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The mountain-crown-meets-basketball logo of the Sacramento Kings on a field of purple jersey material.

Light the Beam

By Ben Sailer • April 5th, 2023

As a lapsed and reformed Sacramento Kings fan, Ben learns that sometimes backing a loser is the winningest thing you can do.

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Colt, the protagonist of Deathloop, stands geared up and ready to fight.

Learning to Love Roguelikes with Deathloop

By Ben Sailer • March 7th, 2023

Ben plays Deathloop and finally gets roguelikes, showing that sometimes all it takes for a genre to click is a change of context and perspective.

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A portrait of the band Mogwai, lined up shoulder-to-shoulder and staring blankly yet directly into the camera, true indie-cover style.

In the Spaceship Over Glasgow With Mogwai

By Ben Sailer • January 4th, 2023

Mogwai are often pigeonholed as the elder statesmen of post-rock. The real story about their roots and influences is much more interesting.

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A screenshot from Bad Writer showing the pixellated protagonist staring at a blank computer screen.

Better Living, Better Writing

By Ben Sailer • December 7th, 2022

Bad Writer shows how becoming a more interesting writer starts with living a more interesting life and there’s nothing interesting about joyless overwork.

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A close-up of Mae, the protagonist of Night in the Woods.

The Boomer Death Cult of Possum Springs

By Ben Sailer • November 2nd, 2022

As the Boomer death cult in Night In The Woods serves to remind us, sometimes the scariest monsters are the ones that could actually exist.

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Game Guides vs. The SEO Grind: Who Wins and Loses?

By Ben Sailer • September 7th, 2022

Physical strategy guides are on their way out. But is the SEO sinkhole that has replaced them better? Spoiler alert: no.

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A field of sky blue featuring a minimalist version of a Super Nintendo controller in stark white.

Some Thoughts on Independent Games and Media

By Ben Sailer • June 29th, 2022

As Unwinnable celebrates its tenth (twelfth) trip around the sun, Ben looks back on the developments and decisions that led him to this point.

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A blue, red and white race car sits in a mirrored trailer.

Passion and Generosity in the Vision of Gran Turismo

By Ben Sailer • June 2nd, 2022

Gran Turismo 7 has been criticized for greedy microtransactions. The spirit of its creative vision, however, is more generous than its commercial aspirations.

An engraving of a fierce Roman chariot race. The drivers lash at their horses while throngs of people look on.

The Mysteries of Motorsport

By Ben Sailer • May 6th, 2022

A melon farmer accidentally falls into a time warp and is commissioned to produce words on a popular videogame by the insatiable content overlords of Unwinnable Monthly LLC.

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A videogame screenshot shows several 16-bit characters engaged in a gunfight while paddling down a river in a canoe. Toppled stone ruins make up the scene behind them.

Harder Core Than Thou

By Ben Sailer • March 30th, 2022

Ben tries to figure out what defines games as hardcore and nearly goes insane.

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