Critical Play: World Building May 12, 2026 A Dark Room Doublespeak Games, 2013 Browser/Mobile A Dark Room opens with two important facts. The fire is dead and the room is freezing….
Critical Play: Puzzles May 7, 2026 Thinking Outside of the Box(es) Game: Gorogoa Creator: Jason Roberts (published by Annapurna Interactive / Buried Signal) Platform: PC, mobile, console Target Audience: Puzzle…
Checkpoint 1 – Team Bathyergus May 4, 2026 “Give ’em the Axe, the Axe, the Axe. Give ’em the Axe, the Axe, the Axe. Give ’em the Axe, give ’em the Axe,…
Checkpoint 1 Individual Assignment May 4, 2026 Mood Board Spotify Playlist Three Directions The core stays the same in all three: 2D platformer, tight movement, jumping, dashing, avoiding hazards, dodging…
Critical Play: Mysteries and Escape Rooms April 28, 2026 Game: Cube Escape Paradox, Chapter 1 Creator: Rusty Lake Platform: Mobile and Steam (I played on steam) Target Audience: Adult fans of point-and-click adventure,…
Bathyergus Team Norms April 28, 2026 Communication Default to async written updates in our shared channel. Use synchronous time for decisions, debates, and unblockers, not status reports. Acknowledge messages within…
Critical Play: Walking Simulators April 23, 2026 Exploring the World of Journey Journey is a game created by Jenova Chen at thatgamecompnay. It originally released on PS3 in 2012, but is…
Critical Play Competitive Analysis April 15, 2026 Catan: Cities and Knights vs The Collective Catan: Cities & Knights is an expansion to Klaus Teuber’s Catan, originally published by Kosmos in Germany…
What do Prototypes Prototype April 8, 2026 My team is explorinh a social deduction / resource management game that feels kind of like if Monopoly and Mafia had a baby. The…
Critical Play (Bluffing) – Among Us April 8, 2026 Critical Play – Among Us Creator: Innersloth Platform: PC / Mobile / Console Audience: Teens and up (casual audience + groups) As someone who…
MDA & 8 Kinds of Fun – Rainbow Six Siege April 6, 2026 In high school, I really loved playing Rainbow Six Siege due to the tense and strategic gameplay that the mechanics create. Unlike most shooters…
Introduction – Graham April 2, 2026 Hi my name is Graham, and I’m an econ undergrad + CS coterm. My favorite games that I have played recently are Cambio (I…