Greg Costikyan
Greg Costikyan is the designer of more than 30 commercially published games, ranging from tabletop to PC to free-to-play mobile. He is the recipient of the GDC Maverick Award (for "tireless promotion of independent games"), and of five Origins Awards for his tabletop work. He has written for publications as diverse as Wall Street Journal Interactive, The Escapist, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Reason, Game Developer, and, of course, Adventure Game Hotspot. His book Uncertainty in Games is available from MIT University Press, and his professional website is at http://costik.com.
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Petit Island review
While charming in delivering a somewhat heartwarming story, Petit Island is ultimately rather dull in its delivery, with boring implementations of activities like fishing and bug catching. In essence, it’s an uninspired effort in a familiar game style that others have done in much more interesting ways... Read more
Wanderstop review
Wanderstop is a cozy game of tea-making, featuring quirky customers and a protagonist who, amusingly, would rather be sword fighting than stuck here, making tea. In general, if you enjoy farming/crafting games and admire a bit of a narrative kick, you’ll enjoy it... Read more
Leila review
Leila is not a conventional graphic adventure but is quite polished in its narrative approach, as well as in its diverse puzzles, fostering real emotion and connection to its character... Read more