Moon Hunters
Moon Hunters is a weird one. It labels itself as “a co-op personality test about exploring an ancient, occult world in 5 days.” Let’s discuss. Moon Hunters Gameplay In Moon Hunters, you are creating...
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Human Fall Flat
Ever wanted a co-op game where you tried to complete puzzles with another person while controlling a little drunk person? Look no further. Human Fall Flat Gameplay Human Fall Flat is an open-ended physics-based...
The Four Bartle Types: Socializers
In 1996, Richard Bartle, co-creator of MUDs (multi-user dungeons), released his Bartle taxonomy of player types and introduced us to the concept of the Socializer. The Socializer, naturally, enjoys games for the social components...
Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm is Blizzard’s answer to the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) genre dominated by the likes of Dota 2 and League of Legends. They call it a “hero brawler” but they’re...
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a 2- to 4-player couch co-op action game set in a massive neon battleship. Technically, they bill themselves as a space shooter but this isn’t your traditional sort...
Starting to Game with a Non-Gamer Significant Other
Recently, a thread on reddit popped up titled “Gamers of Reddit, what are good videogames to play with your non-gamer girlfriend?” Which is a thread that pops up a lot. This time it just...
The Four Bartle Types: Killers
In 1996, Richard Bartle, co-creator of MUDs (multi-user dungeons), released his Bartle taxonomy of player types and introduced us to the concept of the Killer. The Killer, as the name suggests, typically enjoys games...
Borderlands 2
Borderlands 2 is an open-world first-person shooter role-playing game with a very distinct style and sense of humor. In the game, you complete quests and sort through loot to progress the story or drive...
The Bartle taxonomy of player types
The Bartle taxonomy of player types is a system for classifying and labeling types of video game players based on a 1996 paper by Richard Bartle, the co-creator of MUDs (multi-user dungeons). It’s not...
