Every time I read a “literacy is declining and students are cheating on everything” article I want to believe it's a moral panic but it really just seems like no one can read and everyone loves not thinking

Popping a reminder here that I'm looking for work! I'm a thoughtful and thorough journalist and critic, and an engaged and considerate editor. DM or email me at contact (at) graceinmachine (dot) com! muckrack.com/grace-benfell

Again,

Persona 4's tourist town of Inaba runs to a strict seasonal schedule, encouraging you to use your time there wisely. 🔗 https://www.eteogames.com/seasons-bc-in-persona-4s-tourist-town/

Abdullah was a pro football player, but he can't play now, so he can't afford to buy food for his children (this is his daughter, Sham). During the World Cup, please share and donate to his campaign so he can feed his family gofund.me/135fa0741

Now live for the public. I reviewed Wax Heads @waxheadsgame.bsky.social, Sol Cesto by @docgeraud.bsky.social, Tethergeist by oandcogames.bsky.social, Amberspire by @nictringali.bsky.social, and The Last Winter Knight by @endysis.bsky.social for my half-year indie roundup!

ICYMI: "In these games, we’re down there with the little guys." @emilyprice.bsky.social checks out five short indie games:

ANNOUNCEMENT Forget Starlight is a tabletop rpg set on an infinite feudal space station. Written by me, edited by @deptofmeteors.bsky.social. Out this summer with a print version available as well. More info here: enceledean.itch.io/forget-starl...

time for a new intro post. I’m an editor, freelance writer, and doctor of medieval literature now working in communications. I am a columnist and books editor @unwinnable.com. I can write reviews and essays for YOU about medieval stuff, video games, and indie comics, or a combination therof.

On a similar tack, @emilyprice.bsky.social does her annual mid-year round up of notable indie games. Read her thoughts on Sol Cesto, Wax Heads, Tethergeist, Amberspire and The Last Winter Knight. Forsooth! unwinnable.com/2026/07/02/i...

Issue 200 of Unwinnable is out! Buy it ($8): unwinnable.bigcartel.com/product/unwi... Subscribe ($5): unwinnable.com/subscribe/ Bask in the obscure religiosity of @fawnrelic.bsky.social's literally iconic cover. The vulture is your guide. The pie is your sustenance. Let's see what's inside...

In light of it being Disability Pride Month, AND the plethora of gaming news that keeps dropping, I just wanted to say that I would love to talk about the disabled experience and accessibility on your podcast!

wanted to emphasize one part which is that everyone should play wax heads my god it’s the “who do you think you are? I am” of both business sims and games about music

Now live for the public. I reviewed Wax Heads @waxheadsgame.bsky.social, Sol Cesto by @docgeraud.bsky.social, Tethergeist by oandcogames.bsky.social, Amberspire by @nictringali.bsky.social, and The Last Winter Knight by @endysis.bsky.social for my half-year indie roundup!

🇪🇨 Good luck to Ecuador's soccer team in tonight's game against Mexico—a rivalry that happened before in 2002, as depicted in the game despelote (on sale on Steam right now.) ¡Sí se puede! ⚽️ despelote.game

really one of the great short narrative games, for under $5.

Before the Green Moon ($3.59) - the devs of Wide Ocean, Big Jacket bring you something else - a moody sci-fi farming/life sim. reap, sow, and connect with your community that lives at the bottom of a space elevator... before you make your trip up it. store.steampowered.com/app/2323580/...

It's Summer sale season! Misericorde Vol. Two is available for its lowest price ever, and there's now a bundle for first-time readers. It includes Vol. One and Two together for even more of a discount. Spread the good word of miserable nuns! store.steampowered.com/bundle/71001...

"everything is bnpl, financing, or gambling” economy

if you were ever a teenager who got wayyy too parasocial about fictional characters being in bad situations you should probably just play soul of sovereignty

This month I did an indie sampler! Featuring (deep breath): Amberspire! Wax Heads! Tethergeist! Sol Cesto! The Last Winter Knight!

my mayor muslim, my representative little known, my corridor commie

This month I did an indie sampler! Featuring (deep breath): Amberspire! Wax Heads! Tethergeist! Sol Cesto! The Last Winter Knight!

While you're cooking in the heat this week, do bear this in mind.

As part of this celebration, if you subscribe before we release issue 201, you'll also get access to all 302 issues of the Monthly and Exploits! So get to signing up: unwinnable.com/subscribe/

Editors, fact-checkers, designers and news assistants at the Minnesota Star Tribune are losing their jobs today. Anything you can donate to help our laid-off journalists is greatly appreciated. Can’t donate? Share this post to boost our efforts.

My birthday was over the weekend and it's Pride Month, time to remind you I am LOOKING FOR WORK Editors: Look for my pitches or contact me via DM/email. Let me review games for you! Developers/PR: I'm open to mock reviews and consulting Everyone else: Shares appreciated linktr.ee/thewillarowe

Instead of stewing in my feelings about being yelled at on the street by some guy, I wrote a newsletter about it, and Wilco, and intrusive thoughts, and going to buy a pen www.anxietyshark.ca/all-my-lies-...

Here's a rare one: we're hiring a News Editor at Eurogamer! The role is hybrid in London, though there can be some wiggle room on this for a worldie of a candidate. We're after someone who can not only proof, but understand how to push a story forwards originally. www.eurogamer.net/eurogamer-is...

everyone who gets off the subway before I do isn't a real rail travel fan. Everyone who gets off after me is a poser and trying too hard. Everyone getting off at the same station as me is trying to cramp my style

I’m about $50 away from knocking my car insurance bill out, and then all that’s left is a phone bill

anyway... here's some games on steam that i think are neat & you should play (accessible / searchable titles in alt text)

caves of qud being influenced by book of the new sun makes so much sense

(making an instagram story with a link in it) you wanted to drag this link into the trash right? Make another one ope that’s the ‘create with AI’ button! what if you added a song by the 1975 into this informational graphic. Ok new link that goes right in the trash

you can’t fool me this is just a late-2000s coming of age film

I like Mina the Hollower so far, but the two things I don’t like are the rooms with a million collision objects + pits and the jumpscares :(

I’m excited to try some next fest demos today but between the AI garbo and the awful sorting system, it’s hard to find anything I’m not already aware of

Some of the upcoming games I’m most excited about and would like to cover on release: - Work Work Work (studio of Space for the Unbound one of my favs) -Truth Scrapper (same again, from ISAT dev) - Garbage Country (I wrote about Cloud Gardens years ago) -Sonnet (medieval, need I say more?)

honestly so excited about this mainly to see all the npc background dialogue in this one

If you don’t hire Kaile to review things for you you’re actually losing money!

If anyone's got any remote jobs in PR/marketing that pay at least $40k a year, hit me up.

doing figure drawing and it’s so back. Then again, it’s never been more over

time for a new intro post. I’m an editor, freelance writer, and doctor of medieval literature now working in communications. I am a columnist and books editor @unwinnable.com. I can write reviews and essays for YOU about medieval stuff, video games, and indie comics, or a combination therof.

that's the melancholy of Ocarina, right? link is just a slightly odd boy. and then he loses his entire childhood. don't you wish he could go back to that innocent time? what if you could go back to your childhood? hi. play our remake.

we have twilight princess at home

I’m always finding the truth behind the veritas personally

Fortune’s weave? I sure hope it does!!!

In the spirit of @puke.bsky.social's post from April, I am Simply Once Again Asking For People To Give A Shit noescapevg.com/i-just-want-...

same question for games with disclosed AI use tbh

sincere question, I wonder when outlets will feel (if ever) that not following bds is more costly than not covering Xbox