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Skeletons in the Closet

By Sara Clemens • October 1st, 2019

“There’s always a chance to win in horror; there’s always light on the horizon, however distant. We hang in; we keep fighting.”

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Letter From the Editor

Unwinnable Monthly – September 2019

By Stu Horvath • September 16th, 2019

Welcome to the September issue of Unwinnable Monthly!

Clacking Out a Few Kind Words

By Levi Rubeck • October 10th, 2019

Levi plays Kind Words, a game about comforting and being comforted.

The Mumbling of Control

By Jeremy Signor • October 9th, 2019

The setting and premise are undoubtedly the stars of Control, but the sound design and nonsensical dialogue truly make the Oldest House otherworldly.

Checkpoint

The Client List

By Corey Milne • October 9th, 2019

Void Bastards is quintessentially British. Even with its prisoners-cum-clients.

The McMaster Files

1994 via the Year 40,000

By Jason McMaster • October 9th, 2019

Gladius accomplished the near-impossible: transforming Jason from a critic into a fan again.

Rookie of the Year

Star Trek: The Sex Generation

By Matt Marrone • October 8th, 2019

The ladies of the USS Enterprise want to get it on. Badly.

Let Black Boys Be Soft

By Oluwatayo Adewole • October 8th, 2019

Being black and male in the Western world means a lot labels are grafted onto your personality every day.

Magazine Columns

dissecting the world

The Burnt Offering

Stu Horvath

too much analysis?

The Heavy Pour

Sara Clemens

finding deeper meaning

Another Look

Yussef Cole

fictional companions, goth concerns

This Mortal Coyle

Deirdre Coyle

where games meet real life

The Collision Detection

Ben Sailer

on the shelf

Backlog

Gavin Craig

monthly metal

The Usurper

Astrid Budgor

streaming documentaries

Documentary Sunday

Megan Condis

ridicule and reverence

Rookie of the Year

Matt Marrone

a monthly soapbox

Here's the Thing

Rob Rich

games and ennui

The McMaster Files

Jason McMaster

games and world history

Checkpoint

Corey Milne

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