“The Awdrey-Gore Legacy” is a strange collection of drawings and microtexts, seemingly loosely inspired by a game of Clue and the detective genre
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2 What would it be like to be a skeptic in a world where proof of the existence of the 'gods' is right there in front of you?
Walking the Planes 5: A Theism
A sunset vista reveals that Off-Peak’s station is on some level an island of game space floating in a strange spirit world.
Sunday Frames: Station To Nowhere
A building in Nowhere Men reminded Oscar of a place from his past.
Sunday Frames: Dutch Modernist Architecture
Oscar interviews Jonas Kyratzes about his and his wife Verena's Lands of Dream games, his work on The Talos Principle with Tom Jubert, political themes and literary inspirations, and what else is in store.
Idylls Under Threat: An Interview With Jonas Kyratzes
Our interview with Cosmo D, game designer, composer, and cellist in Archie Pelago. We talk about his background, last year's game Off-Peak and the upcoming The Norwood Suite, as well as a selection of his favourite videogame music.
The OntoCast — Cosmo D Interview
Oscar dives into the latest 2D adventure by Wadjet Eye, and finds a charming, well-crafted work in a long tradition.
Review: Shardlight
By displacing racism to fantasy races and demographic divides in games, writers raise an awkward question: how did real-world racism suddenly get solved?
The displacement of racism in speculative game fictions
In this new special episode of the OntoCast, Oscar interviews composer Chris Christodoulou on getting into the business, the differences between composing for film and for games, and his work on upcoming titles such as Deadbolt and The Council Of Crows.
The OntoCast — Chris Christodoulou Interview
How a dating sim (currently in development) may kickstart conversations about fantasy races and the representation of marginalised people.
Tusks And The Humanisation Of The (Gay) Orc
Sunrose is a beaufitul musical digitoy powered by seven letters. Enter a combination, give the sun a whirl, sit back, and enjoy.
On Sunrose
While there is much to love about the generally dour tone and sometimes bleak and frustrating challenges in the Souls games, their messaging system adds a pleasant bit of levity.