Critical Play: Poker May 21, 2026 Poker has no single inventor. It evolved from European card-playing traditions and is now played at casino tables worldwide and on digital platforms like…
Critical Play: Hades May 11, 2026 Critical Play: Hades Hades (2020), developed by Supergiant Games and available on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox, is an action game in which…
Loops and Arcs May 11, 2026 I really love Papa’s Cupcakeria. The core of the game is a set of nested loops — take an order, bake, frost, serve —…
Critical Play: The Room May 6, 2026 The Room: Critical Play The Room is a 3D puzzle game made by Fireproof Games, originally released for iPhone and iPad in 2012. Its…
Group Concept Document May 5, 2026 Group Concept Document Spy High School Life Simulation Game Appendix: P2 Individual Concept Doc – Sally Checkpoint 1: Individual Assignment Checkpoint 1: Concept Doc…
Checkpoint 1: Individual Assignment May 4, 2026 Moodboard: Spotify Playlist Link: Three Directions: Game 1: College Stories A Collaborative Episodic Storytelling Game Concept College Stories is a multiplayer, collaborative storytelling game…
Critical Play: Mystery at the Stargazer’s Manor April 29, 2026 Critical Play: Mystery at the Stargazer’s Manor Escape the Room: Mystery at the Stargazer’s Manor, designed by ThinkFun and released in 2016, is a…
P2: Team Norms April 28, 2026 Norms Respond to messages within 24-48 hours Be proactive in asking clarifying questions Be communicative about your schedule/when you are free/when are you able…
Clara Lu — Walking Simulators April 23, 2026 Clara Lu — Babbdi Critical Play Babbdi, released on Steam in 2022 by brothers Sirius and Léonard Lemaitre under Lemaitre Bros, is a free…
Critical Play: Competitive Analysis April 14, 2026 Critical Play: Competitive Analysis Game: …and then we died | Creator: Emma Larkins | Platform: Tabletop card game | Target Audience: Casual players, improv…
What do Prototypes Prototype? April 9, 2026 Can new players understand the game after one explanation? Our game has a lot of moving elements: hidden roles, hidden quests, role deduction, acting,…
Critical Play: Wavelength April 9, 2026 Wavelength is a social guessing game designed by Alex Hague, Justin Vickers, and Wolfgang Warsch, and published by CMYK in 2019. It is made…
Short Exercise: MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun April 2, 2026 As I wrote in my introduction, one of my favourite games is The Sims 4. For me, the kind of “fun,” or “aesthetic” as…