Robin Bea
Robin Bea is a gaming writer focused on the intersections of queer culture, TTRPGs, and indie games. She lives in Pittsburgh where she can be found cat-proofing her apartment, making coffee, and telling herself she’s just about to learn to sew one of these days. Robin produces and co-hosts Girl Mode, a gaming and media criticism podcast, with freelance critic Willa Bloomfield-Rowe. You can follow her on Bluesky at robinbombus.bsky.social or email her at robin.bea@inverse.com.
Neon Inferno Feels Like Two Great Shooters In One
A throwback shooter with an original twist.
Birdcage Is An Impossibly Cool Space Shooter I’m Happy To Fail At
Step out of the Cage.
'TimeSplitters Rewind' Revives The Wildest PlayStation 2 Shooter Trilogy As A Brand-New Game
Turning back the clock.
35 Years Ago, One Incredible Console Proved It’s Not The Hardware That Matters
The birth of a legend.
HoYoverse’s Varsapura Is More Control Than Genshin Impact And I’m Already Intrigued
Clocking in at the gacha bureau.
Dragon's Dogma 2 Hits An Impressive Sales Milestone, But DLC Still Might Not Be Coming
Beware, Arisen!
Steam Just Added A Surprising Twist On 'Vampire Survivors' I Can’t Stop Playing
The city that never stops.
The 'Minecraft'-Inspired 'Hytale' Just Rose From The Dead
The curse is broken.
Guild Wars Reforged Could Make This Year The Best Time To Start A 20-Year-Old MMORPG
Just like the old days.
Demonschool Is An RPG Full Of Great Ideas It Doesn’t Know What To Do With
See me after class.
'Moonlighter 2' Mixes Combat And Commerce In A Great Early Access RPG
No refunds.
Running A Legendary Paper Is All In The Details In 'News Tower'
Read all about it!
'Videoverse' Shows There’s Nothing Shallow About Online Friendships In A Heartfelt Visual Novel
Logging on for the last time.
A Ghostly Pikachu Is Just One Surprise In Pokémon Pokopia’s New Trailer
Pokopia is more than just Animal Crossing with Pokémon.
'Horizon Steel Frontiers' Makes One Of Sony’s Biggest Series Multiplayer — But It’s Skipping PlayStation
Horizon leaves the console it was made for behind.
The Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Finally Showed Me What I’ve Been Missing In A Great Crafting RPG Series
A charming, low-key RPG series is better than ever.
'Arc Raiders’ Use Of AI Voices Isn’t As Normal As Some People Want You To Think
The latest push to embrace AI is no more convincing than the last.
Winter Burrow May Look Cute But Its Survival Gameplay Is Anything But Cozy
It’s gonna be a long winter.
Here’s Exactly When You Can Start Playing 'Yakuza Kiwami 2'
Like a dragon.
'No Man's Sky' Is Doing Something Every Live Service Game Should Copy
Just as good the second time around.
