In honor of Valentine’s Day, we discussed romance in games. Learn our favorite romance mechanics, characters, subplots, and more.
Allison McDaniel
Allison McDaniel
Allison has been playing all sorts of games since the late ‘90s. She particularly enjoys life sims, casual games, tactical RPGs, and anything Mario. Her dream jobs are to be a Stardew Valley speed runner and a Mary Tyler Moore historian. As a recent MBA graduate, Allison hopes to use her extra time tackling her backlog and the never-ending list of 2023 releases.
In The Punished Podcast Episode 14, we crown our Fantasy Gaming 2024 winner and host our 2025 draft—with a new dynasty format!
It’s the month of love, and that means it’s time for an in-depth ranking of all Stardew Valley romances.
Indie games are labors of love, and this year, it looks like there will be a lot to love! These are our most anticipated indie games of 2025.
In this episode of our video game podcast, Amanda asks the writers to pitch her on one of their favorite games of 2024.
From best games that make us feel like GAMERS to best games we didn’t play, here are The Punished Backlog’s Prop Awards for 2024!
Allison shares her favorite games (roguelikes and indies galore!), books, movies, shows, and music from 2024!
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the Nintendo DS, check out the very best Nintendo DS games ever created.
From straight-up horror games to RPGs and cute indies, here are some of the best horror game moments of 2024 so far!
Check out our list of Switch indie games for October 2024, including Metroidvanias, cozy mining, a whodunnit mystery, and more.