Lewis Gordon
This Sunny Walking Sim Is a Break from the Claustrophobia of Pandemic Life
‘Promesa’ invites players to explore evocatively rendered memories of long-ago places.
A Chat Room for 'Age of Empires II' Animals Only
Animals are assets in this whimsically apocalyptic artwork.
Virtual Sit-Ups and Butt-Sniffing Go Hand-in-Hand in 'My Exercise'
Brilliant animation and sound elevate a sparse but high-concept clicker game.
‘Utopias’ Asks Us to Imagine a Better Future Together
Leftist politics and formal experimentation take center stage in this uplifting art game.
‘Kentucky Route Zero’ Creators on Finding Hope and the Burden of 4K Gaming
The long-in-development episodic video game captured the instability of the 2010s like nothing else.
'Wattam' Is a Children's Guide to Eco-Radicalism
'Katamari Damacy' designer Keita Takahashi thinks friendship is our best shot at saving the planet.
'Wizards Unite' Turns the World into a Branded 'Harry Potter' Hellscape
Harry needs your credit card number, the three numbers on the back, as well as the expiration month and year.
Gaming's Climate Dread in a 4K Streaming Ecosystem
Still preoccupied with whether they could, games and technology companies are still not stopping to think if they should.
Rafael Anton Irisarri's New Album Explores the Human Cost of Climate Change
Irisarri's new experimental album is a stark meditation on "solastalgia," the mental distress caused by the changing environment.
Kevin Richard Martin's New Album Explores His Son's Traumatic Early Life
The producer best known as the Bug became a father in 2014. His new record 'Sirens' explores the "dark shadows" and "absolute panic" of the first months of his son's life.
The Best New Music Festival Is in 'Minecraft'
With sets by Hudson Mohawke and PC Music's A.G. Cook, Fire Festival—no not that one—was an incredibly hype DIY fest put together by some passionate weirdos.
William Tyler Sees Hope in the Dark Heart of America
The guitarist, now based in Los Angeles, confronts global upheaval with 'Goes West,' a new record of "rural new age" as well as some deep thoughts about what's going on in divided times.