Melbourne game blog · since 2016

Games, read the way they deserve.

Long-form reviews, spoiler-safe boss guides, and lore breakdowns stitched together by a small crew of Prahran obsessives who finish every game before we write a word.

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What we publish

Four columns, hand-stitched weekly

The Full Playthrough Review

Every review runs after a 100% completion, not a preview build. 2,500-word verdicts published each Thursday, scored on feel, pacing and value.

Spoiler-Safe Boss Guides

Step-by-step tactics for the hardest encounters in Soulslikes and CRPGs, with collapsible spoiler tags so you only see what you ask for.

Indie Unearthed

A weekly spotlight on one under-500-review gem on Steam or itch.io, with a developer interview and a fair-play buying guide.

Lore Deep-Dives

Monthly long-reads untangling timelines, hidden endings and cut content, cross-referenced against patch notes and datamines.

From the archive

Screens we couldn't stop staring at

RPG world vista — Ashfall Kingdoms — dusk over the Verrin Steppe

Indie platformer scene — Paper Lantern — the hand-drawn workshop level

Boss arena — The Hollow Sovereign — phase two arena

RPG city street — Neon Prahran — the cyberpunk hub district

Games reviewed in full

Years running weekly

Newsletter readers

Indie devs interviewed

Reader mail

What the realm says back

Their Hollow Sovereign guide got me through phase three after two weeks stuck. Clear, spoiler-tagged, no padding. The only site I trust for hard bosses.

Declan R.

Fitzroy, VIC · March 2024

Indie Unearthed put Paper Lantern on my radar and it became my game of the year. I've bought six games off their spotlight and loved every one.

Mei-Ling T.

Carlton, VIC · January 2024

Finally a review site that finishes the game first. Their Ashfall Kingdoms verdict flagged the endgame grind everyone else skipped. Saved me sixty bucks.

Jordan P.

St Kilda, VIC · November 2023

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