Author: Fiona Han

Before 247G, I thought about games solely from the perspective of a player. I often described games to my friends as either a definate…

Stardew Valley is a farming and life-simulation game created by ConcernedApe (Eric Barone) in 2016 for PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, and mobile platforms, and…

I played the card game Flip 7 with my family. It is a physical card game made by Eric Olsen, targeting families, casual party…

Hollow Knight invites the player into a ruined kingdom called Hallownest and then refuses to explain itself. There are no opening cutscenes or no…

A game I enjoyed is Stardew Valley. Stardew Valley is built around repeating gameplay loops that teach the player skills through action and feedback….

Blue Prince is my favorite puzzle game of all time. Developed by solo designer Tonda Ros under the studio name Dogubomb in April 2025,…

Mood Board Above ^^ Spotify Playlist: Narrative direction 1: Story Myopus is a species of lemming living in the Finnish forests. They eat moss…

There is a moment in every well-designed escape room when the player stops thinking about the puzzle and starts believing in the world. Stanford…

In The Sailor’s Dream, walking, or drifting, is a mechanic that challenges conventional game assumptions about pacing and reward. Designed by SIMOGO AB, this…

Games I love in each of the types of use of story in games: Environmental storying telling: The Sailor’s Dream Evocative spaces: Doki Doki…

Social deduction games thrive on suspicion, performance, and incomplete information. As someone drawn to these mechanics, my team’s prototype, tentatively titled The Murder Game,…

Playing Among Us highlighted unexpected aspects of my communication style and decision-making. The mechanics of the time-constrained communication systems where players can only talk…