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Secret Places of Pain - Unwinnable “My identity was so tied up in my work, and the work itself lacked confidence. It was confusing to be loved.”

"The more I live in the mind of my past self, the more forgiveness and understanding I’m able to find."

@emilyprice.bsky.social talks to @meredithgran.com about her game Perfect Tides: Station to Station and women in games and writing:

2025 Critical Distance Status Once again, it’s time to check in on the finances for Critical Distance.   Last year, I said the finances were on the brink of stability. We never actually achieved that stability: we are unli…

Hey folks! Board member Zach has written up a quick update re: how we are doing. Please check it out and share widely: critical-distance.com/2026/02/25/2...

i did not preorder resident evil requiem fast enough and i want it physical so it looks like my weekend will be spent playing the ps5 copy of rudolph the red nosed reindeer i got for ten bucks as a joke

oh my god metal gear gay actually goes so hard as a name for a games writing site

Metal Gear Gay

watched on nebula and got actual goosebumps from how good the ending of this was youtu.be/IQYwCClbDUw?...

Narrative game devs & marketers! I want to talk to you about marketing narrative games for a video. I've already set up a couple of chats, but would love to hear from a few more ppl.

If you're down to answer a few questions, on-cam or otherwise, DMs are open! So is my email exalclaw[at]gmail.com!

I put my pussy, the whole pussy, and nothing but the pussy in every single piece of games writing I've done.

You might say "I'm cooking", "Oh I'm on a roll", "I wrote 1000 words today". Me? I put my whole pussy in this bitch.

No other word has done more damage to the craft of writing in recent years than “content”. Even if you’re using the word “content” ironically, or as a cute little joke, don’t. When someone calls writing “content” they’re pissing on someone’s hard work & passion. “Content” is Technosatan’s henchword.

Always an honor and a pleasure to be featured, always in great company.

Say it with me: SHORT! THAT!! BABY!!!

Your Thirst Is Mine, My Water Is Yours Deconstructing Caves of Qud's water ritual.

Seeing a lot of Caves of Qud chatter on the TL, so it’s the perfect time to re-share what is probably the best piece of writing I’ve ever done.

My essay deconstructing CoQ’s water ritual:

Somewhere out there, there is a trans woman trying to get better at board games. She could even be among us right now

Quinn Quimby Built with Readymag—a tool to design anything on the web.

wake up babe new portfolio just dropped readymag.website/u4099316201/...

My mission this year is to get one new subscriber for @unwinnable.com every day. I need your help. Yea, YOU. You're today's subscriber, didn't you know? You can sign up for five bucks here: unwinnable.com/subscribe/

hi guys I know I haven't been very active lately, and I don't talk about where I'm from often, but the government made some really scary announcements today so I thought I'd share to let everyone know what's happening. here are some posts from twt for context

Postmortem I just published my newest work to itch.io. It's called

i posted the postmortem of my new game to my itch blog too alienmelon.itch.io/flower/devlo...
i’m glad i took the time to go over some of the technical hurdles, especially the procedural generation stuff… lol so much went into this. i’m amazed i pulled it off! 💕🎉 #GameDev

a screenshot of a long winding brutalist staircase. there is a poem written on the wall. light comes through the windows. paint splats are on the stairs.

a screenshot of a tree that looks like a human bowing. the tree is large and covered in dandelion whisps. there is a poem at the base of the screen.

a screenshot looking up at old brutalist buildings. the buildings are abandoned.

a screenshot of a desert filled with dead trees. the dead trees almost look human. there is a poem at the base of the screen.

🌼My new game is here!🥀
"She danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died."
alienmelon.itch.io/flower
A game poem and interactive fiction about The End.
You play the very last flower left on Earth, bringing peace to long dead soil.
#IndieGame #VideoGame #GamePoem #Game

Only You An undying man without a name, a woman draped in layers of LONGING. Reminiscing through Planescape: Torment.

We got a new piece up on Stop Caring.

@coledone.com makes their debut appearance on the site with a personal essay on Planescape: Torment. Less straight-up videogame criticism, more narrative-focused, David reminisces about a man without a name and a woman draped in layers in longing.

Relooted Review: A Thrilling Heist Game Turns Crime Into Justice Hear me out, what if it doesn’t belong in a museum?

@adashtra.bsky.social for Kotaku

Relooted challenges who gets to own and tell African history Relooted, a game about freeing African artifacts from Western museums and collections, interrogates history through sharply designed heists. Read our review.

@exalclaw.bsky.social for AV Club Games

I am in very good company this week at Critical Distance, nestled between two fantastic reviews about Relooted.

I am going to link both of them below. While I am proud of my review, I would like to prioritize Wallace and Ash's voices.

Review | Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator - I Shorted A Baby (And It Felt So Good) — startmenu Space Baby Warlord Baby Trading Simulator delivers everything it promises with its title, and more. Artemis Octavio reviews.

Space Baby Warlord Baby Trading Simulator delivers everything it promises with its title, and more.

@stopcar.ing reviews.

I reviewed Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator.

It’s a great game and you can trust my opinion of it because im really good at the game

No. This is somewhere to be. This is all you have, but it's still something. Streets and sodium lights. The sky, the world. You're still alive.

Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties review: How not to do a remake | VGC Sega delivers a disappointing remake built on disdain, not reverence, looking to fix a game that wasn’t broken…

yakuza kiwami 3 is an insult to the game rgg has purported to remake, its players, the studio's previous quality output and, bewilderingly, women. oh, and the casting of an admitted sex pest. i'm somewhere between dejection and fury.

my review for vgc:
www.videogameschronicle.com/review/yakuz...

Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.

“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”

There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.

This comes just a few weeks after Vox Media laid off roughly a dozen people, including one who was on parental leave. At the same time, Vox announced that it would dismantle its dedicated DEI team. bsky.app/profile/voxm...

An image of clouds and a rainbow superimposed on top is an image of the trans flag and a golden retriever puppy. Bridget from guilty gear is also edited in to the image. Text reads "Deposit a trans person $100 and tomorrow something incredible will happen to you. Don't miss this opportunity.".

Hey Bluesky! Do you want to help a trans woman move to a safe place so she can be with her loved ones? Boy do I have an opportunity for you!

I continue raising money to cover all the immigration expenses (and there's a lot of them)

ko-fi.com/zeitgeistmis...

Donations and reposts are appreciated 💙

“I am hopeful to see at least $250,000 raised to support the important work Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota does. I also hope we inspire others to create their own fundraisers to support our Immigrant communities,” elaborated Wade. “There are additional ways to help listed on the bundle page: Create a tiltify fundraiser for ACLU, or directly donate to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, Unidos Minnesota, or CAIR Minnesota.” Wade also shared a TTRPG focused raffle that is supporting Minnesota Freedom Fund, as well as a No ICE in California Team Fundraiser on Tiltify.

Jes also shared several other ways to assist people outside of the charity bundle, including direct donations and a raffle

“Whether they are involved through donating their game or purchasing the bundle, they are making a difference”: jesthehuman’s No ICE In Minnesota Charity Bundle Goes Live With Over 1,300 Games Include... Charity content creator Jes Wade wants to support Minnesotans and is asking gamers to help.

@jesthehuman.itch.io's No ICE In Minnesota charity bundle has gone live with over 1300 games available priced at $10 min. All proceeds benefit the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. Jes also shared a few words with Exalclaw about the bundle and their goal for it:

exalclaw.com/2026/02/09/w...