new article from me is live I wrote about @knifedemonsoftware.bsky.social's Brush Burial: Gutter World, catharsis, power fantasies, and getting socially ostracized after being punched in the face.

please buy Brush Burial Gutter World. i am now begging

Another Artemis banger 👏🏾

And lastly, my own frustrations with Hades 2 and how it feels like Supergiant tried to craft a game to make everyone happy, resulting in their least interesting project. bloomedwings.com/2025/11/23/n...

Have been really enjoying doing these letter series with @mads.haus , with this one tackling criticism and collective takes, springboarding off our love of Mario Kart World despite YouTube constantly complaining about how it's the worst game ever. www.patreon.com/posts/144177...

Icymi, I had a trio of essays go up across the weekend. Starting with a very Me Thing to write, meshing the best run-based game of the year with pop-punk and 2000's music/leftist awakenings. Thanks @stopcar.ing for having a great site, go support her too! www.stopcar.ing/becoming-the...

new article from me is live I wrote about @knifedemonsoftware.bsky.social's Brush Burial: Gutter World, catharsis, power fantasies, and getting socially ostracized after being punched in the face.

I’m buying this and so should you.

Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...

the disco elysium horn stops my brain in its tracks as soon as i hear it, every time. like being transported somewhere altogether more real than wherever i am for a brief moment

any mutuals willing to read a draft I have and give me your thoughts?

"The subtle but incredible thing about this patchwork city is that it’s not about what I want – it’s about the needs of the community forming there." @exalclaw.bsky.social learns a lot about community building when he creates his Ball x Pit base:

hi i'm uh highkey desperate for some Paid Work so i'm putting myself out there (freelance & fulltime OK) i can do news, features, op-eds, interviews, reviews, u want it i got it bylines @ gameblast (PT-BR), unwinnable, into the spine, startmenu muckrack.com/hiero-de-lim... [email protected]

My Ball x Pit base is an eye sore. Constructing it hasn't felt great either. But, I'd argue that the way Ball x Pit makes you build New Ballbylon is great for developing the flexible mindset that creates communities. Read about it in my latest @unwinnable.com: unwinnable.com/2025/11/24/t...

my friend is away for the holidays, meaning I am home alone, meaning I am too scared to play Total Chaos, which should tell you how effective I found its horror elements

In Duskpunk, @jamespatton.bsky.social writes with a political language whose warnings are legible in our own world, useful to anyone looking to interrogate real structures of oppression. Also, it's quite fun to play.

I have the great fortune to have only ever worked with great editors, but @kellymerka.bsky.social is the best amongst the best.

Do you ever read something and think: "Is this one about me?" 👀

bloomedwings.com/2025/11/23/n... Alright, fine. I have a take too. And it's maybe a bold one.

This week: genre talk, gay Dragonball, Zelda Musou musings, and more: critical-distance.com/2025/11/23/n...

This is the love of God and he would show you more: predatory but at the same time instrumental to the will of critical harvest, a scenario by which one becomes as he is, of male and female, the magic hermaphrodite.

Here's the second part, btw! bloomedwings.com/2025/11/22/a...

what's a bad game, and how do we talk about it? @bloomedwings.bsky.social and I probably don't have the answer. but you can read us try to get there! now live - the 1st part of the 2nd installment in our letters series.

in case you missed it, Brush Burial: Gutter World is OUT NOW. you can get it for $9 on launch discount.

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New Stop Caring article, by the always wonderful @bloomedwings.bsky.social, is now live! Cind wrote about Monster Train 2, youthful rebellion, overcoming conservative thought, and, of course, pop-punk and emo music

last night i wrote a poem from the perspective of the rabbit plushie in american mcgee's alice games 🐰🍎 i was thinking about how many awful things stuffed animals must witness helplessly. we're a lot like them. or really, they're a part of us 🍏 read on my blog: plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-1...

this piece on a cool sequence in the texas chain saw massacre is a little rough but i felt like i couldn't move on to other things until i got it out tellthemidied.blog/2025/11/21/m...

The jig is up...my job has prohibited me from printing @unwinnable.com magazine on the color printer, citing "misuse of company resources" (I just got a written warning, I'm not at risk of losing my job or anything)

So happy to make my debut at Stop Caring! Both Artemis and I were eager to work together, love her editing. And also play what may be my favorite run-based game.

New Stop Caring article, by the always wonderful @bloomedwings.bsky.social, is now live! Cind wrote about Monster Train 2, youthful rebellion, overcoming conservative thought, and, of course, pop-punk and emo music

today was one of those days where I considered just giving up because of everything that's been going on in my life thank you everyone for the kind words and the support <3 it gave me the hope I needed to get through the day

For startmenu, I reviewed the excellent indie Touhou strategy RPG Fantasy Maiden Wars!

being young is thinking Carmack is the cooler of the two Johns growing up is realizing Romero was always the coolest one

Total Chaos, from the makers of Turbo Overkill, released today, so STALKER 2 playthrough is on hold

debating on whether or not I should start my second S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: HoC playthrough tonight....

Usually I wouldnt recommend playing a rhythm game with your eyes shut unless you’re a freak who’s memorized every beat and prompt, but in Bluegrass’ case? An integral part of a pleasant experience. My thoughts on the demo: exalclaw.com/2025/11/20/b...

Paired with a trusty pig, @stevenstoermer.bsky.social takes on the role of Reaper — and rolls across the map — in Spindle, a short meditation on grief with the vibe of a classic adventure game.

Italian main LGBTQIA+ outlet, Gay.it, let me write a short goodbye to @burgerbecky.bsky.social. Trans people built the videogame (and the game) scene.

happy transgender day of remembrance thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly please live 💜

We were invited to screen Still Playing at Amiens Jail in France as part of the cultural activity They asked me to take off my Kufiya claming its religious symbol I explained it’s part of my culture worn by people regardless of their religion I refused to take it off & the screening was cancelled

This is an essay about pain. @gallowlessdatura.bsky.social compares the Bag of Milk series by @nktkrkv.bsky.social and Z.A.T.O. by Ferry "nopanamaman" with her own experiences, and speaks on both dehumanization and finding hope in a simple message. gamesline.net/tales-of-the...

exciting news!! I got to write about hermeneutics, translation, and gender (all my favourite guys) in silent hill f!

I wrote about Zelda - the character, her series, and some feelings on Age of Imprisonment for @theavclubgames.bsky.social:

nitroglycerine! manages to be an immensely competent entry in the burgeoning genre of challenging, physics-based rage games in spite of its unattainable ambitions. tellthemidied.blog/2025/11/18/s...

a great write-up

Our current issue comes to a close with a new article on Silent Hill f, by @zweiteturm.bsky.social bulletpointsmonthly.com/2025/11/19/p...