History

Square Enix shows off more of its upcoming blockbuster

Feature

Healing in Final Fantasy XIV Helped Me Conquer My Fear of Failure

Learning life lessons through gaming