Category: Opinions

Video games compete for the same hours that even work, family, streaming, books, exercise and sleep all want. That gives every finished campaign a kind of hidden price. Players feel it every time a map keeps growing, a quest log keeps filling,...

Cozy games look effortless when being played. The colors feel warm, the controls feel easy, the routine feels soothing. Players settle in and start to think the whole thing came together naturally. That smooth feeling usually hides a mountain of design work....