RPGs

The Best Year in Gaming: 1982

We look at 1982, the games released that year, and make a case for it as the best year in gaming.

The Best Year in Gaming: 1979 vs. 1996

Welcome back to our Best Year in Gaming March Madness bracket competition! Yesterday we looked at 1975 and 1997 in a very lopsided competition. Today we're looking at another potential blow-out, though the case for 1979 is stronger than...

The Best Year in Gaming: 1975 vs. 1997

For day two of our March Madness competition it's 1975 vs. 1997.

Final Fantasy XVI: The Goonhammer Review

This review contains endgame spoilers for Final Fantasy XVI. I had to sit with this one a little bit. I could have started writing this review some time back in July, because I didn’t get it early and I was really...

Deadlands: The Weird West – Troubled Game, Troubled World

I cannot escape the Western. It’s as a part of me as my own flesh and blood. I've been fascinated with Westerns and Cowboy fiction for as long as I can remember. When I was a young boy living in...

Welcome to Vampire: The Masquerade

If you missed Avery's intro to the World of Darkness, you'll want to check that out first! She's continuing her coverage of that world with a primer for Vampire: The Masquerade, perhaps the most famous RPG in the series. The...

Goonhammer Indie Games Roundup: Hunt the Night and Hotline Miami 1 & 2

In our Indie Games Round-up we’ll take a regular look at some of the smaller indie games that either hook us in or get sent our way and talk about the ones we like the most and what makes...

Creating Your Own Murder Mystery TTRPG Game

Running a true murder mystery game can be a daunting undertaking. Many TTRPG campaigns have a mystery at the core, but that works in the GM’s favor as they have the opportunity to change unrevealed information as the story...

Turn Order Reviews: TTRPG Bundle for Trans Rights in Florida

This week’s Turn Order is dedicated to an amazing bundle of TTRPG games, supplements, and one-shots dedicated to a noble cause: fighting for transgender youth and rights in the state of Florida. While Organized by Rue (ilananight) and hosted...

Diablo 4 Beta: Blizzard’s Back

Blizzard had to make a good game again eventually, right? Another great tentpole to hold up part of the entire Activision Blizzard King plate-spinning affair, even -- and especially -- as the company soldiers through acquisition talks with Microsoft...