Up a Cave

Here is how I play Minecraft: Step one: find a tree. Step two: build a house. Step three: walk in one direction for…

It’s strange to think about it now, 12 years later, but there was a time when I wondered if Shadow of the Colossus wa…

Every so often, Monster Hunter: World will really test your mettle. The massive wyvern Diablos is one such test, and…

Last week, I invited my longtime friend Bennett Foddy into Kotaku Headquarters to play the hardest part of Battletoad…

A game as popular as October’s Assassin’s Creed Origins is usually wrung free of major surprises by the time it’s…

The fastest way to beat the iconic role-playing game Final Fantasy IV isn’t to dash through the final dungeon or…

For four decades, players have dutifully sacrificed a large portion of their Dungeons & Dragons games to take turns…

Couch co-op games tend to be more intimate than competitive multiplayer games; when it’s just you and a friend or…

When it gets dark in a video game, it’s usually not all that dark. The cave you’re in may be dim. The forest at…

For the 12th straight year I’ve made a list of the video games I’ve played in the past 12 months. I’ve tweaked the…