Justin Wagner
Justin first became enamored with PC gaming when World of Warcraft and Neverwinter Nights 2 rewired his brain as a wide-eyed kid. As time has passed, he's amassed a hefty backlog of retro shooters, CRPGs, and janky '90s esoterica. Whether he's extolling the virtues of Shenmue or troubleshooting some fiddly old MMO, it's hard to get his mind off games with more ambition than scruples. When he's not at his keyboard, he's probably birdwatching or daydreaming about a glorious comeback for real-time with pause combat. Any day now...
Latest articles by Justin Wagner
![WolfQuest wolf simulation game](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sRGNPqqspZReHRqbuoF2oC-320-80.jpg)
'There aren't 3 new wolf simulation games coming out every month': 17 years in, this multiplayer wolf edutainment game from the Minnesota Zoo has an improbably loyal fandom keeping it alive
By Justin Wagner published
DOG MEET DOG Developer eduweb has spent the last two decades slowly refining a project that evolved beyond their wildest ambitions.
![Outbrk](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3ZzjNndizZhQpHNt579m4n-320-80.jpg)
I was almost gleefully torn apart by a tornado in this janky but ambitious co-op storm chasing simulator
By Justin Wagner published
Cloud Gaming Outbrk needs work, but when the wind's just right it feels like a proper multiplayer take on Twister.
![Gigantic: Rampage Edition](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kY398gEUs3pjgQi5yng2pG-320-80.jpg)
Gigantic: Rampage Edition is a slightly shaky but mostly thrilling revival of my favorite dead game
By Justin Wagner published
Embiggened Authentication errors notwithstanding, we are so back.
![Fancy Pants Adventures](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hq7XUpkejp7dFvJfin34ug-320-80.jpg)
This Flash developer is battling 18 years of legacy code to bring my childhood favorite platformers to Steam
By Justin Wagner published
Fancy Feast 18 years later, you can still run fast, run fancy.