Pete Volk (he/they) is Polygon’s Curation Editor, with a particular love for action and martial arts movies. After four days of round robin action, the 2016 League of Legends International Wild Card ...

While 2021’s Lost in Random was far from a roguelike, the team behind the adventure game always knew its zany world and dice-based gameplay would be a great fit for the fast-paced, combat-focused ...

Balancing a game’s difficulty, especially one that’s meant to challenge the player, presents its own challenge for developers. Sometimes, the final game ends up being easier than some developers ...