Gaming journal · London
Independent writing on RPGs, grand strategy and indie gems — no scores bought, no hype rented. Just long nights, honest notes and a Shoreditch desk lamp.
Genres we live in
A note from the founder
I started QuestDynastyWarriors.ink in a cramped Shoreditch flat because I was tired of reviews written before the credits rolled. Every piece here is played to completion — sometimes twice — before a single word is filed.
We publish two long reads a week, keep affiliate links clearly marked, and never take payment for a verdict. If a game bored me at hour thirty, you'll read exactly that.
— Rowan Ashcombe, Editor
What we cover
Fridays · from £0, always free
Full completion reviews of 40+ hour RPGs, filed only after the end credits. Expect build breakdowns, pacing notes and a spoiler-safe verdict up top.
Recent: a 6,000-word dissection of a Baldur's-Gate-scale campaign, replayed on two difficulties.
Tuesdays · grand strategy
Serialised playthroughs of strategy epics told like campaign chronicles — one save file, many betrayals, every collapse documented in glorious detail.
Running now: a 900-year dynasty that survived three regicides and one very bad marriage.
Monthly · under £20 picks
A curated map of small releases worth your evening — cosy builders, sharp roguelikes and experiments you won't see on the front page of the big stores.
Latest issue mapped eleven titles, each priced £4.99–£18.99 and finished before we wrote a word.
From the desk
Good to know
Never. Verdicts are non-negotiable and unpaid. We do use clearly labelled affiliate links so you can support the blog, but they never touch the score or the recommendation. If a studio sends a key, we say so at the top of the piece.
Two long reads a week: a Long Verdict on Fridays and a Dynasty Diary on Tuesdays, plus a monthly Indie Constellation round-up. We'd rather miss a launch window than publish a review of a game we haven't finished.
Yes, and we pay for the ones we run. Send a two-paragraph outline through the contact form below with the genre and roughly how long you've spent with the game. We reply to every pitch within ten working days.
Mostly PC, with regular Switch and PlayStation coverage where a game shines there. We're genre-led rather than platform-led, so if a strategy epic or cosy indie lands anywhere, it's fair game for the blog.
No questions match that search.
Get in touch
Story ideas, corrections and review keys all land in the same inbox. We read everything and reply to pitches within ten working days.