Gravity Ghost is about universal symmetry and not pooping in the afterlife
Mario Galaxy, with a surprising amount of weight.
Stephanie Carmichael
Lisa makes a monster out of you
Fulfilling the primal need for violence and glistening bodies.
Never Alone, the "first Alaska Native game," is a diorama of nature
Folklore made as real as graphics can get.
The unexpected charms of Pokémon Art Academy
You grow up, but you never leave.
Futuridium is a surprisingly Kubrickian take on intergalactic combat
Here’s one space war you can’t win.
DreadOut is old-school torture
The scissors-lady snippeth.
Shu’s Garden shows that growing up is hard
Planting a seed in the thirsty soil of videogames.
How M. C. Escher’s "little worlds" inspired the gorgeous upcoming Monument Valley
Not to mention Sonic the Hedgehog, Fez, Diablo II…
Garden Warfare aims to be the shooter for you and your 80-year-old grandma
An inside look at an FPS looking to do something different.
Inside the twenty-year collaboration that brought us Psychonauts, Full Throttle, and Broken Age
Meet the John Williams to Tim Schafer’s Spielberg.
Bardbarian is equal parts music-battling heaven and grinding hell
There is one really, really big problem with this game.
How The Banner Saga’s creators got an IGF nomination by LARPING in their front yard
Inside one of the prettiest games of the year.
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime takes Chris Ware to outer space, whether he wants to go or not
We talk to the developers—and to Ware himself—to explore this fascinating artistic intersection.
Moshi Monsters: Katsuma Unleashed made me miss the ’90s
This ain’t your, uh … older siblings’ platformer?
Contrast conjures a children’s magic show-and is about as believable as one
Watch your step, things are getting mushy around here.
Batman: Arkham Origins is one big identity crisis
Is this a prequel or a sequel? Does anyone care? Is this thing on?
Inside the company that rules the Halo, Splinter Cell, and Tron universes
Media “bibles” are used as creative springboards, not blueprints.
Outlast reminds us why survival horror is important
Red Barrels’ debut makes you feel powerless all over again. It is “enjoyable.”
How Gunpoint paints a world with Edward Snowden’s brush
Tom Francis’ stealth title is a contemporary reflection on security and deadly force.
How Twin Peaks finds new life in the world of Deadly Premonition
Swery’s Deadly Premonition is getting its director’s cut this week. He has a lot to discuss with David Lynch. Perhaps over a cup of coffee?