Nima Dabirian

Hey, I’m Nima. I started my adventure with Tiny Toons on a Sega console when I was 5, and since then, I have been passionate about video games. I got my first taste of writing during my college, in our student run zine, NAAM. I was studying architecture, and NAAM was about art and architecture. That was when I realized that I can actually put my two favorite things, games and writing, together. Games are a form of art after all. Now I have the chance to write about the games I play and share my thoughts on them in this platform. I hope you enjoy, and let me know what you think!

Promenade Review – Riding Up

February 23, 2024 by Nima Dabirian

Promenade Cover Art showing the main character and his small purple companion with a fantasy landscape in the background

Puzzle, platformer, and metroidvania are three genres that can mesh together well. Still, it’s also easy to miss the mark, …

In His Time Review – Inconsistent Clutter

October 18, 2023 by Nima Dabirian

In His Time cover art

Some of the most memorable indie games are stylish story-driven 2D adventures. It’s a genre and a formula that works …

Black Skylands Review – An Exciting Flight

August 22, 2023 by Nima Dabirian

Black Skylands Eva near the cannons of the airship

Airships are a very unique and exciting subject for video games. The world-building, gameplay, exploration, and stories that can be …

Baldur’s Gate 3 Review – Critical Success

August 25, 2023August 14, 2023 by Nima Dabirian

Baldur's Gate 3 Origin Characters cover art

Since the early days of video games, TTRPGs have greatly influenced what digital roleplaying games would look like. Games such …

Xenonauts 2 Early Access Review – Against The Alien Invasion

July 14, 2023 by Nima Dabirian

Xenonauts 2 Cover Image

There are many video games that use the alien invasion trope as the main focus of their plot. This offers …

Review: Silicon City – Managing Silly Citizens

June 20, 2023 by Nima Dabirian

Silicon City Cover Image

City builders are a popular genre for many players, but there are many titles that are released in the genre …

Review: The Last Case of Benedict Fox – A Lovingly Crafted Lovecraftian Adventure

June 14, 2023May 3, 2023 by Nima Dabirian

Lovecraftian mysteries are one of the most popular genres in any medium, and when they are done right, they create …

Review: The Library Of Babel – The Terrors Of Human Knowledge

June 14, 2023April 9, 2023 by Nima Dabirian

The Library of Babel Cover Art

In the short story The Library of Babel, Luis Borges describes an infinite library in which the books have all …

Review: Buildest – Building History

June 14, 2023March 20, 2023 by Nima Dabirian

Buildest cover art, red human like architect and workers building an ancient Greek structure.

Couch co-op party games are fun and popular for gamers and non-gamers alike, but sometimes we feel like we don’t …

Review: The Pale Beyond – Surviving The Ice

June 14, 2023March 1, 2023 by Nima Dabirian

The Pale Beyond Cover Art depicting the ship, Temperance, sailing sailing in dark blue waters.

Exploring uncharted territories has been one of mankind’s greatest ambitions throughout history. And one of the most recent and dangerous …