Welcome
I'm Sianya Dawnmist
This is where I write about games as places you spend time in.
Not just what you do in them, or how well you play, but how they feel to inhabit. The comfort of repetition. The tension that sits in your shoulders during certain moments. The way a game can quietly hold you at the end of a long day, hands on a controller, mind half elsewhere and fully present at the same time.
🎮 Games
I play a wide range of things, sometimes slowly, sometimes in long immersive stretches, and I’m mostly interested in:
- atmosphere and mood
- story and character, even when they’re understated
- games as comfort, ritual, or emotional space
You’ll find a mix of reflections rather than technical breakdowns. Stream recaps that focus on moments and energy rather than play-by-play. Notes on why older games still matter, and why certain scenes, mechanics, or worlds linger long after the screen goes dark.
Streaming is part of this, but not the whole picture. Some games are best talked about mid-play, shared in real time. Others need distance and quiet before they make sense.
This isn’t about optimisation or hot takes. It’s about games as lived experience.
Dip in wherever you like.
There’s no correct order here.
Return to Moria EP6 – Into the Deeps, a ladder-based tragedy, and Tel reaching her limit
Return to Moria EP6 originally streamed on 19th March 2026 – we went back into the Deeps feeling far too confident, immediately made some absolutely…
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Return to Moria EP5 – The Second Descent: we retrieve our bodies from Orc Town, accidentally become competent, and then immediately lose control again
Return to Moria EP5 originally streamed on 17th March 2026 – we returned to Orc Town to retrieve our bodies, discovered that strategy might actually…
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Return to Moria EP4 – The Second Descent: steel swords, spider chaos, Orc Town, and our first truly terrible decision
There are streams where you begin with a clear plan, sharp focus and an organised sense of purpose. And then there are streams where you…
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Return to Moria EP3 – The Second Descent: birthday mushrooms, Orc Town, the Crystal Depths, and the first time Moria felt properly enormous
The Return to Moria EP3 – The Second Descent originally streamed on 10th March 2026 – it was birthday dwarfing, chest-sorting, steam-vent death, a black…
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Return to Moria EP2 – The Second Descent: the internet dies, Tel becomes my foreman, and I accidentally turn into a dwarven huntress
The Second Descent EP2 originally streamed on 5th March 2026 – the internet betrayed us last time, the loot luck improved dramatically, we survived the…
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Return to Moria EP1 – Second Descent: Identical Dwarves, Mushroom Economics, and a Very Large Iron Vein
Return to Moria – Second Descent EP1 originally streamed on 3rd March 2026. We went back into the mountain with a clearer plan, an improved…
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Return to Moria EP3 – The First Descent: Steel Tools, Bear Panic and Base Building
Originally streamed in early exploration sessions of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria. By the end of this episode we had working steel…
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Return to Moria EP2 – First Descent: forward bases, mushroom logistics, and our first proper Orc horde
Session 2 – we put on our first proper armour, establish a forward base in the mines, I continue behaving like a Hobbit with a…
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Return to Moria EP1 – First Descent: Cosy Co-Op Survival, Orc Raids and Mushroom Stew
Session 1 – we descend into Moria, I panic about the word “survival”, Tel becomes my dwarven handler, and we accidentally discover this game is…
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A Date With Death Part 3 – He Floated Outside My Window. I Ceased to Exist.
A Date With Death originally streamed on 17th February 2026 – He brought stolen sunflowers to my window, confessed his feelings, and I accidentally unlocked…
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