Video game designers have a challenge trying to wrangle inherently complex games, so let's look at some of the ways they make ...

The past few years have felt like an embarrassment of riches when it comes to RPGs, and so expectations were high going into 2025. Thankfully, the last 12 months certainly lived up to such a bar.

Add to this the (currently) 16 characters to unlock, like The Shade, who shoots balls from the back of the map, or The ...

Exodus, the debut of Archetype Entertainment, a studio under the Wizards of the Coast umbrella stacked with ex-BioWare talent, was first announced in 2023. At the 2025 Game Awards, Archetype gave the ...

To that end, Kotaku ‘s top games of 2025 list this year will go back to straddling the Goldilocks GOTY middle ground of 12 best games. We are still ranking them and describing why each made the cut, ...

Murillo Zerbinatto is a contributor from Brazil. He's an RPG enthusiast (with a focus on JRPGs) who has been around the world of games and content creation for more than five years now. He has a ...

There's just not enough time to cover them all, and 2025 was packed with gems you probably haven't heard of. For those ...

Horror games have a lot of go-to mechanics, but we'd like to see more unique game mechanics blending with the narrative.

Baldur's Gate 3 is not only the best RPG around, but it also topped our pick of the best games of 2023. And it's no wonder ...

Step up shredberg, a Nintendo speedrunner with a particular soft spot for Super Meat Boy, who livestreamed his deathless ...

Within these classic games are brilliant design choices, tucked away behind hidden game mechanics, that bring the entire ...