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Narrative-Driven

A collection of 25 posts

Indie Monthly

Indie Monthly: April 2025

Something for everyone this Spring.

Hidden Gems

Hidden Gems of Game Design Vol 34

Unearthing Betrayer, Pyre, The Berlin Apartment, and Pure

Indie Monthly

Indie Monthly: January 2025

Starting 2025 off right with detective-themed indies

WordPlayer

WordPlayer: I’m Still Thinking About The Diploma In Unpacking

Examining the best piece of video game narrative design in years

WordPlayer

WordPlayer: Life is Strange: Double Exposure Makes Me Miss Episodic Releases

Are episodes the way to go?

Opinion

Minimalism in Mouthwashing

99% of horror is in the imagination

WordPlayer

WordPlayer: Broken Sword Reminds Me Who I Am

One of the most human games I've ever played

Feature

This is the Choice of Steins;Gate

Since 2009, one visual novel has changed many lives

Feature

Framing the Depths: An Archaeological Approach to Cinematography in The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow

Exploring horror through cinematographic techniques

Retrospective

Fort Solis Retrospective: A Year Later

Looking back on the sci-fi thriller that got me started on SUPERJUMP

Opinion

Nobody Wants To Die and the Unsung Beauty of Expiration Dates

Investigating the implausible dream of immortality

Feature

Choices Have Consequences in 428: Shibuya Scramble

Branching paths take you to interesting destinations

Review

Night and Day: A Review of Frank and Drake

A gothic urban mystery that is quiet, haunting, and kind

Feature

Stories That Shine Like Stained Glass

The Pillars of the Earth pulls us into a violent medieval world

Indie Monthly

Indie Monthly: May 2024

Seven awesome new indie games to add to your backlog

Review

Cyber Manhunt 2 Offers Sanitized Versions of Real-World Terrors

The world is dark and full of social media

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 21

More genres than you can shake a stick at

Opinion

Firewatch Burns a New Path to Understanding

Answers appear on an auburn horizon

Review

Slay the Princess is a Spooky Narrative Masterpiece

Explore a shattered multiverse of narrative design in Slay the Princess's full release

Review

Decarnation: Review and Analysis

A phantasmagorical world of dreams and nightmares

Review

Full Void: A Child Lost in the Darkness

Minimalist story-driven horror adventure awaits

Review

The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie Review

All Trails lead here...and onward

Opinion

LudoNarraCon 2023: 6 Games to Watch

Some of the best picks at the intersection of narrative and gameplay

Game Design

The Economy of Accepting Death in Spiritfarer

How game systems enable introspective and emotional experiences

Review

The Library of Babel Review

Robotic existentialism and seeking the truth at the end of time