Getting there is the point in Transport Fever 3, a game about planning and creating transit systems that help your city grow. www.avclub.com/transport-fe...

No artistic medium is better suited to discussing humanity’s natural inclination to fail than video games, as Forestrike proves. www.avclub.com/forestrike-g...

There's a narrative and mechanical hollowness at the core of the new psychological horror game Love Eternal that keeps it from liftoff. Our review: www.avclub.com/love-eternal...

Acclaimed upon release 10 years ago and still held up as an exemplar of video game narrative, Firewatch dresses up the same male fantasy. www.avclub.com/firewatch-10...

Scarlet Hollow and Slay The Princess reveal the untapped potential of video game narratives--while also highlighting why it remains unrealized. Read @gracemachine.bsky.social on Scarlet Hollow's fifth episode. www.avclub.com/scarlet-holl...

Acclaimed upon release 10 years ago and still held up as an exemplar of video game narrative, Firewatch dresses up the same male fantasy. www.avclub.com/firewatch-10...

Will keep thinking about both these games for a long time...which has a lot more value than something slicker and less potent.

Scarlet Hollow and Slay The Princess reveal the untapped potential of video game narratives--while also highlighting why it remains unrealized. Read @gracemachine.bsky.social on Scarlet Hollow's fifth episode. www.avclub.com/scarlet-holl...

For Love Week at The A.V. Club, I got a chance to write about the excellent VN Misericorde and how its queer hot mess disaster protagonist struggles against her own deeply entrenched religious beliefs.

Edmund McMillen’s cat breeding/combat game is unafraid to give players a middle finger—or the power to break it in half. www.avclub.com/game-theory-...

In Australia Did It, the player has to protect a railbound supply convoy as it travels across a wasteland that used to be the Atlantic Ocean. Unfortunately, there are giant insects, killer robots, and hostile soldiers along the way—you know, video game stuff. www.avclub.com/australia-di...

Neko Syndicate stars sushi-smuggling cats in a board game that offers big-box weight in a quick, fast-playing package. @keithlaw.bsky.social's review: www.avclub.com/neko-syndica...

Despite Hasbro's big new licensing deal for Harry Potter toys and games, Magic: The Gathering has no plans for a Potter set. www.avclub.com/magic-gather...

In Australia Did It, the player has to protect a railbound supply convoy as it travels across a wasteland that used to be the Atlantic Ocean. Unfortunately, there are giant insects, killer robots, and hostile soldiers along the way—you know, video game stuff. www.avclub.com/australia-di...

Romeo Is A Dead Man is a SUDA51 game, which should tell you everything you need to know about it. www.avclub.com/romeo-is-a-d...

Relooted, a game about freeing real African artifacts from Western museums and collections, interrogates history through sharply designed heists. Our review: www.avclub.com/relooted-gam...

Relooted, a game about freeing real African artifacts from Western museums and collections, interrogates history through sharply designed heists. Our review: www.avclub.com/relooted-gam...

It's Bandcamp day. Find out why the music marketplace has become a top storefront for video game soundtracks. www.avclub.com/bandcamp-vid...

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined tries to streamline the original, but loses sight of why we play games, turning this one into a chore. www.avclub.com/dragon-quest...

After years of rumors, it's finally official: Stern Pinball is making a Pokémon pinball machine. Check out the teaser announcement. www.avclub.com/pokemon-pinb...

Resharing my review of Hermit and Pig now that the game is officially out. I would highly recommend this one, especially given The Current Moment we're in. It's early, but I could easily see this game remaining near the top of my lists come end of year www.avclub.com/hermit-and-p...

Dosa Divas is an upcoming turn-based RPG that combines a magic culinary mech with thoughtful family drama. Our preview: www.avclub.com/dosa-divas-p...

my latest board game review for @theavclubgames.bsky.social looks at Point Galaxy, the third game in the series started by Point Salad, keeping the original's best mechanics and adding a few new twists along with the space theme: www.avclub.com/point-galaxy...

Point Galaxy is an outer space riff on Point Salad, twisting that game's score-focused play without overcomplicating it. Read @keithlaw.bsky.social's review. www.avclub.com/point-galaxy...

Lorwyn Eclipsed, the first Magic set of 2026, tries to balance newbie interest and old-timer nostalgia, and only partially succeeds. www.avclub.com/magic-gather...

My first review of 2026 is out!! I got to play Hermit and Pig which absolutely rocks

Criticizing capitalism and turning social anxiety into a game mechanic, Hermit And Pig tackles serious issues with wit and whimsy. Our review: www.avclub.com/hermit-and-p...

Here’s what we’ll be playing in February. www.avclub.com/february-202...

Before remaking Silent Hill 2, Bloober Team revealed fascism and abuse as two sides of the same coin in The Medium, which was released five years ago this week. www.avclub.com/medium-bloob...

Before remaking Silent Hill 2, Bloober Team revealed fascism and abuse as two sides of the same coin in The Medium, which was released five years ago this week. www.avclub.com/medium-bloob...

Here’s what we’ll be playing in February. www.avclub.com/february-202...

Lorwyn Eclipsed, the first Magic set of 2026, tries to balance newbie interest and old-timer nostalgia, and only partially succeeds. www.avclub.com/magic-gather...

Knitting Circle, the new sequel to the modern classic board game Calico, isn't as well-designed as that game, but it's still a good fit. @keithlaw.bsky.social's review: www.avclub.com/knitting-cir...

It's good to revisit an imperfect game that you've already dismissed--like we did with Elden Ring: Nightreign and its recent DLC. www.avclub.com/nightreign-d...

Move over, Richard Schiff: Mandy Patinkin is playing bad guy Odin in Ronald D. Moore's God of War TV series. www.avclub.com/mandy-patink...

Nothing's scarier than religion in Crisol: Theater of Idols, an upcoming survival horror game from Blumhouse and Vermila Studios. www.avclub.com/crisol-theat...

Don't Stop, Girlypop is a very fast, very pink arena shooter that nails its core feel but misses on enemy design. Read our review. www.avclub.com/dont-stop-gi...

Mountain climbing game Cairn invites you to think about sacrifice and overcoming impossible odds, but never fully digs into why people do this. Our review: www.avclub.com/cairn-game-r...

The horror game I Hate This Place has quite a few pluses, like its unnerving sound design, but its parts don't come together in a cohesive whole. www.avclub.com/i-hate-this-...

When you defeat a skeleton in a video game, there's a very good chance it will quickly reassemble itself. What inspired this cliche? www.avclub.com/regenerating...

Don't Stop, Girlypop is a very fast, very pink arena shooter that nails its core feel but misses on enemy design. Read our review. www.avclub.com/dont-stop-gi...

When you defeat a skeleton in a video game, there's a very good chance it will quickly reassemble itself. What inspired this cliche? www.avclub.com/regenerating...

Nothing's scarier than religion in Crisol: Theater of Idols, an upcoming survival horror game from Blumhouse and Vermila Studios. www.avclub.com/crisol-theat...

The overtly sports-informed back-and-forth nature of a Highguard match makes it stand out compared to other “hero shooters." www.avclub.com/highguard-ga...

The overtly sports-informed back-and-forth nature of a Highguard match makes it stand out compared to other “hero shooters." www.avclub.com/highguard-ga...

Long crucial to independent music, Bandcamp is an important outlet for video game composers to share and sell their work. www.avclub.com/bandcamp-vid...

Getting Hollow Knight: Silksong's "true ending" is a brutal process that reflects the difficulty of changing a seemingly unchangeable world. www.avclub.com/hollow-knigh...

Mystery game TR-49 complicates its great puzzles with some design decisions that are intentionally irritating. www.avclub.com/tr-49-narrat...

The masterful Trails Beyond the Horizon leaves the best ongoing epic in games on an apocalyptic cliffhanger. Read our review. www.avclub.com/trails-beyon...

Mystery game TR-49 complicates its great puzzles with some design decisions that are intentionally irritating. www.avclub.com/tr-49-narrat...