The Bottom Feeder
Computer Gaming's Cranky Old Uncle In the Attic. Click to read The Bottom Feeder, by Jeff Vogel, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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- 103 from 22 May 2021 to 30 Oct 2026
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2026 16
- Indie Review Round-Up #3
- Why Would We Talk About AI, When Brute Force Is So Much Cleaner?
- A Bunch More Thoughts On Algebra-That-Thinks
- A Few Weirdo Fantasist Takes On AI
- Nerd Deep Housecleaning Update, Part 2
- I Sing a Song of Monopoly
- Obsession Review (And Why Horror Is the Most Honest Genre)
- Kickstarter For Geneforge 3 - Detonation Has Launched!
- Cranky Indie Review Roundup. Hits-Only Edition!
- The Sad Unusability of Video Game Reviews
- Creation and Invention Are Games We All Play
- Nerd Deep Housecleaning Update, Part 1
- Queen's Wish: A Portmortem Of Mixed Success
- A Detailed Review of Like 8% of Mewgenics
- What Exact Products Do Games Sell, Two Case Studies
- Video Game Thoughts Bonus Bag #9
2025 20
- The Top Ways Video Games Affect Your Brain. Number Five May Disturb You!
- Video Game Thoughts Bonus Bag #8
- Understanding The Player Brain, Pt. 1: Loss Avoidance
- The Time I Annoyed Lord British and He Gave Me His Debris
- Four Ways To Make Your Turn-Based Game More Interesting (Or Ruin It)
- Avernum 4: Greed And Glory Is Out!
- Avernum 4: Greed and Glory Demo Out, Plus An Interview
- Video Game Thoughts Bonus Bag #7
- The Avernum 4 Story, Part 2: What Went Wrong and Why
- I Review the New Dungeons & Dragons Art, Unwisely
- How To Get Internet Feedback Without Going Insane
- I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream: The 30 Year Late Review
- Coming Soon ... Avernum 4: Greed and Glory!
- Video Game Thoughts Bonus Bag #6
- Some Scattered Thoughts About Cyberpunk 2077
- Cleaning Out Our Computer Graveyard
- Is China Better At Cartoons Now?
- Some Scattered Thoughts About Hades
- Gamer Deep Lore, Exhibit #5. Star Fleet Battles.
- David Lynch, 1946-2025.
2024 23
- Video Game Thoughts Bonus Bag #4
- When Writing Fantasy, Kill Your Darlings. Literally.
- UFO50, the Only Game You'll Ever Need
- Tips For Writing a Video Game Story That WORKS
- Why Video Games Are Tough For Storytelling
- Our Next Game and Kickstarter ... Avernum 4: Greed and Glory!
- How To Write a Good Story That Doesn't Give Me Headaches
- The Deck of Many Things: Peak Game Design
- Picking Apart Baldur's Gate 3, Part 3 (The Only Thing You Should Care About: Loot.)
- Gamer Deep Lore, Exhibit #4. Dragon Magazine, September, 1981.
- Gamer Deep Lore, Exhibit #3. The Tomb of Horrors.
- Indie Postmortem 2: Geneforge 2 - Infestation. Avoiding Utter Disaster.
- Indie Postmortem 1: Geneforge 2 - Infestation. Funding and Building.
- Gamer Deep Lore, Exhibit #2. Fringeworthy.
- Gamer Deep Lore, Exhibit #1. The D&D "Blue Book"
- Picking Apart Baldur's Gate 3, Part 2 (Talkin' 'Bout D&D)
- We Released Geneforge 2 - Infestation!
- Picking Apart Baldur's Gate 3, Part 1 (The Story)
- What To Learn From The Video Game Recession. And Do It Quickly.
- Understanding the Great Video Game Recession. Or Not.
- Award Shows and Other Human Things
- Video Game Thoughts Bonus Bag #3
- Genres are Marketing Terms, and Your Advice is Bad.
2023 18
- The Game Industry Got To Face What It Actually Is!
- So How Long Until My Business Just Dies? (Also, the Unity Debacle)
- Four Tips to Make Your Murder & Loot Game Painfully Addicting!
- Are We Still Doing the Diablo 4 Pile-On?
- New Game Announced! Geneforge 2 - Infestation Coming Soon!
- Months Late Game Review, Part 2. ... Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Some Bad Things.
- Months Late Game Review ... Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The Good Things.
- The Fast Life and Fiery Death of Vampire Survivors Games.
- The Most Important Article On Selling Indie Games Ever!
- Can the Superhero Era Ever End?
- If Someone Has a Destiny, They Have a Freakin' Destiny!!!
- Fantasy Is Universal
- God of War Ragnarok: A Place Where Your Father Loves You!
- God of War Ragnarok: Five Game Systems In One Bag
- The Heart of Gaming Is the Power Fantasy
- Five Bucks To Feel Like a God
- We Have a New Kickstarter, Plus Let's Talk About Remasters
- When Your Cute Little Game Business Suddenly Explodes
2022 16
- Video Game Thoughts Bonus Bag #2
- How I Deal With Harassment, Abuse, and Crazies In General.
- Why the Rings of Power Show Is Not Good (Part #7934)
- We Released Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor!
- Four Awesomely Wise Tips To Make Your Game End Well
- What Did I Do To Mobile Game Developers To Make Them Hate Me So Much?
- The Demo For Our New Game Is Out! Also, Terror!
- Actually No, We Don't Know How Much Video Games Should Cost.
- We'll Make Your Gun Shiny For Only a Hundred Bucks!
- The Last Pile of Thoughts About Elden Ring, Promise
- Elden Ring Is Fair and Just, Except When It Isn't
- Video Game Thoughts Bonus Bag #1
- The Frail Gamernerd's Guide to the Super Bowl
- There Are Too Many Video Games
- Thoughts On Freedom of Expression, From Some Random Guy
- Helpful, Non-Threatening Quiz: Am I a Serial Killer?
2021 10
- It Takes Two (Of the Worst People In the World)
- Can We Even Put Human Stories in Video Games Anyway?
- Six Truths About Video Game Stories
- Las Vegas On the Edge of Apocalypse
- Queen's Wish: The Conqueror Post-Mortem
- The Useless-Boomer Guide To the Stock Market
- Design Deep Dive: Valheim
- The Covid 20%
- How I Find/Steal/Grind Out My Game Ideas
- Oh Jesus, Why Is This Jerk Making Another Stupid Blog