Deep-Dive Reviews
Full-completion reviews of new and back-catalogue releases — 2,500+ words, screenshot-annotated, scored on a transparent rubric. Two published every week.
Free to read · Members get the archive
A gaming blog from Shoreditch
Where arcade cabinets meet dungeon dice.
Long-form reviews, tabletop campaign logs and retro preservation stories — written by players who still queue for the CRT. New drops every Tuesday and Friday.
How a piece gets made
From first playthrough to published deep dive.
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Step 01
Play the full run
No 30-minute verdicts. We finish the campaign, hit the post-game, and log every hour before a word is written.
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Step 02
Research the history
We trace the studio, the ports, the patch notes and the fan mods so the context is as sharp as the opinion.
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Step 03
Draft & peer review
Every draft passes two editors — one genre specialist, one sceptic — before it goes anywhere near the site.
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Step 04
Publish & discuss
We publish, then host it in the members forum and our Shoreditch meetups where readers argue back.
What we publish
Three columns, one obsession with games.
Tabletop Campaign Logs
Serialised session reports from our in-house D&D and indie RPG tables, with GM notes, printable maps and encounter breakdowns you can steal.
Membership from £6/month
Retro Preservation Files
Long-form features on arcade restoration, emulation ethics and the collectors keeping the 80s alive — filed monthly from our Redchurch Street workshop.
Free monthly feature
From the floor
Snapshots from meetups, workshops and launch nights.
Reader ratings
4.8 from 612 members.
5★
82%
4★
13%
3★
3%
2★
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★★★★★The Tunic review actually made me finish the game. Nobody else clocked how the manual mechanic reframes the whole thing — that's why I renewed.
★★★★★I run a Thursday table and lift half my encounters straight from the campaign logs. The printable maps alone are worth the six quid.
★★★★☆Came for the emulation ethics piece, stayed for the CRT restoration series. Honest, unhurried writing you can't find on the big sites.
★★★★★The Shoreditch meetup turned an online subscription into an actual friend group. Best £6 a month I spend on this hobby.
Good to know
Questions from new readers.
Membership
What do I get for £6 a month? +
Full access to the review archive, every tabletop campaign log with printable maps, and early entry to our Shoreditch meetups. Membership renews monthly and you can cancel any time from your account page.
Is any of the writing free? +
Yes. Two deep-dive reviews and one retro preservation feature go out free every month. Membership unlocks the back catalogue, the campaign logs, and the ad-free reading experience across the whole site.
Contributing & events
Can I pitch a piece? +
Absolutely — freelance pitches are open. Send a short outline through the contact form and our editors reply within five working days. We pay a flat commission per accepted piece and cover the game where we can.
Where and when are the meetups? +
We host open evenings at our Redchurch Street space on the first and third Thursday of each month, 6:30pm till late. Members book free; guests are welcome for a £3 door fee that goes toward the arcade restoration fund.
Do you accept review copies from studios? +
We do, and we always disclose them at the top of the piece. A review copy never buys a score — every game is played to completion and judged on the same public rubric as anything we buy ourselves.
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