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A slow-reading gaming journal · Fitzroy

Games, unhurried.

We play slowly and write clearly. No launch-day noise, no scores out of ten — just considered reviews and long guides for the games worth your evenings.

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Read and quoted across the local scene

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How we read a game

Four unrushed passes before a word is published.

Every piece follows the same patient path. It takes longer, but it's the only way we know to write something still worth reading a year from now.

Full playthrough

We finish the game — credits and all — before forming an opinion. No hot takes from the first two hours.

Let it settle

A week away from the controller. What we still think about is usually what actually mattered.

Draft & fact-check

We write long, cut hard, and verify every mechanic, patch note and price against the current build.

Publish & revisit

Reviews get updated when a game changes. A verdict from launch shouldn't haunt a game two years on.

What we cover

Four columns, updated every week.

A game paused mid-scene on a screen in a softly lit room

Deep Reviews

Field notes

Where we play from.

A tidy home battlestation with warm lighting — The home desk in Fitzroy — where most reviews are written.

A handheld console on a café table — Handheld hours on Brunswick Street, notebook in hand.

A retro console shelf — The archive shelf — decades of cartridges, still in rotation.

A local game night gathering — Thursday co-op nights at the Collingwood clubhouse.

Readers

Kept in more tabs than we deserve.

Mara L.

Carlton, VIC

The only review site I trust to tell me a 40-hour RPG sags in the middle. Saved me from three full-price regrets last year alone.

Dan T.

Brunswick, VIC

Their boss guide for the winter update was clearer than the official wiki. Beat it on the second try after weeks of failing.

Priya R.

Fitzroy North, VIC

I found a tiny indie game through their spotlight column and it became my game of the year. No one else was writing about it.

Josh C.

Richmond, VIC

They actually went back and updated a review after a big patch. That kind of honesty is rare and it's why I subscribed.

Aiko N.

Collingwood, VIC

The Sunday essay is the one newsletter I never archive unread. Thoughtful writing about games without the shouting.

Sam F.

Northcote, VIC

Came for a single Elden-like guide, stayed two years. It reads like a friend who happens to have finished everything.

Contact & subscribe

Join the reading list.

One considered email each Sunday — the week's review, the guide we're proud of, and one small game we think you'd like. Or just say hello.

Phone: +61 3 9416 4867
Studio: 145 Napier Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
Email: [email protected]
Reading room hours: Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm AEST