Patrick Klepek
Patrick Klepek is the Senior Writer at Waypoint, and he's been covering video games for more than 20 years. He secretly wishes he was writing about horror movies every day.
The Best Video Games This Year Helped Me Feel Closer to People
Whether it was score chasing in 'Neon White,' killing innocents in 'The Quarry,' or building a house in 'Minecraft' with my kid, games were communal.
Jenova Chen Is Still Trying to Convince the World Video Games Are Art
Why the ‘Flower’ and ‘Journey’ designer has left his arthouse roots behind for the masses.
‘The Callisto Protocol’ Is Not the Second Coming of ‘Dead Space’
A video game set in space, where everything has gone wrong, should rule. This one doesn’t.
More Franchises Should Be Like ‘Sonic Frontiers’ And Get Weird
Sega takes an audacious, messy swing at modernizing Sonic.
After 4,368 Hours, ‘Mario Maker’ Player Finally Beats His Impossible Level
Braden "ChainChompBraden" Moor has spent six years chasing a nightmare, and it's finally come true.
Why It Took 25 Years for the Video Game ‘Tibia’ to Get Sound
Adventurers in the online RPG 'Tibia' have been been playing the game silently for decades, but now, that's changing.
How Guides Help Video Game Sites Survive the Modern Internet
One reason a niche website like RPG Site can pay its writers is because it relies on people showing up for puzzle solutions.
‘Shovel Knight Dig’ Turns an Excellent Platformer into an Awesome Roguelike
Not all games should be roguelikes, but in this case, 'Shovel Knight Dig' makes a strong case for its huge and successful pivot.
How ‘Tinykin’ Makes Curious Players Feel Like Completionists
Games centered around collecting items often make you feel like a failure for not getting everything. 'Tinykin' does the opposite.
Is Telling Players How Long a Video Game Takes to Beat a Bad Idea?
Microsoft is integrating the website HowLongToBeat into its Xbox app on Windows, making us wonder what it'd be like if such a feature were everywhere.
‘The Last of Us’ Isn't Very Old, But It's Already Worth Revisiting
Regardless of how one feels about charging $70 for an update to a game from 2013, 'The Last of Us' remains an utterly compelling ride.
Video Game Guide Writers Help Keep the Lights On But Get No Respect
Plagiarism and poor pay are common in the world that produces the guides and walkthroughs that so many of us rely on every day.