Mark has been thinking and writing about games since a Gameboy Pocket and a copy of Link's Awakening was first placed into his tender, seven-year-old hands. Since then, he snagged a creative writing ...

Fantasy worlds may have started as escapism, but quickly, they've become a way for RPGs to explore some truly dark territory. These days, the term "grimdark" is used to describe unrelentingly brutal ...

Many anime are known for their bright colors and vibrant sense of storytelling, making them some of the wackiest and most creative works out there. This is especially the case for shonen and shojo ...

Void Martyrs is a grimdark survival horror roguelite about a nun in a space suit. You’ve been sent to space on a crusade to repel an invading biomechanical plague. Explore abandoned ships and giant ...

Unlike most looter shooters, The Forever Winter isn't a traditional power fantasy. Trapped between two giant megacorporations locked in endless mech warfare that's turned the world into an ashen ...

When you hear the word grimdark, what games come to mind? Anything Warhammer 40k, probably, or perhaps the WW1 trenches of Tannenberg and Verdun. Well, if Escape from Tarkov and Warhammer 40k Darktide ...

Where does speculative fiction go in a dystopia? New genres suggest that the most likely directions are upward and onward, through stories that champion hope and optimism, collective action, and the ...

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey had its first trailer premiere online this week, and while most are excited about the movie, ...