Review
Independent gaming blog · Fitzroy, Melbourne
Games worth your weekend, written by people who finish them.
NanoHeroNetwork.space is a small crew of critics and speedrunners publishing honest reviews, frame-tight guides, and local esports coverage — three fresh posts a week, no clickbait, no review embargoes we can be bought with.
Guide
Sub-40 Any% route breakdown
Feature
Inside Melbourne’s arcade revival
Esports
VIC Invitational grand final recap
Indie
Five Aussie devs to watch in 2026
Who we are
Started in a Fitzroy sharehouse, still run out of one.
We began in 2017 as a Discord full of arguments about frame data. Nine years later NanoHeroNetwork.space is a proper publication — but the rule hasn’t changed: we only review a game after we’ve actually rolled credits or logged 30+ hours on it.
No sponsored scores, no affiliate-padded lists. Our office is a converted terrace on Johnston Street, our test bench runs everything from a launch PS5 to a scuffed Steam Deck, and our comments section is genuinely worth reading.
1,400+
reviews & guides published
38k
monthly readers
9 yrs
covering the scene
What we cover
Three things we do properly.
Everything on the site is free to read. Support us from AUD $8/month if you want early access and no ads.
1Step 1
Deep-dive reviews
Scored out of 100 after a minimum 30-hour playthrough. Every review lists our hardware, patch version, and whether we paid for the copy — so you know exactly what shaped the verdict.
2Step 2
Speedrun & strategy guides
Route breakdowns, boss timing charts, and optimisation guides written with the runners who actually hold the records. Updated within 48 hours of a meta-shifting patch.
3Step 3
Local esports coverage
On-the-ground reporting from Melbourne LANs and the VIC Invitational at Collingwood — player interviews, bracket recaps, and the storylines the big sites skip.
The team
Five people, far too many controllers.
A tiny editorial crew based between Fitzroy and Collingwood. Drag the row or use the arrows to meet everyone.
Priya N.
Editor-in-chief
RPG obsessive, ex-QA tester, referees every scoring dispute.
Dane R.
Speedrun editor
Held a top-10 Any% time once and won’t let anyone forget it.
Mei-Ling T.
Reviews lead
Plays everything on hardest difficulty first. On principle.
Cooper H.
Esports reporter
Lives at Melbourne LANs. Knows every local roster by heart.
Aya S.
Video & production
Turns our messy playtests into watchable breakdowns.
Readers
What the community says.
Get in touch
Tips, corrections, or review copies?
Got a scoop from the local scene, spotted an error, or want us to cover your game? Drop us a line — we read everything, usually reply within two business days.
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