Robin Bea

Cozy games are huge today, ostensibly offering an escape from stress, but exactly what makes a game restful m…

Five months after its release, 'El Paso, Elsewhere' director Xalavier Nelson reflects on the pressures of bei…

The games that had the biggest impact on Robin Bea in 2025 were about bringing people together.

'Consume Me' tells a unique story of a teenage girl struggling with body image, academics and dating, all tol…

A roll of the dice. That's what determines how your day goes in Citizen Sleeper , as it does for so many peop…

'Horses' is a subversive, unsettling indie game like nothing you've ever played - but censorship from Steam a…

"Trans people are not a new thing!" For trans people like voice actress Meli Grant and myself, this couldn't …

'Metroid Prime 4' builds a gorgeous new world to explore, but buries its best parts under an empty open world…

'Phantasy Star Online' proved that online RPGs were not only possible on consoles, but that they could offer …

An essential game about photographing the end of the world felt like the perfect encapsulation of 2020, and i…

Careful practice and tough questions form the backbone of a short, thought-provoking new game from experiment…

'Dragon Age: The Veilguard' might have been better off as a live-service game, according to the CEO of the co…

A game about rolling dice to make pizza might be this year's best RPG.