Marcus Doyle
Editor-in-chief
Souls-likes and RPGs. Has beaten every FromSoftware boss without summons, and won't let anyone forget it.
Independent UK gaming desk
Play louder. Read sharper.
Reviews you can trust before you buy, guides that actually finish the boss, and esports coverage written from the front row — straight from our Shoreditch desk.
About us
No hype. Just hours on the sticks.
GameRealmHeroes started in 2016 as a Discord full of arguments about frame rates. Today we're a five-person editorial team publishing five days a week, and we still finish every game before we score it.
We buy our own review units where we can, disclose everything we don't, and never run a paid post dressed as an opinion. If it's on the site, someone here actually played it.
Written in London, read everywhere.
Our desk sits on Curtain Road in Shoreditch, a short walk from Old Street. We host reader meet-ups, LAN nights and the occasional messy tournament in the arches nearby.
Everything we publish is free to read — supported by readers, not by whoever shouts loudest at launch.
What we cover
Six beats, one obsession
In-depth reviews
Scored only after the credits roll. Full playthrough, honest performance notes on PC, PS5 and Series X — free to read.
Boss & build guides
Step-by-step walkthroughs and tested builds that actually clear the fight — updated within 48 hours of every patch.
Esports frontline
Match reports, meta breakdowns and player interviews from UK LANs and majors — filed the same night.
Hardware teardowns
Controllers, headsets and handhelds put through weeks of real use before a verdict — with UK prices and where to buy.
Indie spotlights
Weekly features on small UK studios and the games you'd otherwise scroll past — with dev interviews.
Deal alerts
Hand-checked UK price drops — no bots, no affiliate padding, just genuine savings on games and gear worth owning.
The desk
Who's playing
Priya Nair
Hardware lead
Handhelds, headsets and anything with an RGB switch. Solders her own cables and reviews the ones that break.
Theo Ashworth
Esports writer
Lives at UK LANs with a notebook and a energy drink. Files match reports faster than the servers reset.
Sofia Renz
Indie & features editor
Champions small studios and stranger genres. If it shipped from a bedroom in Bristol, she's already played it.
Reader reviews
What the realm says
★★★★★
The build guide got me through a fight I'd rage-quit six times. Clear, tested, no filler. This is the only site I check before buying anymore.
★★★★★
Their handheld review saved me from a £500 mistake. Honest about battery life where every other outlet went quiet. Genuinely trustworthy.
★★★★★
Went to one of their Shoreditch LAN nights after reading for years. Same energy in person as on the site — properly for the players.
Get in touch
Pitch, tip or say hi
Got a story, a bug, or a review unit? We read every message. Press and studios welcome.
- Phone
- +44 20 7993 7654
- [email protected]
- Studio
- 58 Curtain Road, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3PT
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 10:00–18:00 GMT