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Title art for Pine Hearts; Tyke hops across a log crossing as the characters around him interact with the park.

Pine Hearts and the Healing Power of Kindness

Explore the beauty of nature, the joy of community, and the consolation of a grief resolved in Pine Hearts.

Stewpots and Space Travel: An Interview With Takuma Okada

Stewpots and Space Travel: An Interview With Takuma Okada

Chess, conches, and game jams, oh my

Dispatch Is Here To Save Superhero Storytelling

Dispatch Is Here To Save Superhero Storytelling

Holding out for a hero

Our Painted Worlds

Our Painted Worlds

How Clair Obscur beautifully reflects on life, art, grief

Indie Monthly: April 2025

Indie Monthly: April 2025

Something for everyone this Spring.

Hidden Gems of Game Design Vol 34

Hidden Gems of Game Design Vol 34

Unearthing Betrayer, Pyre, The Berlin Apartment, and Pure

Indie Monthly: January 2025

Indie Monthly: January 2025

Starting 2025 off right with detective-themed indies

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

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

Examining the best piece of video game narrative design in years

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

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

Are episodes the way to go?

Minimalism in Mouthwashing

Minimalism in Mouthwashing

99% of horror is in the imagination

WordPlayer: Broken Sword Reminds Me Who I Am

WordPlayer: Broken Sword Reminds Me Who I Am

One of the most human games I've ever played

This is the Choice of Steins;Gate

This is the Choice of Steins;Gate

Since 2009, one visual novel has changed many lives

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

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

Exploring horror through cinematographic techniques

Fort Solis Retrospective: A Year Later

Fort Solis Retrospective: A Year Later

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

Nobody Wants To Die and the Unsung Beauty of Expiration Dates

Nobody Wants To Die and the Unsung Beauty of Expiration Dates

Investigating the implausible dream of immortality

Choices Have Consequences in 428: Shibuya Scramble

Choices Have Consequences in 428: Shibuya Scramble

Branching paths take you to interesting destinations

Night and Day: A Review of Frank and Drake

Night and Day: A Review of Frank and Drake

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

Stories That Shine Like Stained Glass

Stories That Shine Like Stained Glass

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

Indie Monthly: May 2024

Indie Monthly: May 2024

Seven awesome new indie games to add to your backlog

Cyber Manhunt 2 Offers Sanitized Versions of Real-World Terrors

Cyber Manhunt 2 Offers Sanitized Versions of Real-World Terrors

The world is dark and full of social media

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 21

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 21

More genres than you can shake a stick at

Firewatch Burns a New Path to Understanding

Firewatch Burns a New Path to Understanding

Answers appear on an auburn horizon

Slay the Princess is a Spooky Narrative Masterpiece

Slay the Princess is a Spooky Narrative Masterpiece

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

Decarnation: Review and Analysis

Decarnation: Review and Analysis

A phantasmagorical world of dreams and nightmares

Full Void: A Child Lost in the Darkness

Full Void: A Child Lost in the Darkness

Minimalist story-driven horror adventure awaits