Sydney's independent gaming blog

Every game is a trail worth mapping.

ShadowVoyage.quest charts the routes other blogs skip — 40-hour RPG deep dives, indie gems from the Surry Hills scene, frame-perfect speedrun breakdowns, and reviews that never chase the hype cycle.

A sweeping open-world game landscape at golden hour

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The Crew

Writers who actually finish the game

A small Surry Hills team that logs every hour before publishing a single word. Scroll through the people behind the guides.

Portrait of Marlo Chen

Marlo Chen

Founder & RPG Lead

1,200+ hours in CRPGs. Wrote our 14-part Baldur's Gate 3 companion romance atlas.

Portrait of Priya Nadar

Priya Nadar

Indie & Reviews Editor

Haunts every itch.io bundle. Champions Australian devs from Melbourne to Newtown.

Portrait of Deakin Rowe

Deakin Rowe

Speedrun Analyst

Breaks down world-record splits frame by frame. Former any% Hollow Knight regular.

Portrait of Sena Okafor

Sena Okafor

Community & Video

Runs our Friday voice nights and edits the video review series shot in-studio.

Video Reviews

Watch before you buy

Every major release gets a no-spoiler video verdict — filmed in our Reservoir Street studio, capped at eight honest minutes.

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