Collingwood · Since 2016 · Fiercely Independent
Loud, honest games writing with the receipts
No paid placements, no review embargoes we didn't earn. Just deep reviews, frame-data breakdowns and the Melbourne local scene, cut and pasted the way we like it.
Tip line: +61 3 9419 8874 · [email protected]
As read across the local scene
The workflow
How every piece gets made
Play it fully
We finish the game — or log 40+ hours in live titles — before a single word gets written. No hot takes off a two-hour preview build.
Test the claims
Benchmarks on real hardware, frame-data captured at 240fps, patch notes cross-checked. If a studio says "60fps stable", we verify it.
Cut & paste
Two editors lay out the piece zine-style, add screenshots, captions and pull-quotes, and flag every affiliate or comp copy in the open.
Publish & revisit
Reviews get a visible changelog. When a big patch lands or a season resets, we update the verdict instead of leaving a stale score.
What we publish
The sections you can read
Full-playthrough reviews
Long-form, scored reviews written only after we've rolled credits. Every score comes with a plain-English "who this is for", performance notes per platform, and a changelog we update after major patches.
- · Turnaround: within 5 days of embargo lift
- · Sponsored review packages: strictly not offered
- · Reader review requests: free, AU$0
Recent covers
The zine wall
The mailbag
What readers tell us
"I trust the scores here more than anywhere else because they actually tell you when they got review copies. Bought a game on their verdict — genuinely my game of the year."
"Their speedrun breakdowns finally made buffered inputs click for me. I shaved four minutes off my personal best the same weekend I read it."
"They covered our tiny launch when nobody else would. The write-up was honest about the rough edges and still doubled our wishlist adds that week."
Get in touch
Pitch, tip or just say hi
Got a story, a correction, or an indie game you think we've slept on? Drop us a line. We read every message and reply to genuine pitches within two business days.
- Phone+61 3 9419 8874
- Studio128 Peel Street, Collingwood VIC 3066
- Email[email protected]
- HoursMon–Fri 10:00–18:00 AEST