A Melbourne gaming blog
Dispatches from the deepest dungeons.
RPG deep dives, roguelike run breakdowns and honest reviews — written by players who finish the game before they file the story.
What we cover
Our recurring columns
Dungeon Deep Dives
Long-form lore and mechanics essays on the RPGs Melbourne players are obsessing over. Each piece runs 2,500+ words, ships every second Tuesday, and is free to read forever.
Roguelike Run Reports
Seed-by-seed strategy breakdowns for Hades, Balatro and Slay the Spire. Members get our full annotated build spreadsheet — a Vanguard membership is AU$6/month, cancel anytime.
Indie Spotlight Fridays
Every Friday we interview one Australian indie studio and review their latest build. Southbank and Fitzroy developers, pitch us — reviews stay independent and never paid-for.
The desk
Writers behind the words
Harper N.
Editor-in-Chief
Fifteen years reviewing CRPGs, still hasn't forgiven anyone for the Mass Effect 3 ending.
Declan R.
Roguelike Lead
Has cleared Balatro on Gold Stake and will explain every joker synergy unprompted.
Priya S.
Indie Correspondent
Covers the Melbourne indie scene and hosts our monthly playtest nights in Fitzroy.
Marcus T.
Video Producer
Turns our written reviews into tight ten-minute video essays with zero clickbait.
Video reviews
Watch before you buy
"Their Baldur's Gate 3 companion review saved me forty hours. No hype, just clear-eyed analysis I actually trusted."
"The video essays are the only gaming content my whole D&D group agrees on. We watch every Friday drop together."
Questions
Frequently asked
The dispatch
One email, every Friday
The week's best reads, the indie spotlight, and one under-the-radar game worth your weekend. No spam, ever.
Get in touch
Pitch, tip or say hi
Story pitches, corrections and press keys — we read everything. The desk is staffed weekdays 9am–5pm AEST.