jon-richter.com: writer of dark fiction

A discussion of why Quake is still a revered classic, and why its 25th anniversary Remastered edition is an essential purchase for gamers.

For today’s blog post, I thought I’d talk about what Cyberpunk 2077 needs to do if it is to qualify as a true great...

... unique setting: an alternate history, steampunk imagining of a Roman empire that never fell, complete with robotic mecha-gladiators!

...a debate that has been raging longer than the Battle of Winterfell: what exactly is the difference between fantasy and sci-fi??

Within a couple of hours, I realised that the game is incredible, and is also the best-written, most truly literary game I have ever played.

The Soulsborne games are certain to go down as revered cornerstones of the video gaming medium in years to come.

I remember being unsettled by the description of my gruesome demise in the dead of night, at the hands (and claws, and tentacles) of...

If fantasy stories don't all have to contain armour-plated knights and fire-breathing dragons, then what does 'fantasy' even mean?

In today's post, I'm delighted to announce the launch of my new podcast, Dark Natter!

He is the world’s greatest detective, the darkest of knights, and in my opinion he’ll always stand head and shoulders above the rest...

Well, it's been five days, and the dust (and ash, and flakes of charred skin) is settling after the Game Of Thrones series finale. Some...