Subversion and Frog Fractions – Justin May 24, 2025 SPOILERS AHEAD Frog Fractions is, despite its name, not all that much about fractions. You start up the game, you’re a frog sitting on…
Critical Play: Puzzles May 24, 2025 Monument Valley is more than a game, it’s a meditation in motion. Created by Ustwo Games, it’s a puzzle experience designed around perspective, architecture,…
Critical Play: Play Like a Feminist May 24, 2025 For my critical play, I decided to play Depression Quest by Zoe Quinn, Patrick Lindsey, and Isaac Schankler on my browser (link). This is…
Cosiness and Slime Rancher May 24, 2025 The game for this week was Slime Rancher, a first-person shooter game released in 2016. The accompanying paper centered on discussing Slime Rancher in…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding May 24, 2025 I played Wizard101, a fantasy MMO created by KingsIsle Entertainment and available on PC and Mac. The game is designed for fans of rich…
Cookie Clicker & the Strange Satisfaction of Doing Almost Nothing May 24, 2025 There’s something really satisfying about stepping away from your laptop, coming back, and seeing millions of cookies waiting for you. Cookie Clicker doesn’t demand…
Checkpoint 3: Refined Core or Slice May 24, 2025 Disney Escape Game Overview Welcome to Escape Disney, a 30-minute immersive escape game where you and your teammates take on the roles of four…
Critical Play – Honkai Star Rail – Mai Mostafa May 24, 2025 For this week’s Critical Play, I chose to revisit an old friend, Honkai Star Rail. Honkai: Star Rail, developed by HoYoverse and available on…
Critical Play: Games of Chance & Addiction May 24, 2025 For this critical play, I played One Punch Man: World published by Crunchyroll Games and A Plus Japan for PC, iOS, and Google Play…
Critical Play: Games of Chance & Addiction May 24, 2025 I played Cats & Soup, a live service game by HIDEA that was created for everyone ages 12+. I played the iOS version on…
Balatro and Addiction: Who’s The Monster in Frankenstein, Really? May 23, 2025 Target Audience: Roguelike fans, card game lovers, strategy-heads who enjoy depth disguised as luck. Game Name: Balatro Creator: LocalThunk Platform: PC, Switch, PS5, Xbox…
Critical Play: Balatro – Victor May 23, 2025 Balatro is a roguelike deck-building poker game developed by LocalThunk, initially released on PC and consoles in February 2024. It was later ported to…
Critical Play: Games of Chance & Addiction – Emma May 23, 2025 Brawl Stars is a game developed by Supercell and played on mobile with iOS or Android. Its target audience is primarily teens and young…