Rooslawn
@unmappedworlds.bsky.social
I'm Rooslawn and I write something about games every Monday on my indie site, https://unmappedworlds.com.
Morrowind and OSRS really did their fast travel right. Why hasn't there been as much love put into these systems since the 2000s?
December 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Morrowind and OSRS really did their fast travel right. Why hasn't there been as much love put into these systems since the 2000s?
Dowloaded Tides of Torment only to spend 10 hours in a Throgg campaign. Buggy hunts aside (CA, please fix!), it's the most fun I had in a while.
Pic is Nano Banana's attempt at Throgg riding N'Kari.
Pic is Nano Banana's attempt at Throgg riding N'Kari.
December 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Dowloaded Tides of Torment only to spend 10 hours in a Throgg campaign. Buggy hunts aside (CA, please fix!), it's the most fun I had in a while.
Pic is Nano Banana's attempt at Throgg riding N'Kari.
Pic is Nano Banana's attempt at Throgg riding N'Kari.
Me: I don't care about achievements. Also me: sees 92% completion and twitches.
December 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Me: I don't care about achievements. Also me: sees 92% completion and twitches.
So my wife asked me how is my Warhammer 401k game going...
Pic via Nano Banana.
Pic via Nano Banana.
December 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
So my wife asked me how is my Warhammer 401k game going...
Pic via Nano Banana.
Pic via Nano Banana.
Me: I should try something new. Also me: boots up Total Warhammer for the 400th time.
December 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Me: I should try something new. Also me: boots up Total Warhammer for the 400th time.
I don't get it - I felt like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was everything I wanted in a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game, but at some point I just stopped playing and haven't gotten back into it. Like it looks good, it feels like the zone, I have no idea what's wrong with it.
December 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I don't get it - I felt like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was everything I wanted in a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game, but at some point I just stopped playing and haven't gotten back into it. Like it looks good, it feels like the zone, I have no idea what's wrong with it.
Love feeling alone in a video game, like when no one is around for miles. Or maybe I'm the last person in the universe? It just feels so cozy.
December 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Love feeling alone in a video game, like when no one is around for miles. Or maybe I'm the last person in the universe? It just feels so cozy.
Is it weird to love games I haven't finished? I rage quit Nier Automata after losing an hour and a half of progress, but it's still among my favorites...
December 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Is it weird to love games I haven't finished? I rage quit Nier Automata after losing an hour and a half of progress, but it's still among my favorites...
So... Anyone else wishes they knew less about games? Like I wish I didn't immediately look at the game and understood all the mechanics at play. Miss that feeling of wonder.
December 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
So... Anyone else wishes they knew less about games? Like I wish I didn't immediately look at the game and understood all the mechanics at play. Miss that feeling of wonder.
Loved Return to Castle Wolfenstein as a kid. Never got far, just ran around the map because I didn't know what to do or where to go, and I didn't think to read the objective text.
December 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Loved Return to Castle Wolfenstein as a kid. Never got far, just ran around the map because I didn't know what to do or where to go, and I didn't think to read the objective text.
Yeah, RuneScape, make quests impossible to complete without guides, and then make fun of me for using a guide.
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Yeah, RuneScape, make quests impossible to complete without guides, and then make fun of me for using a guide.
Oom... Am I the only person whose happy place is the Total Warhammer faction selection screen?
December 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Oom... Am I the only person whose happy place is the Total Warhammer faction selection screen?
I can't believe there are people out there who play Frostpunk like it's their Stardew Valley.
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I can't believe there are people out there who play Frostpunk like it's their Stardew Valley.
Hot take: Total Warhammer is cozier than Animal Crossing.
I did write 2000 words explaining why orchestrating fantasy genocide is actually very relaxing, thank you very much. I will now be taking questions
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#TotalWar #CozyGames #VideoGameEssays #Warhammer
I did write 2000 words explaining why orchestrating fantasy genocide is actually very relaxing, thank you very much. I will now be taking questions
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#TotalWar #CozyGames #VideoGameEssays #Warhammer
December 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hot take: Total Warhammer is cozier than Animal Crossing.
I did write 2000 words explaining why orchestrating fantasy genocide is actually very relaxing, thank you very much. I will now be taking questions
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#TotalWar #CozyGames #VideoGameEssays #Warhammer
I did write 2000 words explaining why orchestrating fantasy genocide is actually very relaxing, thank you very much. I will now be taking questions
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#TotalWar #CozyGames #VideoGameEssays #Warhammer
I hate Starfield. I don’t appreciate the lifeless NPCs, and I despise the faction design. I find the worlds barren and the plot lazy. And ugh, the loading screens.
Oh, one more thing: I’ve never played Starfield.
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#GameCriticism #GameDesign #VideoGames
Oh, one more thing: I’ve never played Starfield.
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#GameCriticism #GameDesign #VideoGames
November 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I hate Starfield. I don’t appreciate the lifeless NPCs, and I despise the faction design. I find the worlds barren and the plot lazy. And ugh, the loading screens.
Oh, one more thing: I’ve never played Starfield.
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#GameCriticism #GameDesign #VideoGames
Oh, one more thing: I’ve never played Starfield.
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#GameCriticism #GameDesign #VideoGames
From Witcher 3 to Elden Ring, from Baldur’s Gate III to Death Stranding and beyond into Outward, Subnautica, Prey... I finish the game, kick off another playthrough, only to abandon it shortly after.
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#VideoGames #IndieGames
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#VideoGames #IndieGames
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
From Witcher 3 to Elden Ring, from Baldur’s Gate III to Death Stranding and beyond into Outward, Subnautica, Prey... I finish the game, kick off another playthrough, only to abandon it shortly after.
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P.S: I have an email newsletter now!
#VideoGames #IndieGames
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P.S: I have an email newsletter now!
#VideoGames #IndieGames
What it's like gaming as a dad to an infant - and how I'm struggling with my identity as a "hardcore" gamer. Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, retro handhelds - and a whole lot of sleep deprivation.
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#Gaming #Parenting #SteamDeck #NintendoSwitch #Anbernic
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#Gaming #Parenting #SteamDeck #NintendoSwitch #Anbernic
November 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
What it's like gaming as a dad to an infant - and how I'm struggling with my identity as a "hardcore" gamer. Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, retro handhelds - and a whole lot of sleep deprivation.
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#Gaming #Parenting #SteamDeck #NintendoSwitch #Anbernic
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#Gaming #Parenting #SteamDeck #NintendoSwitch #Anbernic
There was a time when a bootleg CD pirate at a mall near my school was my only game curator. 'twas a different time.
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#VideoGames #IndieGames #Nostalgia #ArxFatalis #GamingBacklog
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#VideoGames #IndieGames #Nostalgia #ArxFatalis #GamingBacklog
November 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
There was a time when a bootleg CD pirate at a mall near my school was my only game curator. 'twas a different time.
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#VideoGames #IndieGames #Nostalgia #ArxFatalis #GamingBacklog
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#VideoGames #IndieGames #Nostalgia #ArxFatalis #GamingBacklog
There's something magical about building a town from a single shack into a bustling metropolis. I like high octane games, but city builders are special.
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#CityBuilders #CitiesSkylines #Foundation #FarthestFrontier #Becastled #Banished #SurvivingMars #IndieGames
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#CityBuilders #CitiesSkylines #Foundation #FarthestFrontier #Becastled #Banished #SurvivingMars #IndieGames
October 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
There's something magical about building a town from a single shack into a bustling metropolis. I like high octane games, but city builders are special.
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#CityBuilders #CitiesSkylines #Foundation #FarthestFrontier #Becastled #Banished #SurvivingMars #IndieGames
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#CityBuilders #CitiesSkylines #Foundation #FarthestFrontier #Becastled #Banished #SurvivingMars #IndieGames
I use scaffolding to cut down trees in Minecraft and my Oblivion paladin wasn't allowed to jump.
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#Minecraft #Oblivion #CozyGames #OCD #GamingAnxiety
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#Minecraft #Oblivion #CozyGames #OCD #GamingAnxiety
October 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I use scaffolding to cut down trees in Minecraft and my Oblivion paladin wasn't allowed to jump.
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#Minecraft #Oblivion #CozyGames #OCD #GamingAnxiety
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#Minecraft #Oblivion #CozyGames #OCD #GamingAnxiety
Rot, decay, and death. Yeah, how edgy of me right? But when it comes to games, there’s something magical about decaying, abandoned, and long forgotten worlds, and I love the way decaying worlds make me feel.
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#VideoGames #Impermanence #Fallout #DarkSouls #Stalker
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#VideoGames #Impermanence #Fallout #DarkSouls #Stalker
October 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Rot, decay, and death. Yeah, how edgy of me right? But when it comes to games, there’s something magical about decaying, abandoned, and long forgotten worlds, and I love the way decaying worlds make me feel.
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#VideoGames #Impermanence #Fallout #DarkSouls #Stalker
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#VideoGames #Impermanence #Fallout #DarkSouls #Stalker
The year is 1998: revisiting the originals of PS1 remakes
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#Remakes #VideoGames #Nostalgia #CrashBandicoot #Spyro #ResidentEvil2
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#Remakes #VideoGames #Nostalgia #CrashBandicoot #Spyro #ResidentEvil2
October 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The year is 1998: revisiting the originals of PS1 remakes
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#Remakes #VideoGames #Nostalgia #CrashBandicoot #Spyro #ResidentEvil2
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#Remakes #VideoGames #Nostalgia #CrashBandicoot #Spyro #ResidentEvil2
Hundreds of games on my backlog, many unplayed or unfinished. Here's how my relationship with the gaming backlog has changed over the years.
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#VideoGames #Steam #GamingBacklog
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#VideoGames #Steam #GamingBacklog
September 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Hundreds of games on my backlog, many unplayed or unfinished. Here's how my relationship with the gaming backlog has changed over the years.
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#VideoGames #Steam #GamingBacklog
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#VideoGames #Steam #GamingBacklog
In 13 years that I’ve I had a Steam account, I’ve clocked in 6,629 hours in my Steam library alone. That’s 276 days of non-stop game time. Here are my top 10 played games, and why.
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#VideoGames #Steam #SteamLibrary #IndieGames
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#VideoGames #Steam #SteamLibrary #IndieGames
September 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In 13 years that I’ve I had a Steam account, I’ve clocked in 6,629 hours in my Steam library alone. That’s 276 days of non-stop game time. Here are my top 10 played games, and why.
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#VideoGames #Steam #SteamLibrary #IndieGames
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#VideoGames #Steam #SteamLibrary #IndieGames
Map markers and the joy of getting lost
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#GameDesign #VideoGames #ElderScrolls #Morrowind #Oblivion #Skyrim
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#GameDesign #VideoGames #ElderScrolls #Morrowind #Oblivion #Skyrim
September 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Map markers and the joy of getting lost
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#GameDesign #VideoGames #ElderScrolls #Morrowind #Oblivion #Skyrim
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#GameDesign #VideoGames #ElderScrolls #Morrowind #Oblivion #Skyrim