I never loved pen and paper games like Dungeons & Dragons as a kid. That kind of play felt like it took everything I liked about fantasy and pretend—being a… Read the rest of the article: A roleplaying game about ghosts, in just 150 words

Apocalyptic landscapes are beloved to video games, lonesome, evocative worlds that ask players to make much of little—to scour the earth in search of survival, resources and heroism. Something about… Read the rest of the article: Cheers, sorry, it's the very British end of the world

MadameBerry has made us a neat toy: EDDA, An atmospheric slam poetry battle based on a collection of Old Norse poetry. Alongside warm firelight in a great hall, you choose… Read the rest of the article: Try performing in atmospheric Norse slam poetry competition

Games made in Puzzlescript have a uniquely-nostalgic feel, beyond the usual endeavor toward 'pixel art'. The Penanggalan resembles a little old Atari game, starring a "floating head and entrails time-traveling… Read the rest of the article: Play it now: The Penanggalan

Maybe you've heard of Elsa Frozen Brain Surgery — you know, the game where you open the popular Disney princess' skull and extract fashion items from her glittering brain morass… Read the rest of the article: The disturbing world of bootleg Disney's Frozen games

My Summer Car is an upcoming game about building your own vehicle in the reputedly "hot, hot, hot" Finnish summer. It also promises absurd difficulty, lots of death, and all-important… Read the rest of the article: I can't wait for this Finnish summer death car game

Ah, the tech and the aesthetics of 1990s games. The terrible framerates, indistinct faces and rough edges seem eerie today, perfectly recalling the horror games of a bygone age. If… Read the rest of the article: Who doesn't miss '90s horror games?

One way to trick your 'gamer' friends into listening to better music is to get them started on remixes of video game songs done by cool people. Laura has posted… Read the rest of the article: This rad Dark Souls remix will save you from the forces of the abyss

Most people don't often think about video game fashion—you mean a plaid shirt and a Zelda triforce tee, right? but Offworld contributor Gita Jackson has a delightful eye for clothing… Read the rest of the article: Fun video game fashion critiques for the style-conscious

Can two designers come up with the exact same idea, entirely by accident?

Playing with the short games of French creator Armel Gibson is a bit like interacting with a music video. If you're like me and you spent hours of the 1990s… Read the rest of the article: Armel Gibson makes short games that feel like music videos

Charmixy: Witch Academy instantly captured my heart today — must have been a love spell. The PC and mobile puzzle-dueling game has really cute art and music, plus some refreshing… Read the rest of the article: This magical witch puzzle game is really 'charming'

You're left alone at a battered, mysterious console, a flickering urban display on the greenscale monitor before you. There is just one big, red button within your reach. After briefly… Read the rest of the article: You'll want to poke this doomsday device

Cyber-athletes and their stim-packs — it sounds so future-dystopic, but it might be a thing.

Big groups can do amazing things with surprisingly few implements, and internet communities can spontaneously become collaborative experience designers. Redditors are playing a new game of sorts with themselves and… Read the rest of the article: Reddit's hot 'button' game is practically religious

As I understand it, being the parent of children is consistently terrifying — like herding cats, except suddenly minor environmental conveniences, like power outlets and stairs and cars, suddenly turn… Read the rest of the article: Play it now: Jostle Parent

I love when games make you balance two sides of your brain at once. It's not because I'm good at it — actually, some kind of schismatic asymmetry opens up… Read the rest of the article: Play it now: Apocalypse Gardening

You're a space beetle careening toward a confrontation with a futuristic giant head. That's the premise of Thumper, an upcoming music game from Brian Gibson, bassist of tooth-rattling classic Lightning… Read the rest of the article: Lightning Bolt's bassist is making a 'rhythm violence' game

Game manuals are all but obsolete these days. Not only do we rarely buy games physically, but one sign of 'good game design' by modern standards is when the player… Read the rest of the article: The loveliest game manual you've seen in ages

ceMelusine makes small, simple virtual spaces that feel as unknowable and vast as the human heart