Interview: Sean Velasco and David D'Angelo of Mina the Hollower
Mina the Hollower is a love letter to topdown games like Zelda, mixed in with elements of Castlevania, Dark Souls, and many others. It’s also had a long journey towards release.
Streams & Podcasts
The Wheel Comes for Ranking Platformers
Janet and Patrick are back to continue ranking every platformer, including one chosen by the community—and then by, of course, a wheel. Plus, we came up with a name for this!
Spy vs Spy in Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
Chia and Rob are checking out the new game from Disco Elysium developer ZA/UM.
Articles
Mina the Hollower’s Long Journey Underground Is Over
The unlikely story of a mouse becoming the hopeful savior for a virtual world—and a real one.
Swim in the Wreckage: Subnautica 2 Early Access
Ecocide, techno-serfdom, and evolution at the bottom of the sea.
Welcome to Widow's Bay. Please Leave.
In which Rob and Patrick gush over the new Apple TV show that's more horror than comedy, except when it's more comedy than horror.
The People vs. Bubsy 4D
The developers behind Bubsy 4D make their case for pushing the platforming genre into expressive new directions—and forgiving Bubsy 3D's sins.
Zero Parades and a Bleak Espionage Triumph
This spy will self-destruct in ten seconds.
Meltdowns
In which Patrick and Rob exchange stories about, well, emotions.
The Ultimate Backlog Item
Rob and Patrick pose each other a simple question: given enough time, what video game—or type of video game—would you pass the hours with?
Every Good Story Needs a Banging Soundtrack
Mixtape is Life Is Strange (absent the supernatural) by way of John Hughes, a game where its developers tried to translate teenage angst into a controller.
Amberspire: A Fascinating, Incomplete Take on the City-Builder
Look on my dice, ye mighty, and roll.
The Clowns and Criminals of Titanium Court
The video game equivalent of an onion. An onion full of fairies, match 3, and baseball references.
An Alternate Life
A Remap reader asks Rob and Patrick a tough question: if you didn't have the life that you have now, what might it have looked like?
Remap Recommends, Volume XXI
A little capitalism critique by way of Park Chan-Wook, some corporate thrillers, and a different view of Hell.
Changing Tunes
Patrick and Rob chat about what's piping through their headphones and speakers, now that the weather is warming up.
Fake It Until You Make It: The Story of Minishoot’ Adventures
A tale of two cousins—one who was allowed to play video games, and one who wasn't—who decided to chase a silly dream. And pulled it off.
Tiny Little Pills
Welcome to your 40s, the time in your life where you—including Rob and Patrick—start being told "so, uh, this is just how things are now?"