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A Backlog by Any Other Name
Does a game count towards your backlog if you bought it knowing you'd never play it? Asking for a friend.
March 10, 2026
The Age Gate Nobody Asked For
Yelling at Discord won’t fix the bigger problem. (Though it probably feels good!)
February 17, 2026
When Survival Becomes Meter Management
A meter tells you you’re cold. Survival decides what happens because of it.
January 25, 2026
What Survival Gamers ACTUALLY Want From Zombie Survival Games
A recent Reddit thread shows what gamers actually want: survival with real consequence.
January 22, 2026
Derelicts’ Patreon Delivers Radio Silence
When supporters are paying monthly, they're entitled to communication. Not perfection.
December 4, 2025
Your AI Replacement Skipped the Struggle
My beef isn't even about the ethical impacts-it's about what we lose when we skip the hard part.
November 18, 2025
One More Workbench: Playing Indie Dev Jenga
Are side projects a strategy or a distraction? And do they make it harder to finish what you started?
September 16, 2025
Architecturally Offensive, Functionally Perfect!
The Gamer HOA would hate me, but I sleep just fine in my box-shaped bunker.
August 11, 2025