Last Week's Comics Last Week’s Comics 3/28/2018 By Michael Edwards • March 28th, 2018 Team Unwinnable’s Michael Edwards is happy to delve back into the world of everyone’s favorite rabbit ronin.
The Heavy Pour It’s the Little Things, Kiddo! By Sara Clemens • March 27th, 2018 Thankfully, simple pleasures aren’t hard to come by.
Checkpoint Hollow Colossus By Corey Milne • March 26th, 2018 For all the politics in Wolfenstien II: The New Colossus, the game rarely lets players have a chance to examine them.
Feature Don’t Go In the Woods By Stu Horvath • March 23rd, 2018 Stu Horvath discusses the new horror film They Remain with director Philip Gelatt and author Laird Barron, who penned the story from which the film was adapted.
Excerpt The Man of Many Ways By Kate Gray • March 21st, 2018 Was it Mario who blinded the cyclops or Odysseus? I forget.
Letter from the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – March 2018 By Stu Horvath • March 16th, 2018 Unwinnable Monthly 101 is here – find out what’s inside!
Revving the Engine Sky Noon By Stu Horvath • March 15th, 2018 We chat with the developers of Sky Noon about the joys of a good grappling hook, among other things.
Here's the Thing The Fandom is Trash By Rob Rich • March 14th, 2018 Rob rants about people taking their “love” of something way too far.
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – February 2018 By Astrid Budgor • March 14th, 2018 There are no gatekeepers here at The Usurper. Witness: Necronomidol, the most metal thing you’ll hear this month.
Artist Spotlight A Chat With Sara Alfageeh By Stu Horvath • March 9th, 2018 Illustrator Sara Alfageeh shares her history and her art.
The Board Soul Choices By Jeremy Signor • March 8th, 2018 Painful choices are what makes games interesting. Fact or Fiction embodies this philosophy.
Checkpoint DEFCON By Corey Milne • March 8th, 2018 These are games about waiting on the end of the world.
Another Look PaRappa and Me By Yussef Cole • March 7th, 2018 Playing PaRappa now, I feel nostalgic about not only its mechanics and aesthetics but also its place in the long, weird journey I’ve taken with coming to terms with hip-hop and its implications for my own identity.
Last Week's Comics Last Week’s Comics 3/7/2018 By Ian Gonzales and Sara Clemens • March 7th, 2018 Team Unwinnable shares their thoughts on Saga # 49 and The Terrifics # 1.
This Mortal Coyle Bea Santello By Deirdre Coyle • March 6th, 2018 My favorite of Bea’s qualities is that she’s tired.
The Burnt Offering The New Make-Believe By Stu Horvath • February 28th, 2018 When most folks have a mid-life crisis, they buy a sports car. Stu Horvath frets about his ability to run tabletop roleplaying games.
Who’s that Knocking at My Door? By James Fudge • February 27th, 2018 A specter is haunting James’ family.
Feature Excerpt Observer’s Videogame Aesthetic By Edward Smith • February 26th, 2018 It is not discursive or a broad parable; Observer’s themes are emotional and less tangible.
Letter from the Editor Diversity and Inclusion are Fucking Important By Stu Horvath • February 23rd, 2018 Yesterday, we called for submissions from writers of diverse backgrounds. I want to talk about the thinking behind that decision.
Feature Excerpt Peaks and Valleys in Observer By Reid McCarter • February 22nd, 2018 Reid McCarter explores a cyberpunk landscape made of emotions and memories.
Letter from the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – February 2018 By Stu Horvath • February 16th, 2018 We hit our 100th issue and handed it off to Bullet Points. Get the skinny here!
Here's the Thing Perspectives By Rob Rich • February 15th, 2018 Rob recounts his experience with the videogame industry (both inside and out). Turns out a lot of people have the wrong idea.
Documentary Sunday That Sugar Film By Megan Condis • February 14th, 2018 Can a documentary be considered brain food?
The Burnt Offering Signs & Portents By Stu Horvath • February 13th, 2018 In Gorogoa, nothing is what it appears to be.
Another Look “Villains” By Yussef Cole • February 12th, 2018 Assassin’s Creed Origins is too quick to dispose of women of color antagonists who deserved a chance at redemption.
This Mortal Coyle April Ryan By Deirdre Coyle • February 9th, 2018 April Ryan, the hero of The Longest Journey, is smart, capable and deals with plenty of bullshit from creepy dudes. So basically: Every Woman.
Backlog The Sense of an Ending By Gavin Craig • February 8th, 2018 Life goes on. Our stories don’t have to.
Rookie of the Year I Fought the PAW and the PAW Won By Matt Marrone • February 5th, 2018 With Twin Peaks over, Matt Marrone turns his obsessive TV watching mind to…PAW Patrol?
The McMaster Files Through the Ages By Jason McMaster • February 1st, 2018 Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization is a wonderful game Jason McMaster never wants to play again.
Checkpoint Through Vietnamese Eyes By Corey Milne • January 31st, 2018 No matter the war, games are all too willing to provide a path to some imagined glory.
Feature Excerpt Social Media Life Crisis By Denis Farr • January 30th, 2018 On social media, videogames and the Self.
Best of 2017 Unwinnable Listens to the Best Music of 2017 – Finale By Team Unwinnable • January 30th, 2018 The Can You Hang? Challenge is over. This year’s lesson? Even good music can be a punishment.
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – January 2018 By Astrid Budgor • January 29th, 2018 Introducing The Usurper, in which Astrid Budgor selects quality metal to tear up your ear holes every month.
Revving the Engine The Siege and the Sandfox By Stu Horvath • January 26th, 2018 We talk to Olly Bennett of Cardboard Sword about their upcoming 2D stealth game The Siege and the Sandfox.
Feature Excerpt A Tale of Two Worlds By Yussef Cole • January 24th, 2018 The more perfect the theme park, the larger its landfills.
Best of 2017 Unwinnable Listens to the Best Music of 2017 – Part Three By Team Unwinnable • January 23rd, 2018 The Can You Hang? Challenge proves to be almost too pleasant an experience and two members of Team Unwinnable reveal that they couldn’t hang.
Letter from the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – January 2018 By Stu Horvath • January 18th, 2018 We start the new year with a new issue packed with goodness. Stu gives you the rundown and hints at some stuff coming soon in Unwinnable’s future.
Feature Excerpt Lasagna Cat and the Internet We Lost By David Wolinsky • January 16th, 2018 David Wolinsky talks to Jeffrey Max and Zach Johnson – collectively known as Fatal Frame – about the return of Lasagna Cat and the internet we used to have.