KRITIQAL @kritiqal.com · 05/10/2025In our latest essay, @mackerelphones.bsky.social writes on Anthology of the Killer, articulating a history made of and by violence. kritiqal.com/articles/utopia-of-murderkritiqal.comThe Utopia of Murder: History in Anthology of the Killer | KRITIQALAnthology of the Killer foregrounds history as horror, “[a]ll those squashed peasant revolts, interminable centuries of torture, beheadings,” a parade of murderers more extreme and gratuitous than the... 05823
KRITIQAL @kritiqal.com · 09/08/2025For this month's Kritiqal Care I spoke to tabletop designer @raffitheowl.bsky.social about balancing narrative drama with player safety, providing structure to micro-RPGs, and why card-based systems might be better than dice? kritiqal.com/articles/kri... 022
KRITIQAL @kritiqal.com · 06/07/2025A short and sweet episode of Kritiqal Care this month featuring tiny game developer @quewon.bsky.social. We discuss haunted subways, the beautiful limitations of small game engines, and viewing the game creation process like writing a song. kritiqal.com/articles/kri... 053
KRITIQAL @kritiqal.com · 07/06/2025For this month's Kritiqal Care, I had a great chat with @pzlr.org about puzzle design, his new game RADDLE, how to write a good clue, and an elaborate birthday hunt gone terribly wrong. kritiqal.com/articles/kri... 044
KRITIQAL @kritiqal.com · 24/05/2025It took just over a year but we finally have a new article on the site (and another on the way). Fendy Tulodo writes about Ragnarok Online Indonesia's lingering cultural presence, a game that ostensibly died years ago but refuses to fully fade away. kritiqal.com/articles/ech...kritiqal.comEchoes of Ragnarok Online Indonesia | KRITIQALYou didn’t ask someone if they played RO, you asked what server they were on. From warnets in Kalimantan to cafes in Yogyakarta, kids gathered, strategies formed, and friendships bloomed. Guild dramas... 161
KRITIQAL @kritiqal.com · 18/05/2025Happening tomorrow on the KRITIQAL Discord. Full lineup now available: yafflefest.neocities.org/2025/yafflefest.neocities.orgYaffle Fest 2025 054
Reposted by KRITIQALNo Escape from the Tyranny of Virtue 🏴🏳️⚧️🇵🇸 @noescapevg.com · 01/05/2025Fuck it. It’s nowhere near a Polygon paycheck but if you have a Polygon feature that just got shitcanned I will pull $100 out of somewhere for you. Kaile at noescapevg dot com. And hey if you want to support indie games crit uhhh this is a wonderful time to do it patreon.com/noescapevgpatreon.comGet more from No Escape on PatreonA blog about digital culture and its discontents 08666
KRITIQAL @kritiqal.com · 01/05/2025It’s not much, but in light of Polygon getting shuddered a reminder that KRITIQAL is still accepting pitches. $150/1-2k words. Full details in the link, feel free to DM with questions. kritiqal.com/pitcheskritiqal.comPitches | KRITIQALSend your pitch for a weird/obscure/artsy essay. $150 per piece, 1-2k words. 045
KRITIQAL @kritiqal.com · 21/04/2025I'm so excited to be hosting the 3rd annual Yaffle Fest, a digital short film festival curated site unseen by @yafffle.bsky.social. Join us in exploring 10 new short films from the comfort of your home. Lineup will be announced closer to the date. kritiqal.com/discord 052
KRITIQAL @kritiqal.com · 13/04/2025For this month's Kritiqal Care I had a nice discussion with @shimmerglitch.bsky.social about her recent interactive concept album Asterism. We discuss writing music for play, how making the game from physical objects impacted its design, and the value of a good dev log. kritiqal.com/articles/kri... 034
KRITIQAL @kritiqal.com · 20/03/2025KRITIQAL is currently accepting pitches for April and June. $150 for 1-2k words. Current topics of particular interest include: - niche MMO/online social spaces - local game events - experimental games - lesser known DS and PSP games Full pitch guide here: kritiqal.com/pitches 344
KRITIQAL @kritiqal.com · 02/03/2025Had a wonderful chat with @terrycavanaghgames.com for this month's episode of Kritiqal Care. We discuss game jams, being drawn to new tools and platforms, and revisiting old projects for his new collection, Terry's Other Games. kritiqal.com/articles/kri... 0124
KRITIQAL @kritiqal.com · 09/02/2025Sonic Saturdays continue with yet more Sonic Battle. Come check out Amy's episode with me. twitch.tv/kritiqaltv 021
KRITIQAL @kritiqal.com · 09/02/2025To kick off Kritiqal Care's 6th season, I had a fun chat with @autumnotopia.bsky.social and @zaozoruzhna.bsky.social of Mortally Moonstruck Games about their mushroom girl simulator, Mushroom Musume. We talk game jams, tabletop principles, and foraging. kritiqal.com/articles/kri...kritiqal.comForaging for mushroom girls with Mortally Moonstruck | KRITIQALAutumn Greenley and Zaozoruzhna are two members of the indie game studio, Mortally Moonstruck Games, who for the last few years they have been working on the mushroom girl cultivating game/RPG/visual ... 0105
KRITIQAL @kritiqal.com · 25/01/2025It's Sonic Saturday and I'm still working through Sonic Battle. Come hunt for Emeryl with me and Knuckles as we try to avoid 83091357 guard robos. twitch.tv/kritiqaltvtwitch.tvKRITIQALtv - TwitchSonic Batturdays | Playing every Sonic game in release order 013
