About Tessa Kaur
Tessa is a Features Editor at TheGamer. Their favourite hobbies are lifting weights, reading books in the park, and complaining profusely about whatever they're mad about this week. Find them on Twitter at @tessakaur or email them at tessa@thegamer.com.
Favorite Games
I love narrative-driven games that engage with current issues – think The Last of Us 2. I also love a bit of surrealism, a la Disco Elysium and Kentucky Route Zero. I will also play any Like A Dragon game you put in front of me.
Industry Focus
I'm most interested in industry trends, diversity in games, and critiquing media through a progressive lens. I also have a particular interest in franchises that cross mediums.
Proudest Gaming Achievement
Don't ask me, I have ADD. It's a miracle I've ever finished a game at all.
Latest Articles
Browser Games Taught Me More About Modern Movies Than School Ever Did
Games like Framed and Cinematrix help me fill the gaps in my film studies knowledge
Baldur's Gate 3's Iron Throne Level Distills The Game's Essence Perfectly
This is the way the game was always meant to feel
This Week's Game Industry Layoffs Prove It's Not About Performance At All
Many of the studios affected by layoffs this week are the most successful in the business. Not even this protected them.
The Switch’s Biggest Weakness Is My Favourite Thing About It
The Switch isn’t chasing better graphics, which means it can chase other things
Being Able To Smell Your Video Games Sounds Really Gross, Actually
I don’t really love the smell of napalm in the morning, GameScent
It's Fine To Enjoy Helldivers 2 In A Normal, Non-Grindy Way
You don’t have to turn your leisure activity into labour, so don’t!
Now Is The Time To Buy Die Gute Fabrik's Games
One of the industry’s most interesting independent studios is shuttering, and you should support them while it matters
Helldivers 2 Is The Least Toxic Online Game I've Ever Played
But I’m not sure it’ll stay that way for long
Could Baldur's Gate 3's Cross-Platform Mods Finally Give Console Players Mod Equity?
I don’t know, but I’m looking forward to giving Astarion a gun
Let's Be Serious: The 'Borderlands Cinematic Universe' Is Not Happening
We are long past the point in time when anybody would have wanted this
Helldivers 2 Doesn't Need A Campaign, But I Still Wish It Had One
Players are writing the story of the galactic war, but I wish I’d been given more to chew on before being martyred for the cause
Pacific Drive Has Some Of The Most Beautiful, Enraging Menus I've Ever Seen
I love to look at it, I hate to use it
Making The Borderlands Characters Less Abrasive Also Made Them Boring
Where's the screaming? The creative death threats? The blood?
I Worry Baldur's Gate 3 Will Be A Ship Of Theseus In A Few Years
How many things can you change in a game before it stops being the game it was meant to be?
Helldivers 2 Is The Anti-Fascist Answer To Call Of Duty
Helldivers 2 tells you the truth: you are not the good guys
Please, Touch The Artwork 2 Is Like An Afternoon At The Museum On Acid
This hour-long exploration of a surrealist painter’s works is a small piece of art in its own right
Helldivers 2 Is Making Me Mourn The Death Of Split-Screen Co-Op
I have one gamer friend and he lives in my house