Getting the Band Back Together: Players Orchestrating Worlds By Jonathan Fenn • March 13th, 2024 The reason bringing musicians together works so well as a gameplay trope, is that it capitalizes on connection and creativity at its core in a mechanically satisfying, and often narratively significant way.
Past Presence What Time Loops Mean to Me By Emily Price • February 29th, 2024 Time loop games give us the opportunity to grow alongside the main character.
Always Autumn Winter’s Wind By Autumn Wright • December 21st, 2020 If death is inevitable in Outer Wilds, then so is Timberhearth.
Feature Excerpt Death is Not the End By Nicholas Straub • October 20th, 2020 The inhabitants of the Dark Souls universe seek a hero to rekindle the first flame, for without it, they believe, all life will cease. But they are wrong.
Feature Excerpt Accepting Death as the Sun Goes Out By Ryan Cooper • April 2nd, 2020 The Outer Wilds’ tragic time-loop helps Ryan Cooper process real-world struggles.
Letter From the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – March 2020 By Stu Horvath • March 18th, 2020 Welcome to March, gang. It is getting weird out there, but a new Unwinnable Monthly is here, as ever.
A Joyous Insignificance Among the Stars By Levi Rubeck • July 18th, 2019 Will future generations know about the simple technologies we take for granted but have a high likelihood of getting lost in the oncoming floods?
