MEMara Ellison
Editor-in-Chief · RPGs & narrative
Independent games journal · Fitzroy, Melbourne
Honest game reviews, no hype, no scores bought.
TurboQuestJournal is a reader-funded desk covering PC and console releases with deep-dive reviews, spoiler-free walkthroughs, and a weekly Friday guide drop — written by players who actually finish the games.
Who we are
A small desk with strong opinions and a 60-hour rule.
We started in 2016 out of a shared terrace on Napier Street, tired of review scores that landed before the credits rolled. Every full review on TurboQuestJournal follows one rule: at least 60 hours logged, or the main story finished — whichever comes later.
We take no paid placements and no early-access embargoes we can't disclose. Our funding comes entirely from members, which means the only people we answer to are the readers reading this right now.
1,240+
Reviews published
9,800
Hours logged in 2025
14k
Reader members
How we work
From launch day to a review you can trust.
- 1
Play in full
A single lead writer plays the game to completion — minimum 60 hours or full main campaign — on the platform most readers will buy it on.
- 2
Log everything
Bugs, load times, accessibility options and difficulty spikes are timestamped in a shared field log, so nothing rests on faded memory.
- 3
Second pass
A second editor replays the disputed sections and stress-tests the verdict. Reviews only ship when both editors sign off.
- 4
Publish & revisit
We publish, then re-score after major patches. A review updated in month three carries the same weight as the launch verdict.
The desk
Six writers, one shared couch, zero sponsors.
ME
DCDev Chaudhary
Reviews Lead · shooters & sims
PNPriya Nadella
Guides Editor · strategy & roguelikes
TFTom Faraday
Hardware & performance
ZWZoe Whitlam
Indie & accessibility
JRJules Renard
Video & community
Membership perks
What a TurboQuest membership unlocks.
Hover a card to see the details.
1
The Friday Guide Drop
A new walkthrough or boss guide every Friday, 9am AEST.
The Friday Guide Drop
Spoiler-gated, tiered by difficulty, and downloadable as clean PDFs for offline runs on the couch or the commute.
2
Members' verdict archive
Every review, re-scored and searchable back to 2016.
Members' verdict archive
Filter by platform, playtime, accessibility features and patch history. See exactly how a score moved and why.
3
Ask the desk
Stuck on a boss? Send it to the writers directly.
Ask the desk
Members get a monthly Q&A thread where our editors answer build, difficulty and 'is it worth it' questions in plain language.
4
Ad-free & tracker-free
No banners, no autoplay, no data resold.
Ad-free & tracker-free
The whole site loads fast and clean for members — because the only thing funding us is your subscription, not your attention.
Pricing
Reader-funded, fairly priced.
All prices in AUD. Cancel anytime — no lock-in contracts.
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Free forever
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- Full-length reviews (48h after members)
- Weekly newsletter
- Comment on every article
- Ad-supported reading
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$19/mo
- Everything in Questgiver
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Contact
Tip the desk or just say hello.
Got a bug story, an embargo question, or a game we should be covering? The desk is open weekdays 9am–5pm AEST at our Fitzroy studio. Drop us a line and a real editor will reply.
- Phone
- +61 3 8658 7335
- [email protected]
- Studio
- 76 Napier Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 9:00–17:00 AEST