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I reviewed Dwarf Fortress for Polygon!

Yes, I did quote Barthelme while talking about dwarves

Grayson Morley

Grayson Morley

05 Dec 2022

I reviewed the Steam release of Dwarf Fortress for Polygon! Yes, I did quote Donald Barthelme to describe the experience of playing it. Yes, I do refer to this as “the MFA-gamer hat trick.”

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logo and title of "running is a roguelite" on my new blog, one more run

New blog: onemorerun.blog

Hey all! While this is maybe not the 2026 Backlog update you were hoping for, I wanted to let you know that I started a new blog: onemorerun.blog As you might've noticed over the course of 2025, I wrote intermittently about my newfound love of running on

By Grayson Morley 02 Jan 2026
A semi-transparent handheld gaming device with four colorful buttons against a wooden background.

Is it time to quit games?

An honest exploration of attachment, time, and limits

By Grayson Morley 23 Sep 2025
Key art for Kirby™ and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World.

Does Kirby have anything to say?

If you’re hungry for dinner, eat dinner

By Grayson Morley 09 Sep 2025
Key art for The Long Dark, featuring the title, a graphical axe, and a man warming himself by the fire in a snowy wilderness.

The Long Dark of the soul

My wife calls it my depression game.

By Brandon Walsh 19 Aug 2025
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