Honest reviews
Scored out of ten with a plain-English verdict up top. We flag microtransactions, day-one bugs and how long it really lasts.
A gaming blog grown in Surry Hills
Slow down, look closer, love the quest.
Reviews, deep-dive guides and cosy community nights from a little glasshouse studio in Sydney. No hype cycles — just honest words about the games worth your evenings.
About the glasshouse
Written by players, for players who linger.
PixelQuestVoyage started in 2019 as a shared spreadsheet between four friends arguing about RPG endings. Today it's a small independent blog run from a plant-filled studio on Albion Street, publishing three considered pieces a week.
We don't chase launch-day scores. We play the whole thing, sit with it, and tell you honestly whether it earned its place in your backlog.
640+
Reviews published
18k
Monthly readers
7
Years of play
How we review
Every verdict follows the same four steps.
No paid placements, no early-code embargoes bending the score. Here's exactly how a game travels from our shelf to your feed.
01
Full playthrough
We finish the main story and a good slice of side content — usually 20 to 60 hours before a word is written.
02
Two-editor pass
A second editor plays the sticking points to check the take holds up beyond one person's taste and hardware.
03
Context notes
We log price, length, accessibility options and performance so the verdict answers "is it worth it for me?"
04
Publish & revisit
We publish, then update the piece after major patches so the score reflects the game you'd actually buy today.
What you'll find
Three things we do properly.
Hover a card to see what's inside each corner of the blog.
Deep-dive guides
Spoiler-safe walkthroughs, build calculators and boss-by-boss strategies — the kind of pages you keep open on a second screen.
Community nights
Free co-op sessions and couch tournaments at our Surry Hills studio, most Thursday evenings from 6pm. All skill levels welcome.
Before & after
See a patch change everything.
Drag the handle to compare launch-day captures with the same scenes after our re-review. Left is launch, right is now.
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Good to know
Questions readers ask us.
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Do you take money to boost review scores?+
Never. We buy most games ourselves, and any review copy is clearly disclosed at the top of the article. Studios can't see or change a score before it goes live, and we don't run sponsored reviews of any kind.
How often do you publish?+
Three pieces a week, usually a review on Monday, a guide midweek and a community or opinion piece on Friday. Larger games sometimes bump the schedule while we finish a proper playthrough.
Can I come to the community nights?+
Yes, they're free and open to everyone. We run co-op and couch sessions most Thursdays from 6pm at our Albion Street studio in Surry Hills. Seats are limited, so drop us an email to reserve a spot.
Which platforms do you cover?+
PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and Switch, with a soft spot for indie and cosy games. We note which platform we reviewed on and flag when performance differs meaningfully between them.
Can I pitch a guest article?+
We love outside voices, especially on games we've missed. Send a short pitch and a writing sample to our contact email. Accepted guest pieces are paid at a flat AUD $180 rate per published article.
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Get in touch
Pitch us, or just say hi.
Questions, corrections, guest pitches or an invite to your launch — the studio inbox is always open.