Shoreditch Gaming Journal — Est. 2016

Close-up of a mechanical keyboard on veined marble Slow gaming journalism carved from marble and long play sessions.

We spend forty-plus hours with every game before we say a word — deep RPG reviews, esports tactical breakdowns, retro preservation deep-dives and honest hardware testing from our studio just off Brick Lane.

Marble desk gaming setup bathed in raspberry light

What we publish

Coverage, crafted like stonework

Six editorial pillars, each with its own cadence and standards. Tap any pillar to see how we approach it.

The desk

Writers who finish the game

A small, opinionated team of critics and testers. Slide through the desk.

By the numbers

A decade of measured verdicts

From the community

Readers who stayed for the depth

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Freelance pitches, review copies, hardware for testing or corrections — send it over. We read everything within two working days.