Joe Chivers

Joe Chivers

Freelance writer

Freelance writer Joe Chivers has been playing games since the mid-90s, starting out on his brother’s old Amiga. Since then, he has played too many video games and thought too much about them, and has been published in The Guardian, PC Gamer, and Metro. Corner him in a pub and he’ll talk your ear off about why games are a legitimate form of artistic expression.

Articles by: Joe Chivers

Two characters roam the overworld amongst autumn leaves

The unfairly overlooked games of 2023

By Joe Chivers published

2023 has offered us a myriad of games, which has resulted in a few unsung heroes slipping through the cracks.

A ship in drydock in Hardspace: Shipbreaker

The dull delight of humdrum work simulators

By Joe Chivers published

Thanks to meditative and cathartic labor simulators, work can, in fact, become play.

A wooden ship sails through the gulf of Cadiz

10 years on, Europa Universalis 4's achievement design keeps it fresh

By Joe Chivers published

Europa Universalis 4's achievements amount to challenging missions that keep the game interesting.

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