Isaiah Colbert - Mothership

How do I get through my gaming backlog?

"I suspect this will be a common affliction among your readership, but my gaming backlog is quite extensive..."

Maddy Myers Oct 23, 2026

Analysis

The House in Fata Morgana and what comes after

How a game that evokes history, rather than merely reproducing it, gets closer to a human truth

Ash Huntly Oct 22, 2026

Personal Essay

All the choices I made in games until I could finally be non-binary

My childhood self could never have imagined a game where they got to create a character who was neither a man nor a woman

Dr. Redfern Barrett Oct 21, 2026

Isaiah Colbert's byline has appeared on Kotaku, Gamespot, IGN, Inverse, Anime News Network, Polygon, GamesRadar+, and Rolling Stone. As the "Otaku without Borders," they currently write correct takes about all things anime at Aftermath and Gizmodo.

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A composite image of characters from Gravity Rush, Katamari Damacy, and Jet Set Radio

Recs

A not-at-all-mandatory list of video games Black folks should play at least once

Black gamers aren’t a monolith…However, these games are certified classics.

Isaiah Colbert Feb 25, 2026