Games

In the charming game Pentiment, Renaissance history becomes a means of questioning the role of the artist.

The interactive game The Quarry pulls on horror tropes to create an enjoyable social experience.

Norco is a dark science fiction game that holds closely to the history of the Lousiana town it’s named after.

The fantasy world of FromSoftware’s Elden Ring is challenging but it richly rewards curiosity and patience.

Wordle has taken the internet by storm – and is a reminder that play can matter for its own sake.

The new Australian game Unpacking  is an intimate experience of domestic realism.

Games such as Far Cry draw on colonial histories but seldom move beyond the imperial gaze.

The Artful Escape’s exuberant style and psychedelic soundtrack can’t mask its essential superficiality.

The release of dark visual novel We Know the Devil on Nintendo Switch may herald a more inclusive industry, but it’s far from marketable ‘diverse content’.

Phantom Abyss, the new asynchronous multiplayer game from Brisbane-based studio Team WIBY, promises to take the social stress out of online gaming.