Third-Party is a series of guest blogs where developers talk about specific games, mechanics, levels, and more. This week we have Mateusz Tomaskiewicz, principal game designer at Riot Games, speaking ...

Inscryption is one of the most perplexing games I have ever played. For our 2021 game of the year coverage, Polygon is celebrating our top 10 video games with a collection of essays. You can see our ...

Chris Birsner is a writer and journalist who most recently worked as an editor at Anton Media Group on Long Island. He is a 2018 graduate of Hofstra University. He enjoys playing Nintendo Switch, ...

Inscryption has lots of secrets lurking beneath the surface, and players learn pretty early on that something is amiss with the card game they are playing and the opponent who is testing them. But if ...

Stefan is a machine that plays video games, writes about video games, and then stares at a wall. Staring at a wall is the most productive part of its day. The player finds themselves trapped in a ...

“Scary” isn’t usually a word that comes to mind when talking about digital card games. Some deck-builders, like Hearthstone, include cards that depict menacing monsters, but those creatures are never ...