OUTSIDE. ON SCREEN. OFF THE BEATEN TRACK.THE AUTUMN EDITION · 2026
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An alien ocean planet · 2 MIN ·

Subnautica: An Alien Ocean of Receding Horizons

From the lifepod’s oxygen-limited dives to deep trenches, lava fields, and seafloor habitats, Subnautica turns exploration into a chain of practical choices about equipment, visibility, and return routes.

Narrative exploration · 2 MIN ·

Firewatch: map, compass and radio at Two Forks

Henry’s Wyoming summer is built around three ways of understanding the forest: finding a direction, looking closely and reporting what he sees.

Pinar del Mar, a Mediterranean island · 2 MIN ·

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure — Exploring Pinar del Mar

On the fictional Mediterranean island of Pinar del Mar, Alba and Ines connect wildlife discovery with helping residents, from the beaches and town to an ancient castle above them.

Procedural planetary systems · 3 MIN ·

No Man’s Sky: Planetary Systems, Deep Oceans, and Shared Hubs

Procedural planets meet built places in No Man’s Sky: move between orbital space and hazardous surfaces, outfit for local conditions, then connect discoveries through bases, the Space Anomaly, and shared maps.

A forested peninsula · 2 MIN ·

The Forest: Coastal Shelters and Underground Lakes

The Forest links a crash-site survival story to tree-built shelters, coastal construction, nighttime threats, caves, underground lakes, and resources gathered on the surface or below it.

Eastshade island · 3 MIN ·

Eastshade: An Island Explored Through Painting

On Eastshade, painting turns observation into exchange: island views, conversations, inspiration, and materials shape both discoveries and routes past natural barriers.

The Unterzee · 3 MIN ·

Sunless Sea: Ports and Perils of the Unterzee

From Fallen London to the Cumaean Canal, Sunless Sea makes exploration a negotiation between unfamiliar ports, a vulnerable crew, and ambitions that can outlast a captain.