Amy Cowley-Contributor

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November, 2022
Creative Writing Degree
Horror, RPG, Dungeons and Dragons
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About Amy Cowley

Mara is a list article writer for The Best War Games with experience writing professionally as a content creator and a degree in Creative Writing. In her free time, she likes to write, bake, watch horror films, play games and TTRPGs with her friends. 
Having played games for over 20 years, her knowledge is unparalleled, which she brings to every article she produces. 

Favorite Games

Mara's favorite games include Silent Hill 2, Resident Evil 4, 7 and 8 as well as RPGS like the Mass Effect Franchise, Dragon Age, Baldur's Gate 3, and Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines.
She also enjoys delving into TTRPGS such as Dungeons and Dragons and Vampire: the Masquerade. 

Favorite Console

Mara's favorite console remains as the PC, as this allows her to experience PC-exclusive games and augment gaming with mods to offer a fresh and unique experience that would not be achievable on consoles.
It also allows her to more easily engage and play with her friends. 

Industry Focus

Mara's focus in the industry remains as producing quality written content all about her favorite games, so she can share her passion and knowledge with like-minded fans, or even open the floor to have fun and respectful discussions as to the rankings of certain articles. 

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6 Most Badass Female Characters From The Persona Series

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Fallout Games Tier List

The Fallout franchise has many titles under its belt, each with a distinct gaming experience, but some are arguably better than others.

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Baldur's Gate 3: 6 Most Badass Women

Baldur's Gate 3 is home to a plethora of strong female characters, but these are arguably the most badass of the bunch.

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7 Scariest Stalker Enemies In Horror Games

These relentless enemies in famous horror games provide nearly endless chases and nightmares for players.

X Resident Evil Games With The Best Endings, Ranked
5 Resident Evil Games With The Best Endings, Ranked

Resident Evil players will be satisfied with the endings to these games in the series, which will leave smiles on their faces upon seeing the credits.

X Horror Games With The Best Environmental Storytelling
6 Horror Games With The Best Environmental Storytelling

The storytelling in these horror games is enriched by the environments, where players can uncover dark secrets and further lore to their deep worlds.

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Step into the pages of a penny dreadful through these horrifying Victorian horror games that transport players straight into the 19th century.

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Fans of Dead By Daylight's asymmetrical gameplay and horror setting should try these other games for a similar experience.

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Great Nintendo Switch Games That Support Local & Online Co-Op

For friends who are both near and far, these Nintendo Switch titles offer great multiplayer experiences through online and local co-op.

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These open-world games let players explore worlds of blood, gore, and mature story themes.

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Sci-fi horror is a beloved genre niche, and the video games that tackle it love trapping their players in the isolating confines of outer space.

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Dead By Daylight: All Free Killers, Ranked

Dead By Daylight offers many nightmarish killers for players to choose from, and some of them can be played for free.

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There are many survivors to choose from in Dead by Daylight, and these are all the ones that can be played for free.

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Borderlands: 13 Best Female Characters, Ranked

The Borderlands franchise's female characters are some of the strongest and most unique in video game history. Here are the best of them.

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Not all of Atlus' Persona games offer satisfying conclusions. Those that do, however, are pretty hard to forget.

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11 Best Cosmic Horror Games, Ranked

Cosmic horror has birthed some truly unsettling and fantastic games, and these games are absolutely worth checking out.

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6 Best Dungeons & Dragons Games To Learn The Ruleset

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