Adventurers exploring a lush, sunlit dungeon

Melbourne · Independent gaming blog

Where storms brew and champions rise.

Deep-dive RPG guides, honest indie reviews and raid-night stories from a crew that actually finishes the campaign. Fresh posts every Tuesday and Friday, AEST.

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Our mission

Coverage that respects your time and your backlog.

We started Storm Dungeon Champions in a Lonsdale Street sharehouse because gaming media had gotten loud, shallow and sponsored. We play to the credits, we tell you the honest hour-count, and we celebrate the small studios reshaping the medium. No hype cycles, no review-bombing — just thoughtful writing for players who love the craft.

The party

The writers behind the raids.

A four-person crew with a combined 60,000+ hours logged, publishing from Melbourne's CBD.

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Mira Halloran

Editor-in-Chief · RPGs

Lives for 100-hour JRPGs and a well-earned final boss. Writes our long-form campaign retrospectives.

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Dev Nayar

Indie & Co-op Lead

Runs our Friday raid nights and hunts down the indie gems everyone else missed on launch week.

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Freya Oduya

Hardware & Tech

Benchmarks every rig and handheld so you don't waste a dollar. Our resident frame-rate sceptic.

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Tom Beckett

Community & Events

Organises our monthly Melbourne meet-ups and moderates the champion tournament ladder.

What we publish

Everything a champion reads before the raid.

Free to read, always. Members unlock the extras below from AUD $6/month.

RPG world guide
Flagship series

Dungeon Deep-Dives

Weekly 3,000-word breakdowns of build orders, hidden lore and completionist routes — spoiler-tagged, with honest run-times so you know what you're committing to.

Honest Reviews

Scored out of 10 with a plain-English verdict, our full playtime and zero publisher pre-approval. Embargo-free, funded by readers.

Raid Night Log

Join our co-op sessions every Friday 7pm AEST. Members get the Discord invite, boss strategies and clip-of-the-week features.

Gaming hardware bench
Buyer's guides

Rig & Handheld Tests

Real benchmark numbers on the gear that matters, priced for the Aussie market — no affiliate padding, updated every quarter.

Reader voices

Trusted by 40,000 champions a month.

Jordan P.

Carlton, VIC · Mar 2026

"The run-time honesty saved my sanity. I skipped a 90-hour grind I would've hated and picked up an indie they raved about — best $30 I've spent all year."
Amara S.

Fitzroy, VIC · Feb 2026

"Friday raid nights turned a solo hobby into my favourite part of the week. The Discord crew are genuinely welcoming to newer players."
Liam T.

Southbank, VIC · Jan 2026

"Their handheld benchmarks are the only ones I trust. Bought the exact model they recommended and it runs everything I throw at it."
Priya K.

Docklands, VIC · Dec 2025

"No hype, no sponsored fluff — just writing that clearly loves games. The deep-dives read like a friend who finished the campaign for you."
Noah W.

Brunswick, VIC · Nov 2025

"The membership pays for itself. Early strategy guides and the boss-fight breakdowns got my guild through a raid we'd been stuck on for weeks."
Chloe M.

Melbourne CBD · Oct 2025

"Went to their Lonsdale Street meet-up on a whim and left with three new co-op buddies. This blog is a real community, not just a website."

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Get in touch

Pitch a story or say hello.

Got a tip, an indie game to review, or want to join a raid night? We read every message. Reception is open Monday to Friday, 10am–6pm AEST.