Illustrated portrait used for the Monster Arcade editorial byline

Alex Morgan

Browser Games Editor & Interactive Gaming Content Specialist

Alex Morgan is the editorial byline for everything published on Monster Arcade — the design notes behind all 30 original games, the strategy guides, and the tuning decisions that set every difficulty curve on the site.

Contact: editor@monsterarcade.xyz

Published guides

Every article on this site is published under this byline. The full list, newest first:

About this byline

Alex Morgan is the editorial identity under which Monster Arcade publishes. Articles, game design notes and guides on this site are written and reviewed by our small editorial and development team and published under this single byline for consistency.

We want to be straightforward about that, because publishing under a person's name implies things that ought to be true. So: this byline represents the people who actually build and tune the games on this site. It does not represent a separate individual with credentials we have not described, and we make no claims about degrees, awards, certifications, employers, memberships or media appearances. The portrait used alongside this byline is an original illustration, not a photograph of a real person presented as an author.

Everything published under this byline is reviewed against the actual game source before it goes live. That is the substantive claim we are making, and it is one you can check: if a guide quotes a number, it came from the code.

Areas of expertise

The editorial focus is narrow on purpose. This site is about browser-based arcade games, and the writing sticks to what we can speak about from direct experience of building them:

  • HTML5 and canvas games — rendering, game loops, frame pacing and the practical limits of canvas on mobile browsers.
  • Arcade mechanics — scoring, combo systems, difficulty curves, procedural generation and wave direction.
  • Monster game design — enemy behaviour, telegraphing, boss phases and creature readability.
  • Game UX — control schemes, onboarding without tutorials, failure feedback and restart friction.
  • Mobile browser gaming — touch control layout, thumb reach, and what actually works one-handed.
  • Casual and short-session gaming — designing for a two-minute break rather than a two-hour session.

How articles get written

The process is the same for every guide. A topic is chosen because a question keeps coming up or because a mechanic on the site deserves a proper explanation. The relevant game code is read and any numbers that will appear in the article are taken from it directly. A draft is written, then checked by somebody who did not write it, then published with a publication date and an updated date that both reflect reality.

When a game is rebalanced, every article that quoted the old numbers is revised and its updated date changes. That is the main reason our articles carry an updated date at all — it is a commitment rather than a decoration.

The full process, including where AI assistance is and is not used, is described in the editorial policy. How factual claims are verified is described in the fact-checking policy.

What you will not find here

No invented statistics. No player counts, market-size figures or survey results that we cannot source. No fabricated reviews, testimonials or star ratings. No claims of awards, partnerships or press coverage. No affiliate recommendations dressed up as editorial opinion.

If an article needs an external fact, it is linked to a source you can check. If we do not know something, the article says that rather than guessing plausibly.

Contact

Corrections, questions about a guide, and disagreements about a tuning decision are all welcome. Editorial email: editor@monsterarcade.xyz. General enquiries go through the contact page.

Social profiles are not currently maintained. When that changes, links will appear here rather than as placeholder icons pointing nowhere.

Frequently asked questions

Is Alex Morgan a real individual person?

It is the editorial byline for the team that builds and tunes the games on this site. We do not claim credentials beyond that, and the accompanying portrait is an original illustration rather than a photograph of a real person.

Who actually writes the guides?

Our editorial and development team. Every article is reviewed against the game source before publication and re-checked when a game is rebalanced.

How do I report an error in an article?

Email editor@monsterarcade.xyz with the page URL and the specific claim. Corrections are handled ahead of everything else.