Fake Video Games Can Be Just As Interesting As Real Ones

"Fake games don’t have to go through the nightmare grinder of game development" | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 2 days ago

Netflix, Which Has No Idea What To Do With Video Games, Could Own More Video Games

With Netflix set to acquire WB, the streamer's muddy gaming strategy could get a lot muddier | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 3 days ago

Mark Zuckerberg Is Never Right

'This is the next big thing!', says man wrong about last four big things | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 3 days ago

Instead Of Relying On Wealthy Donors, Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh Is Using A Twitch Stream To Raise Money – And Fight A Federal Indictment

"If you can't find joy during fascism, you don't have anything" | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 3 days ago

Horses Is Tame

Horses, the indie game that is too scandalous for either Valve or Epic, is only beyond the pale if you're not familiar with any other art form. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 3 days ago

A 23GB Helldivers 2 Is Better Than A 154GB Helldivers 2

Some post-release numbers have resulted in big changes to the game's install size | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 days ago

Humble Delists Then Relists Horses

"Huh" is for Horses | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 days ago

RIP To Tortellini, The Elden Ring-Playing Goldfish

"I will miss you little fish" | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 days ago

Horror Game Horses Removed From Epic Games Store, Too

Santa Ragione said Horses is now banned from both Steam and Epic Games Store, but available on GOG. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 days ago

Bullying Works

But we could all stand to hold anime streaming platforms' feet to the fire more often | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 days ago

Too Real, News Tower

In News Tower, you handle every aspect of a 1930s paper yourself, from selecting stories to cleaning the bathroom | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 days ago

How Do We Relationship? Is A Brutal Stumble Toward True Love

Once Tamifull’s manga moves beyond its load-bearing yuri-for-straights scaffolding, it blossoms into a remarkable queer romance | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 6 days ago

Buy Our 'Destroy AI' Hoodie

Support human artists! | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 6 days ago

Somehow, The Musical Ghost Story Home Repair Genre Works

There Are No Ghosts At The Grand got a weird trailer back in June; now, it has a weird but charming demo | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 7 days ago

No Thoughts, Just Fish

Tiny Aquarium is a little respite from my chaotic desktop | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 9 days ago

My First Anime, Which I Thought I'd Lost Forever, Still Hits

A childhood glimpse of Android Kikaider on Toonami still defines my tastes | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 10 days ago

Open Thread: Thanksgiving

What are your favorite kinds of games to play over the holidays? | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 11 days ago

Steam Is For Products, Not Art

A machine (not) for Horses | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 11 days ago

What If We Threw Every Person Involved In Private Equity Into The Ocean

Just asking a question | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 11 days ago

Rental Family Is The True Brenaissance Film We’ve Been Waiting For

Less a review and more a childhood fan giving Brendan Fraser his flowers as my first movie star | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 11 days ago

Sektori Is The Technically Perfect Heir To Geometry Wars

I need every sicko reading this to play Sektori right now. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 12 days ago

Ubisoft, Face Covered In Bruises, Once Again Confidently Extends Foot Towards End Of Rake

'The team is aware of the criticisms around AI in games' | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 12 days ago

Demonschool’s Credits Show Rest Of Games Industry How It’s Done

"Who cares if it's a lot of people? Who cares if it's long? They all did something and they deserve credit" | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 12 days ago

Sonic The Hedgehog Makes His NHL Debut—On Columbus Blue Jackets Goalie's Hockey Mask

Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins debuted a Sonic the Hedgehog goalie mask. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 12 days ago

Assetto Corsa Rally Is Here To Keep Me Humble

I'm about to hit a chestnut tree | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 13 days ago

Two Months After Firing Over Charlie Kirk Comments, Ghost Of Yotei Dev Blames Harassment Campaign, Not ‘Bad Joke’

"I really don’t want this to happen to anyone else, because I feel like with the state of everything, it will absolutely happen to other people," says Drew Harrison | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 13 days ago

Finally, A Biking Game That Embraces Vibes

A new game by the creator of Despelote gets me | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 14 days ago

MrBeast Has A Theme Park Now Because Big Content Creators Can’t Be Canceled

"Cancellation when it comes to this style of influencer is now a myth" | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 16 days ago

The Aftermath Party Was Good

On a Tuesday night in October, nearly a hundred Aftermath fans went to a venue in Queens to celebrate the site, hang out, and eat cake. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 16 days ago

Lumines Arise Is The Living Memory Of PlayStation Cool

Like an old friend you haven't seen in a decade, Lumines is back to melt your cynicism away. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 16 days ago

A Hockey Team Recreated The Evangelion Intro For A Stadium Full Of Fans

Here's how an American Hockey League team embraced anime—then went viral. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 17 days ago

Tavern Keeper: It's Good

"But the only brew for the brave and true...comes from the [Redacted]!" | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 17 days ago

Sure, Why Not: Windows 11 AI Agents Might Install Malware On Your PC

Don't worry, though. It's probably nothing | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 18 days ago

Baki The Grappler, The Wildest Martial Arts Manga Of All Time, Still Wants The Smoke 35 Years Later

Manga editor Yuki Yokoi always believed Baki could thrive in the West. Now, they’re planning its next evolution | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 19 days ago

Carmen Maria Machado’s Carmilla Is Sapphic Bullshit, But I Believe It

Machado’s edition of the vampiric tale is prime Mandela Effect, spreading misinformation on the internet in book form | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 19 days ago

A Dungeon Synth Album To Cope With An Age Without Magic

Dungeon synth artist Erang’s new album TOME ZERO contains ten melancholy tracks written while trying to process this age without magic. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 20 days ago

Y’all Undersold How Bad The 1989 Legend of Zelda Cartoon Is

Well excuuuuuse me, Princess! | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 20 days ago

Death By Lightning Knows History Is Temporary

The Netflix show makes a forgotten bit of history surprisingly modern | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 21 days ago

[This Is Where My Anno 117 Impressions Were Going To Go]

'[Our artists] use AI tools for iterations, prototyping, and exploration' | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 21 days ago

One Weekend Away Has Rekindled A Love Of Board Games That I Thought Covid Had Killed Forever

Partying like it was 2019 | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 21 days ago

These Developers Are Bringing Canceled Game Concord Back To Life

How a group of hobbyist reverse engineers brought the troubled game back to life. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 23 days ago

Beyond The Stars

On this week's Aftermath Hours, Chris, Riley, and Gita raise our heads above the water of Aftermath’s relaunched website to talk, excitingly, about things that aren’t relaunching a website. To start, Chris and Gita talk about the movie Bugonia, a remake of 2003’ | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 23 days ago

The Steam Machine, Frame, And Controller Are Full Of Good Design Choices

Valve is making a lot of moves with their hardware. I like what I hear. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 24 days ago

Let's See How Being 'AI First' Is Going For Krafton

AI continues to revolutionize work, just as it promised | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 24 days ago

The Art Of Playing The Damn Video Game

Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 has a lot to offer if you play the game that's in front of you, instead of the one in your head | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 25 days ago

We're Having A Sale: Get Your First Month Of Aftermath For Just $1

A buck! | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 25 days ago

Raccoin Is A Coin Pusher Where It's OK To Shake The Machine

From Balatro publisher Playstack, Raccoin: Coin Pusher Roguelike is a constant dopamine release shaped like the nostalgic coin pusher arcade games | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 25 days ago

AI Is The Ultimate "Forced Meme"

There are few things in this world more insufferable than a rich person trying to force their shitty ideas on everyone else. And in 2025, there are very few things that feel more forced than “Generative AI.” | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 25 days ago