Established 2016 · Shoreditch, London
We publish long-form reviews, boss strategy dossiers and maintained loot databases for the games that reward patience. No hot takes — only research that holds up after the credits roll.
What we cover
Every strand of our coverage is edited to a fixed standard and revisited after each major patch. Membership tiers are billed in pounds sterling and can be cancelled at any time.
A single reviewer plays each title to completion — a minimum of forty logged hours — before we publish. Scores are revised in writing whenever a substantial patch changes the experience, so a two-year-old verdict still reflects the game you would buy today.
Frame-by-frame breakdowns of encounter timings, hard enrages and recommended party composition, illustrated with annotated captures. Each dossier is stress-tested by two editors on the hardest available difficulty before it goes live.
Searchable tables of drop rates, set bonuses and stat breakpoints, maintained by hand rather than scraped. Community corrections are reviewed within forty-eight hours and credited to the reader who filed them.
Hosted, voice-coordinated runs from our Shoreditch studio on Thursday and Sunday evenings, capped at twenty-four seats so newcomers actually get coached. Sessions are recorded and annotated for members who could not attend.
From the archive
A curated selection from our screenshot archive — filtered by the kind of coverage each frame belongs to.
The Ashen Spires at dusk
Vael, the Hollow Warden
Sunken vault of relics
The long climb to Kestrel Keep
Enrage phase, second tower
Mythic set drop, first clear
The editorial desk
A small, salaried team based on Redchurch Street. No affiliate quotas, no review copies traded for scores.
Editor-in-Chief
Founded the Chronicle in 2016 after a decade covering RPGs for the trade press. Sets our scoring rubric and plays every cover title himself.
Head of Strategy
Former competitive raid lead. Writes the boss dossiers and runs the Thursday raid nights from the studio.
Loot Database Editor
Maintains our drop-rate tables by hand and reviews every community correction within two days.
Reviews Editor
Line-edits every verdict for accuracy and revisits older scores when patches land. Sceptic by trade.
Community Editor
Coordinates raid seats, hosts the Sunday sessions and answers reader mail from the Shoreditch desk.
What readers say
A few notes from members and readers across the community.
“The boss dossier for the second tower saved our guild a fortnight of wipes. It is the only strategy source I trust to be right on patch day.”
Elena R.
Manchester, UK · March 2026
“I renewed my Chronicle membership purely for the loot database. Hand-maintained drop rates that actually match what I see in game — a rarity.”
James T.
Bristol, UK · January 2026
“Came to a Thursday raid night as a complete newcomer and was genuinely coached, not carried. Left able to clear the encounter solo.”
Sofia M.
Leeds, UK · February 2026
“Their reviews are the only ones I read start to finish. The fact that they revise old scores after patches tells you everything about the standard.”
Callum D.
Edinburgh, UK · December 2025
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On the Shoreditch desk
Get in touch
Corrections, membership queries or a tip for coverage — write to us and a named editor will reply. We read every message.
Telephone
+44 20 7739 0091
Editorial desk
42 Redchurch Street, Shoreditch, London E2 7DP
Desk hours
Monday–Friday, 10:00–18:00 GMT