Archive - The Spieler

Rage Alongside the Machine?

Exploring Consumer Softproducts' latest game-design hijinks.

8 hrs ago •

June 2025

The Future of Affordable Gaming

Imagining brighter horizons for the video games industry

Jun 25 •

Divine Cybermancy Is My Kind of Posthumanism

A review and alternative reading of 2011’s strangest video game

Jun 18 •

The Deconstructed RPG

REVIEW: 2018's Kenshi by Lo-Fi Studios

Jun 11 •

Coming Attractions / Hundred-Hour Second Chances

We've got sixty Subscribers. Only 8.2256188e7 to go!

Jun 4 •

May 2025

Reinterpreting "Realism"

Dissecting Video Gaming's Most Ambiguous Selling Point

May 28 •

The Game Where You Rebuild Politics from Absolute Scratch

REVIEW: 2020's Shadow Empire by VR Designs

May 21 •

The Aura of the Video Game

Game Design as the Last Refuge of Art, Part II

May 14 •

Game Design as the Last Refuge of Art, Part I

If you value human expression, ignore modern video gaming at your peril.

May 6 •

April 2025

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