Fitzroy · Melbourne · Since 2016
Crystal Dungeon Dynasty
Loot-hungry writing for players who read the patch notes. Deep RPG breakdowns, indie gems, and honest reviews with zero PR gloss.
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How we play
Every post clears four gates
No hot takes fired from the hip. Here's the grind behind each review that lands on the site.
Log the hours
Minimum 20 hours in-game before a word is written — 60+ for anything with a scored campaign or endgame loop.
Break the systems
We map loot tables, difficulty curves and monetisation, then test where the design holds and where it cracks.
Cross-check the scene
We talk to speedrunners, modders and local devs so a review reflects the community, not just one playthrough.
Publish, no gloss
No embargo bribes, no affiliate-driven scores. Every verdict states exactly who should — and shouldn't — buy.
Coverage
Pick your class
Four beats we publish weekly. Free to read, and members get early drops and the full archive.
The vault
Recent features worth the read
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Two devs, one Fitzroy garage, a cult platformer
How a 6-second skip rewrote a world record
Every handheld of the decade, ranked honestly
When tabletop epics become digital dynasties
Inside Melbourne's 48-hour crystal jam
Readers
What the guild says
"Their 60-hour breakdown talked me out of a $99 pre-order and into a $19 indie I've now sunk a month into. That's a review site actually earning trust."
"I run a small studio and CDD covered our jam game without a single PR email. They just played it, got the mechanics, and wrote the fairest piece we've had."
"The speedrun deep-dives are the only gaming writing I forward to my non-gamer mates. Detailed enough for the frame-perfect crowd, clear enough for everyone else."
Contact
Pitch a story or join the guild
Got a game we should play, a scene tip, or a review request? Drop us a line. We read every message from the Smith Street desk.
- Phone
- +61 3 9417 2536
- [email protected]
- Studio
- 73 Smith Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
- Desk hours
- Mon–Fri 10am–6pm AEST · Sat 12–4pm