Hardcore Gamer is an online American video game magazine published by Steve Hannley. Founded in 2005, Hardcore Gamer published 36 issues in print before switching to an online-only format. Hardcore Gamer concentrates on niche and indie video game titles, such as Disgaea and Limbo, and contains specialty features which differ from what more mainstream outlets generally cover. The Graveyard feature, for instance, covers forgotten retro games. Although primarily focusing on specialty games, Hardcore Gamer features stories for major releases such as Grand Theft Auto V and The Last of Us, assessing them from alternative perspectives.