Chris Lawn

While Talion is a being of inhuman ability and power from the get go, I begin in a relatively fragile positio…

"I was hoping to wake up and everything was back to COVID times." That sentence weighs on me as I continue ch…

A management sim equal parts cozy, instructive, and critical of big business-even if somewhat accidentally. S…

7th Chance is a simple game. It costs $2.95 at full price. It'll only take you about 15 minutes to see it thr…

There is an unbridled joy at the heart of Alba: A Wildlife Adventure. It's a whimsical and carefree spirit of…

We often see very little behind the development curtain with most video games. The first we tend to hear abou…

An inward look at Harry Potter fandom, and how Ikenfell has replaced that ailing franchise in my heart as the…

Everything that lives is designed to end. We are perpetually trapped in a never ending spiral of life and dea…

"Good-Bye, Father." Zagreus falls from the sky, landing with grace. The small isometric dungeon presents a s…

A masterclass in worldbuilding, the punk aesthetic of Umurangi Generation is a sight to behold. Snap your way…

My curiosity piqued from a map acquired in Stinkhorn, I was determined. I would find this abandoned castle ma…

How much can one line mean?

Umurangi Generation is a game of physical spaces. While simply tasked with capturing photographs of specific …

"I hate it". These were the three words I said to my partner within 10 minutes of starting Descenders. My fir…

Doki Doki Literature Club, a dating sim / visual novel, has already congealed in the public consciousness as …

My jaw hung agape when I first discovered the truth behind my Travelers' hazard protection suit. Who would ha…

Even for those of us that don't travel all that much, the border closures accompanying the hellscape that is …

Orwell’s Animal Farm remains faithful to its namesake - almost too much so. While the systems themselves lead…

What is history, really? Is it a series of events that happened in the past? A collective understanding of a …

When we’re young, the stories told by our elders feel mundane, boring. They’ll often talk wistfully of times …

Off-Peak City is definitely a surrealist experience – talking buildings, odd paintings, physical structures t…

In much the same way as a good mystery film, this game’s 2-3 hours of plot twists and emotional moments will …

400 days must pass. Awaken the King; End All Longing.

"Struggling with success is always a hard sell for empathy. It's all too easy to dismiss such expressions wit…