https://smallgraygames.com An independent creator of RPGs, text adventures, and idle games. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:28:44 GMT en-us 7-25-26 https://smallgraygames.com/blog/7-25-26.html South of the March Demo v0.1.4 on Itch.io and Steam. Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT 6-17-26 https://smallgraygames.com/blog/6-17-26.html South of the March Demo v0.1.3 on Itch.io and Steam. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT 6-13-26 https://smallgraygames.com/blog/6-13-26.html South of the March Demo v0.1.2 on Itch.io and Steam. Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT 6-04-26 https://smallgraygames.com/blog/6-04-26.html The demo launch of South of the March on Itch.io and Steam. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT 3-19-26 https://smallgraygames.com/blog/3-19-26.html Progress updates and the last few steps before a demo launch. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT 1-16-26 https://smallgraygames.com/blog/1-16-26.html What's been happening and what's to come in 2026 for Small Gray Games. Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT 12-20-25-b https://smallgraygames.com/blog/12-20-25-b.html The Idle Class v0.8.5 is now live! Sat, 20 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT 12-20-25 https://smallgraygames.com/blog/12-20-25.html The inaugural post in a new effort to find a central place to post. Sat, 20 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT scarlet-nexus https://smallgraygames.com/writing/scarlet-nexus/scarlet-nexus.html A look at Scarlet Nexus and the difficulty of talking meaningfully about things you love. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 04:00:00 GMT distraction-spiral https://smallgraygames.com/writing/distraction-spiral/distraction-spiral.html An aimless journey through 15 different games, each a short review, in search of a fully distracting experience during trying times. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 04:00:00 GMT tails-of-iron https://smallgraygames.com/writing/tails-of-iron/tails-of-iron.html An exploration of the role of royalty in the rat-themed Tails of Iron. Mon, 08 Jan 2024 05:00:00 GMT armored-core-vi https://smallgraygames.com/writing/armored-core-vi/armored-core-vi.html A look at the gameplay of Armored Core VI, the way grinding fits in, and other ways it could have. Mon, 06 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT sword-of-the-vagrant https://smallgraygames.com/writing/sword-of-the-vagrant/sword-of-the-vagrant.html A look at the derivative yet fun Sword of the Vagrant and the way reviewers grapple with it. Tue, 19 Sep 2023 04:00:00 GMT ffxvi https://smallgraygames.com/writing/ffxvi/ffxvi.html An in-depth analysis of the various games Final Fantasy XVI wants to be, and what it ends up being in reality. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 04:00:00 GMT dread-spiral https://smallgraygames.com/writing/dread-spiral/dread-spiral.html An aimless journey through 10 different games, each a short review, in search of an experience that feels satisfying when nothing seems to click. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 04:00:00 GMT walking-dead-fandom https://smallgraygames.com/writing/walking-dead-fandom/walking-dead-fandom.html An argument for what went wrong in the writing of The Walking Dead and the way fandoms corrupt narratives. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 04:00:00 GMT tales-of-arise https://smallgraygames.com/writing/tales-of-arise/tales-of-arise.html An exploration of the party system in Tales of Arise and the impact of Hanging Out on the narrative. Sun, 18 Dec 2022 05:00:00 GMT door-kickers https://smallgraygames.com/writing/door-kickers/door-kickers.html A look at the simple pleasure of kicking down doors in Door Kickers: Action Squad, as well as the more complex and less joyful art of getting stressed out about everything. Thu, 06 Oct 2022 04:00:00 GMT morbid https://smallgraygames.com/writing/morbid/morbid.html A look at Morbid: The Seven Acolytes and the role of incremental progress in Soulslikes in general. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 04:00:00 GMT returnal https://smallgraygames.com/writing/returnal/returnal.html A series of personal grievances about the bullet hell roguelike Returnal and the elevated space setting of its narrative. Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:00:00 GMT star-ocean https://smallgraygames.com/writing/star-ocean/star-ocean.html A look at Star Ocean: First Departure R and the impact of childhood nostalgia on contemporary JRPG fans. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 04:00:00 GMT miles-morales https://smallgraygames.com/writing/miles-morales/miles-morales.html A look at the unwelcome role of the police in Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 04:00:00 GMT yakuza-5 https://smallgraygames.com/writing/yakuza-5/yakuza-5.html A look at the new protagonist added in Yakuza 5 and the way his relationship with sex improves the narrative over the previous entry. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 04:00:00 GMT yakuza-4 https://smallgraygames.com/writing/yakuza-4/yakuza-4.html A look at the four protagonists of Yakuza 4 and the ways their wildly varying relationships to sex influence the narrative. Fri, 17 Jun 2022 04:00:00 GMT salt-and-sacrifice https://smallgraygames.com/writing/salt-and-sacrifice/salt-and-sacrifice.html A look at the setting of Salt and Sacrifice in comparison to its predecessor, Salt and Sanctuary, as well as other similar Soulslikes. Thu, 02 Jun 2022 04:00:00 GMT fixed-characters https://smallgraygames.com/writing/fixed-characters/fixed-characters.html An argument in favor of fixed character narratives in video games, as opposed to the customizable blank slates preferred in many mainstream titles. Thu, 05 May 2022 04:00:00 GMT uncharted https://smallgraygames.com/writing/uncharted/uncharted.html Tue, 27 Oct 2020 04:00:00 GMT my-name-is-mayo https://smallgraygames.com/writing/my-name-is-mayo/my-name-is-mayo.html Tue, 15 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT spider-man https://smallgraygames.com/writing/spider-man/spider-man.html Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:00:00 GMT ghost-of-tsushima https://smallgraygames.com/writing/ghost-of-tsushima/ghost-of-tsushima.html Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:00:00 GMT