Cande Maldonado - Mothership

Latest news

Mothership's merch shop is open

T-shirts, stickers, and limited-edition art galore!

Zoë Hannah Oct 9, 2026

Recs

Our favorite cozy games (for now)

All the games I'm playing right now that center empathy, kindness, friendship, and satisfying gameplay.

Zoë Hannah Oct 8, 2026

Horror

Don’t rock the boat says trans girls are worth killing for

A must-play horror tale of transness and tentacles

Madisyn Parisi Oct 7, 2026

Cande Maldonado is a video game journalist. Her work has appeared in Dexerto, Bonus Action, TheGamer, and Dot Esports. She has been chasing 100% completion in RPGs since mounting her first Chocobo in 2006.

2 articles

A person with long black hair wears a pair of over-ear headphones and black wire-rim glasses.

Advice

What's in the feminist games canon?

It's complicated! But here are some recs from our regular contributors

Amanda Tien, Cande Maldonado, Nico Deyo, Nicole Clark, Saoirse Stone, Wallace Truesdale Jul 31, 2026

Stacy looks at Cassandra while Cassandra looks at the ground. They both stand in front of Cassandra's blue car.

Opinion

Mixtape, so confusing

Female friendships operate almost entirely in the subtext. Mixtape gets it right.

Cande Maldonado Jun 22, 2026