Hobbies
A living shelf of books, games, creators, tools, and other things I have found interesting enough to revisit or recommend.
This part of the site is intentionally less formal. It is here to make the rest of the site more human, and to give friends, neighbors, collaborators, and future builders a sense of taste and recurring interests.
These shelves are works in progress, not complete rankings or blanket endorsements. They will evolve over time and simply collect things I have found thought-provoking, useful, or enjoyable.
Reading notes and durable recommendations.
People whose work and ideas are worth following.
Tools and workflows I use or endorse.
Strategy, systems, tactical, and sci-fi games that reward careful thinking.
Action adventure · favorite
God of War (2018) + Ragnarök
Mythic action anchored by a thoughtful story about parenthood, restraint, inherited violence, and the possibility of choosing a different path.
Action RPG · favorite
The Witcher 3 + expansions
A richly inhabited fantasy world where difficult choices, character writing, and the Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions reward sustained attention.
- role-playing
- storytelling
- fantasy
Action RPG · favorite
NieR:Automata
Inventive action and shifting game forms used to explore identity, consciousness, purpose, repetition, and what makes a life meaningful.
- action
- philosophy
- science fiction
Exploration / puzzle · favorite
Outer Wilds + Echoes of the Eye
A rare game built around curiosity, discovery, and knowledge as progression, with an expansion that deepens its meditation on fear and memory.
- exploration
- mystery
- science fiction
Survival / exploration · favorite
Subnautica
An unusually coherent survival world where wonder, isolation, ecological discovery, and genuine fear all emerge from exploration.
- survival
- exploration
- ecology
Tactical simulation · recommended
Ready or Not
A tense tactical game about restraint, information gaps, communication, and the consequences of moving too quickly in complex rooms.
- tactical
- simulation
- restraint
Space simulation · recommended
Star Citizen
An unfinished but fascinating attempt to build a deeply physical, persistent science-fiction world at a scale few projects would attempt.
- simulation
- science fiction
- ambitious systems