Grab your Ouija board: behind Fear the Spotlight’s 90s-inspired horror
When two horror movie fans took the leap into game development, the last thing they expected was for an actual movie production company to want to get involved
June 2024
Simon Parkin on games
Animal Well – beautifully wrought indie underground adventure
A shimmering subterranean world reveals itself bit by bit to you, an amorphous blob, in this enchanting, intricate game
October 2023
Little monsters: why indie developers make the best horror games
In gaming as in cinema, all of the most personal, creative and risk-taking horror can be found away from the mainstream. And happily it’s also a genre in which budget constraints can be turned into an advantage
September 2023
Game developers furious as Unity Engine announces new fees
Unity announces a ‘Runtime Fee’, which will charge developers each time a game using the engine is downloaded
August 2022
Owners film their cats mesmerised by realistic videogame Stray – video
Players of new indie video title Stray have been sharing clips on social
media of the game fascinating their cats. Its virtual cat has
surprisingly realistic movement and meows – and has become a viral hit
October 2021
Dungeon crawler or looter shooter? Nine video game genres explained
Modern video games now exist in a bewildering mass of interconnected genres and sub-genres: here’s your guide to the most interesting
September 2021
The 15 greatest games of the 2010s – ranked!
2021 has been slow for video games. Will autumn fix that?
Backbone review – raccoon PI stars in a noir adventure with an inexplicable twist
Lake review – a small-town drama about delivering post in a picturesque place
June 2021
The best of E3 2021: 20 games to watch
This year’s all-digital video game expo involved a deluge of livestreams showcasing upcoming excitements. Here are our picks
October 2019
We Met In May review – cute dating sim is a witty ode to early love
Experimental game designer Nina Freeman returns with a set of funny, thoughtful vignettes about the awkwardness of new relationships
December 2018
The 11 best Nintendo Switch games of all time
From the latest fun-filled escapades of Mario, Donkey Kong and Link to complex, literary titles such as Octopath Traveller, here are the games that get the best out of Nintendo’s console
August 2018
No Man's Sky Next review – wider horizons than ever before
Visual updates, a new third-person camera and the ability to play along with friends are all improvements in the latest iteration of this extraordinary game
July 2018
Chill out: a new wave of relaxing video games shows there's more to them than violence
Sam Greer
Meet the people bringing Japanese video games to life in English
April 2018
Games console: Dan Hett, the indie game designer pouring his grief into interactive art
When Dan Hett’s younger brother Martyn was killed in the Manchester Arena bombing, he embarked on a trilogy of autobiographical experimental video games about the experience and its aftermath
February 2018
The best indie games on Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch’s popularity and portability have made it an attractive home for indie games, and there are more than 400 now available. Guardian video games editor Keza MacDonald and Nintendo expert Chris Scullion recommend the best
October 2017
The eight best advances in gaming during the last decade
Keith Stuart
For 13 years I’ve hung around like a tricky end-of-level boss. On my last day as the Guardian’s games editor, here’s how the industry has grown since I started
September 2017
EGX 2017: our 12 favourite games from the UK's biggest video game event
From mystery boxes to smashing tanks, here are the epic multiplayer games and offbeat indie titles that held our attention
