Latest articles by Alan Wen
I played Reach and have never felt like more of a parkour king in VR
nDreams' new game, made in Unreal Engine 5, is the next (literal) leap for VR since Half-Life: Alyx.
Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour review: nerdy and disappointing in equal measure
This is one for die-hard Nintendo heads.
Escaping a religious cult clashes with cosy 80s pixel art nostalgia in Quantum Witch
Solo indie dev NikkiJay channels personal trauma into a bold queer 'plotformer' built with MonoGame.
I went to the new Nintendo Museum for a hit of nostalgia before Switch 2 launches the game icon's next chapter
What can Nintendo's past teach us about its future?
How abstract art, graphic design and point cloud tech combine in unique indie game Dreams of Another
Director Baiyon shares how the game's shifting stylised world is made.
Unreal Engine 5 has been customised to deliver a Ghibli-like painterly art style for upcoming indie game Crescent County
This witchy fantasy sci-fi mashup looks wonderful.
This brilliant parody of The Elder Scrolls was made possible with pre-made assets
The solo indie dev behind The RPG explains how customising off-the-shelf 3D models has helped.
Redesigning football? How Rematch reimagines the sport as utopian 'painterly and impressionistic' cartoon chaos
Art director Sabrina Tobal on an aesthetic that's "futuristic, optimistic, with movement and cooperation".
The Midnight Walk review: like stepping into a Studio Laika animation
This hand-crafted, stop-motion cosy horror game impresses.
How an inspired gamble on Nintendo Switch 2's mouse controls led to party game Mouse Work
Nitrome's Mat Annal reveals how one of the best-looking Switch 2 launch games came about.
How the new fantasy world of video game Absolum was created in collaboration with an animation studio
Supamonks' Maxime Mary discusses comic influences and the challenge of merging animation and game design.
The Midnight Walk is a 'cosy' stop-motion horror game completely made by hand
Indie devs Moonhood's Klaus Lyngeled and Olov Redman have 3D scanned hundreds of hand-crafted models.
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves review – a triumphant comeback that rekindles the series' classic fighting spirit
SNK's original prize fighter still packs a punch with its comic book roots.
How indie rhythm game Unbeatable takes inspiration from Dreamcast and early 90s anime with its stylish hand-drawn animation
Art director Andrew Tsai on the appeal of a style that embraces limitations.
I've been testing Switch 2's mouse controls for hours in Metroid Prime 4 – they're way better than expected
Seamlessly switching between Joy-Con functions makes this more than just a mouse.
How Tanuki: Pon's Summer infuses its art style with the aesthetic of rural Japanese festivals and anime
DenkiWorks' Liam Edwards explains why this is not just another 'Ghibli style' game.
Promise Mascot Agency review: Showa-era Japanese retro vibes, modern game design chores
What if one of Yakuza's wild mini-games broke free?
The decades-old Doom 3 engine proves perfectly suited to new indie game Skin Deep
Dev Brendon Chung explains why old "laser-focused" tech still matters.
South of Midnight review: Southern Gothic blended with fantasy in a tightly woven action-adventure
Southern creature comforts.
How the South of Midnight art team achieved its artisan animation style inspired by stop-motion
Art director Whitney Clayton and animation director Mike Jungbluth reveal how the Xbox game's eye-catching look is made.
How Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves reimagines its anime pixel art fighters for a new era
SNK veterans Nobuyuki Kuroki and Yoichiro Soeda reveal what goes into updating a retro gaming icon for a new generation.
How Wax Heads hand-drawn 'cosy-punk' aesthetic was made using Godot
Pattatie Games' Murray Somerwolff on recreating a music store narrative game with a brash post-punk comic book style.
Assassin's Creed Shadows PS5 review: feudal Japan at its most beautiful
Great care is given to depicting this Japanese open world, though its dual gameplay is more conflicting.
