Melbourne · Independent gaming blog
Where every quest gets the guide it deserves.
RPG deep-dives, no-nonsense hardware reviews, frame-perfect speedrun routes and a proper Aussie gaming community. Published from Hardware Lane, read everywhere.
Trusted by readers, studios and streamers across the ANZ scene
What we publish
Four things we do properly, every week.
No affiliate-farm listicles. Every piece is played, tested and written by the two-person team behind IronQuestHeroes.
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RPG deep-dives
Full lore breakdowns, build theorycraft and endgame routing for the biggest RPGs. New long-read every second Tuesday, always spoiler-tagged.
Free · 3,000+ word features
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Honest hardware reviews
Two-week minimum testing on every GPU, handheld and mechanical board, with thermals logged in a 34°C Melbourne summer. Scores, never sponsorships.
Independent · bench-tested locally
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Speedrun route guides
Frame-perfect walkthroughs with timestamped video, glitch explainers and category rules. Built with runners from the Melbourne speedrun meetups.
Free · updated per patch
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Members' build club
Monthly members newsletter with parts lists, a private Discord and early review access. Supports the blog and keeps it ad-light.
AUD $7/month · cancel anytime
Reader rig makeovers
Before & after: builds we helped tune.
Readers send us their rigs; we publish the wiring, thermals and frame gains. Here are four recent ones from the community.
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From the community
Readers who stuck around.
The Elden Ring routing guide got me through Malenia in a weekend after months of stalling. Actually explained the why, not just the inputs.
Their handheld review talked me out of an expensive mistake and into the right one. Genuinely the only reviews I trust before buying now.
Submitted my rig for the build club and they published a full tune-up plan. Dropped my temps and my power bill. Worth every dollar.
Reader rating
4.8 out of 5, from 1,240 members.
Collected from our members' newsletter survey. We publish the raw breakdown, the good and the middling.
Get in touch
Pitch a story or send your rig.
Guest posts, review units, build-club questions or just a hot take — drop us a line and we usually reply within two business days.