It's a game of shifting hallways, architectural logic, and the kind of mental friction that we rarely see in modern puzzle design.

MOUSE: P.I for Hire It usually starts with a dame, but this time it started with a missing magician, who was missing his dame, and then a dame showed up… Hold on, let me start again. This case smelled like overripe cheese from the very beginning. When I heard my …

Set in a vibrant reimagining of the Persian capital, Ctesiphon, the narrative follows the Prince as he attempts to save his city from a Hunnish army corrupted by dark shamanic magic.

The true PAX East experience lives in the spaces between the booths. It’s in the rhythmic clicking of mechanical keyboards in the PC area, the clatter of dice in Tabletop, and the spontaneous cheers erupting from the Arcade or PAX Arena.

Between the tactical, dark fantasy of 'Valor Mortis' and the immense tabletop scale of 'Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game,' my Sunday was anchored by two very different, but equally ambitious, visions of what gaming can be.

Sundays at PAX East are a bittersweet spectacle of games, friends, and finishing touches.

'REPLACED' was a last-minute addition to the demo space. It was a lucky break for fans wanting a look at this stunning dystopian thriller.

Arcade freeplay, Voodoo Lounge...and scent-o-vision. All in a day's work at PAX East.

A truly great surprise was seeing the Cyberpunk TCG, a fast-paced, resource-heavy strategy game, currently destroying records on Kickstarter.

By Friday, the panels, concerts and events are in full swing, and you can tell that all the booths have their systems and talking points figured out.