Games Archives

Blasphemous reminds us that we too often reduce our mysterious God to a player on both sides of a cosmic chess game.

Our team highlights their favorite books and games from 2020 that managed to break through the dark days and deliver a bit of goodness.

The core doctrines of our faith are not mere trappings to make money, as envisioned by Church Tycoon: they are our very reason for existence.

Joking aside, though, I’m sure you’re wondering—do violent videogames cause violence? The answer, according to science, is “Well, mayb…no. Prolly not.”

The Final Fantasy VII Remake does what many retellings fail to do; it reconciles the past with the future.

Ultimately, the problem with VR was that it, like so much that happened in the nineties, put technology ahead of content.

From beginning to end, Ori and the Blind Forest is ultimately a story of kindness.

The Christ and Pop Culture team highlights some of their personal favorite pop culture artifacts of the past 10 years in the Faves of the Decade series.

Pyre utilizes the narrative power of interactive fiction to remind you of a simple truth: that you are not your own.

Dungeons and Dragons is a game deeply rooted in empathy; seeing it used to urge compassion should inspire us all.

The soaring popularity of Critical Role among the geek world was, and is, rooted in both the beauty of their tale and who they are as people.

Through community, acceptance, and paying attention to our environment, these four indie games show there is hope to be found, in 2018 and in the years to come.

We find echoes of Eden in so many cultural artifacts, even video games.

Dungeons & Dragons is a way to live out that storyteller, relational, truth-seeking part of our hearts.

Timeline is easy to learn, quick to play, and satisfies the human love of trivia.

Boss Fight Books is a quirky, charming series that weaves together journalism, criticism, game theory, and often a heavy dose of memoir.