Gentle exploration
A Short Hike: letting the path become the point
A mountain summit provides direction, but the published premise leaves room for wandering, climbing and gliding along the way.
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ISSUE 01 / ADVENTURE
Find a world
worth getting lost in.
Adventures examined through place, movement and the questions that make us keep exploring.
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THE CURRENT COLLECTION
Eight games. Eight different questions.
Narrative mystery
Firewatch: a landscape connected by a radio
A solitary lookout and a voice on the radio provide the framework for a first-person mystery in the Wyoming wilderness.
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Atmospheric travel
Journey: a destination expressed through movement
Ruins, sand and an ancient world frame an adventure whose appeal starts with travelling through its spaces.
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Exploration mystery
Outer Wilds: following a question beyond the horizon
A solar system in a time loop offers an adventure built around connecting discoveries, with a strong reason to avoid spoilers.
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Creative exploration
Eastshade: making a landscape into a subject
Travelling as a painter gives exploration a concrete creative role, with an easel taking the place of a conventional adventure weapon.
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Action adventure
TUNIC: a small fox and a large question mark
An isometric adventure combines a recognisable hero with a world of legends, powers and dangerous encounters.
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Interconnected exploration
ANIMAL WELL: a labyrinth worth reading slowly
A connected underground world and tools with surprising uses make close attention a more useful starting point than a race to the next marker.
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Atmospheric platforming
LIMBO: an adventure drawn in silhouette
A boy searching for his sister enters a stark world where movement and visual uncertainty carry the premise.
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A NOTE FROM THE EDITORIAL DESK
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We look at the relationship between a game’s central idea and the kind of experience a reader might want. Each article separates published facts from editorial interpretation and links to the official store listing used for research.
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