Adam Millard - The Architect of Games

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Games are fun, so games criticism should be too! This channel is dedicated to exploring game design, critique and thematic exploration in a laid back, occasionally funny style. Hosted by The Architect, the psychologically-questionable manifestation of wannabe games writer Adam Millard's inner monologue, The Architect of Games seeks to answer long-standing gaming questions, give insight into your favourite titles and maybe even teach you something new about how we analyse media. Whether it's unpicking the reasons why a game works so well, or analysing what caused the industry's biggest flops, The Architect will be talking about all this and more two times a month... probably.

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5 August 2026 Games You Should Have Played

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 98K views · 4 weeks ago

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Games That Are Too Cool For Their Own Good

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 249K views · 5 months ago

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Finding True Freedom In Videogames

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 296K views · 4 years ago

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Videogames Will Never Escape The Elements (and neither will you)

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 138K views · 2 years ago

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5 May 2026 Games You Should Have Played

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 39K views · 4 months ago

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5 June 2026 Games You Should Have Played

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 37K views · 2 months ago

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Why Do We STILL Hate Tutorials?

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 203K views · 3 years ago

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The Award Clair Obscur Didn’t Deserve To Win

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 56K views · 3 months ago

26:22

What Happens After A Game Dies?

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 71K views · 1 year ago

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What Was Undertale Actually About?

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 1.3M views · 7 years ago

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Games With Fake Choices

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 47K views · 1 month ago

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How "Good Design" Ruins Games

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 314K views · 2 years ago

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The Forbidden Fun of Breaking Games

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 141K views · 2 years ago

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20(21) Games You Should Have Played

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 264K views · 4 years ago

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5 July 2026 Games You Should Have Played

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 41K views · 2 months ago

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Demos Are Taking Over Games (Again)

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 65K views · 7 months ago

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The Greatest Videogame Genre You Didn't Know Existed

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 214K views · 1 year ago

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Why The Longing Takes Four Hundred Days to Play

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 7.3M views · 6 years ago

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You Can Never Play The Same Game Twice

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 138K views · 2 years ago

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Videogames Have Terrible Worldbuilding

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games · 258K views · 1 year ago

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