Back(log) For The Future
My quest for gaming nirvana.
Latest
Shit That Caught My Eye – End O’ Summer (Part2)
Grab bag time: some trailers, a movie, and a handful of links that caught my eye.
Shit That Caught My Eye - End O' Summer (Part1?)
RIP Dolly Parton :(
Is Love Worth A Restart??
How do you feel about scrapping a save?
This Was Going Somewhere, I Swear
Just a little something about this game called Life After End.
Inside Ember’s Verge: A Developer Q&A
The best way to understand Ember’s Verge is to step into it yourself.
A Backlog by Any Other Name
Does a game count towards your backlog if you bought it knowing you'd never play it? Asking for a friend.
Next Fest Speed Dating- February 2026
There was a LOT of garbage.
OpenBox RPG: The Genre That Doesn't Know Its Own Name
This could be the start of something recognizable.
The Age Gate Nobody Asked For
Yelling at Discord won’t fix the bigger problem. (Though it probably feels good!)
Whatever Happened to Goner?
Goner was supposed to be the next big dinosaur survival horror. Instead, it ghosted its backers and disappeared from Steam.
When Survival Becomes Meter Management
A meter tells you you’re cold. Survival decides what happens because of it.
Kickstarter
January Kickstarter Compass
A look at current Kickstarter campaigns in the survival space!
Derelicts
Derelicts' Patreon Delivers Radio Silence
When supporters are paying monthly, they're entitled to communication.
Ponderings
Your AI Replacement Skipped the Struggle
What do we lose when we skip the hard parts?
Life
Black Friday Deals - 7th Pass
Early Black Friday chaos is here!
Interviews
Ask Me Again in 3 Months: Unhinged’s Sanity Gamble
An honest look at Unhinged’s long road: the dead project behind it, the lessons learned, and what’s coming next.
Steam Fest
Next Fest Speed-Dating for Gamers
Let’s Pretend We’ll Play These Demos Later
Ponderings
One More Workbench: Playing Indie Dev Jenga
Do side projects make it harder to finish what you started?
Gaming
Hold Your Breath/Another Day to Die
Hold Your Breath and Another Day to Die both linger in limbo.
Gaming
Frostrail
Operate and upgrade your steam-powered train through an unforgiving wasteland. Explore, scavenge, craft, and fight to endure a frozen, corrupted world.
Ponderings
LEGO My Survival
No Suffer, No Point.
Gaming
Nomad: Steppeborn Saga
Live, trade, and endure across the ancient steppes.
Ponderings
Architecturally Offensive, Functionally Perfect!
The Gamer HOA would hate me, but I sleep just fine in my box-shaped bunker.