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Everything published, in reverse order. Analysis, design criticism, cultural pieces. No scores attached to any of it.

Dark atmospheric game environment with glowing bonfire

A Decade of Soulslike: What the Genre Actually Changed

Noa Ferreira · May 2025 · 12 min read

Vast empty landscape with distant mountains

Why Open Worlds Feel Empty Even When They're Full

Callum Vries · Apr 2025 · 9 min read

First-person view of a shadowy corridor with multiple paths forward

The Immersive Sim Isn't Coming Back — It Never Left

Noa Ferreira · Mar 2025 · 10 min read

Two people sitting close together on a sofa, each holding a game controller

Couch Co-op Came Back Because We Needed It To

Callum Vries · Feb 2025 · 7 min read

Abstract sound wave visualisation in shades of amber and deep blue

Sound Design as the Story: What We Hear Before We See

Noa Ferreira · Jan 2025 · 11 min read