Autumn Wright

Autumn Wright

Autumn Wright is a critic of games and animation. Their words have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Polygon, and elsewhere. They live in Brooklyn.

Latest articles by Autumn Wright

A woman from No Rest For the Wicked holding a sword at shoulder height
You cannot beat the final boss of No Rest for the Wicked's latest saga

By Autumn Wright Published

Something rotten The founder of Moon Studios has become the action RPG's worst enemy.

Something rotten
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2 review

By Autumn Wright Published

Record Scratch Tape 2 leaves more dead space than game.

Record Scratch
A young woman's face bathed in light
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 1 review

By Autumn Wright Published

Lost and Found Lost Records is Stand By Me for the Rebel Girls.

Lost and Found
National Park Girls visual novel
A yuri VN about national parks that turn into anime girls is, somehow, the most relatable game I've played in my 20s

By Autumn Wright Published

Parklife Lower budget, lower stakes, and all the better for it.

Parklife
Pro Philosopher 2 debate visual novel
Pro Philosopher 2 is Ace Attorney for our stupid election season, and it really did make me feel better

By Autumn Wright Published

1v1 me Thoreau What I learned from a visual novel about debating undead philosophers.

1v1 me Thoreau
Trails through Daybreak
Trails through Daybreak's cozy sense of place delivers more of what makes The Legend of Heroes RPGs great

By Autumn Wright Published

New Chapter I’m wide awake, it’s morning.

New Chapter
A band in front of a tour bus.
Dustborn let me smash fascists and flirt with my situationship on a road trip across America

By Autumn Wright Published

Bus Fuss The future is queer—if you're along for a ride.

Bus Fuss
A woman approaches a foreboding hotel
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes review

By Autumn Wright Published

Zap Grab a notebook. Every answer is another mystery in Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.

Zap
Corponation art
CorpoNation combines silly minigames and sharp writing into a Sorry To Bother You-style farce about life in 2024

By Autumn Wright Published

Desk Job Go to work, pay rent, and sacrifice yourself for the economy.

Desk Job

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