Finn Calloway
Games Critic
Finn Calloway has reviewed more than 400 games across nine years of criticism, which has left him with strong opinions about tutorial design, onboarding friction, and the fine line between guidance and hand-holding. Irish by origin and currently based in Berlin, Finn covers platformers, horror, action, and narrative design with a dry, slightly sardonic voice that never tips into cruelty.
- 400+ games reviewed across 9 years
- Platformer and horror specialist
- Narrative design focus
65 articles by Finn Calloway
Farever How Long to Beat: Early Access Hours and v0.2
Farever how long to beat: 10-15 hours in current EA. Support class extends floors from 3-4 to 5-6. v0.2 sneak peek shown June 2026. Here's what to expect.
· 7 min read
Shift At Midnight Launches June 17, Co-op Gas Station Horror
Shift At Midnight is co-op detective horror for 1-3 players. Launches June 17 on Steam and Game Pass: manage a 90s gas station, identify doppelgangers.
· 4 min read
Distant Shore: Magnetic Parkour Demo at Next Fest 2026
Distant Shore is a first-person magnetic parkour game, Portal meets Mirror's Edge, with a demo at Steam Next Fest June 2026. Here's how the gauntlets work.
· 4 min read
Voidling Bound: Monster Taming Meets Third-Person Shooter
Voidling Bound launches June 9, 2026, reinventing monster taming as a third-person shooter where you directly control evolving creatures. What to know.
· 5 min read
Blighted Drinkbox Studios Preview: Fall 2026 Guide
Blighted Drinkbox Studios: Fall 2026. Guacamelee! devs bring a Metroidvania action RPG with a dynamic Blight system and 2-player co-op to PC and Switch 2.
· 8 min read
DRG Rogue Core Retcon Build: The Rewind-Rage Tank Loop
DRG Rogue Core Retcon build: how Time Rewind reclaims your health and ammo, how Rage doubles all damage, and the loop that makes it a portable Hellbomb.
· 8 min read
Lost Castle 2 Review: Is the 1.0 Launch Worth It? (2026)
Lost Castle 2 review: Hunter Studio's beat-'em-up roguelite hits 1.0 June 11. 700k EA units, final story chapter, Third Layer Resonance builds.
· 10 min read
ARC Raiders Matriarch Boss: Break Armor, Hit the Core
ARC Raiders Matriarch boss: shatter the armor with a Hullcracker, shred the Head Core, stop firing when the shield pops, and survive the phase 3 swarm.
· 8 min read
Fatekeeper How Long to Beat: 2 Hours Now, 15 Planned
Fatekeeper how long to beat in Early Access is about 2 hours. Paraglacial targets 15 hours for 1.0, now priced at $9.99 after the intro discount ended.
· 5 min read
Kristala Grottorot Golem Boss: The Arena-Edge Kill
Kristala Grottorot Golem boss: the environmental edge kill, why the arena cuts both ways, the dungeon-reset problem, and how to fight the armored construct.
· 8 min read
Windrose Israel Hands Boss Guide: Foothills Fight & Loot
Windrose Israel Hands boss guide: how to beat the Foothills boss, parry his combo, dodge the Poison Dash and Spirit Cannon, plus the Soul Eater loot drop.
· 8 min read
Sunderfolk Rogue Guide: Stealth Builds and Tips 2026
Sunderfolk Rogue guide: C tier for most players, higher ceiling for veterans. Stealth, flanking, and how the Vanguard (Update 2.0) opens new setup options.
· 16 min read