Bruno Dias
An Unsolved Game, ‘Age of Empires II’ Still Breeds Obsession 18 Years Later
Mastering Ensemble's real-time strategy classic is becoming the work of a lifetime.
This Game About Paperclips Will Make You Ponder the Apocalypse
‘Universal Paperclips’ is the Horrifying, Logical Conclusion to the Clicker Genre
Chatty Rats Are the Best NPCs in 'Dishonored 2: Death of the Outsider'
Making fascinating, creepy, and lovable new friends in low places.
‘Tooth and Tail’ Is a Cute Strategy Game at War with Its Own Genre
There's a fine line between streamlining a complicated game genre and gutting it.
Experience the Horror and Absurdity of Writing for Video Games
‘The Writer Will Do Something’ is required reading for anyone interested in how the sausage gets made.
This Platformer Dares You to Explore the Pitch-Black
'Roguelight' is brutally simple yet fiendishly clever.
Interactive Fiction's Favorite Setting Is the Dungeon of the Mind
How the genre's earliest influences and limitations created a tradition of metaphorical imprisonment.
Making Souls-Like A Genre Might Actually End Up Hurting it
The latest Game Maker's Toolkit investigates the Souls-like phenomenon.
This Flirtation Game Lets You Wrap Your Mouth Around Another Man’s... Gun
Robert Yang’s 'The Tearoom' brings 1960s cruising to life in this immersive bathroom sim.
This Tiny Puzzler Rewires Your Brain in 15 minutes
‘PrograMaze’ will have you thinking in Puzzlescript!
'Battlegrounds' Finds Streaming Success With Tense Human Drama
Watching 'PUBG' streamers is the closest thing to a horror movie on Twitch.
'Quadrilateral Cowboy' Points to a Different Kind of Intimacy in Games
The people behind the hacks are always the most interesting.