Amy Cowley-Contributor

Staff Writer

Contributor

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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8 Best Open-World Games That Could Be Linear

These open-world games could have benefited from offering a more streamlined experience that focused on the core characters and story.

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8 Most Anxiety-Inducing Horror Games, Ranked

The majority of horror games are scary, but some create major anxiety for their players. They push players to the through their gameplay, enemies, and even their atmosphere. In this video, we go over 8 of the most stressful horror games around.

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8 Best Horror Games That Don't Overstay Their Welcome, Ranked

Not all games offer lengthy experiences. For those looking for a horror title that doesn't overstay its welcome, here are some of the best options.

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Best Female Protagonists From PS1 Horror Games, Ranked - Resident Evil
7 Best Female Protagonists From PS1 Horror Games, Ranked

The PlayStation 1 is home to many iconic horror protagonists. Out of them all, however, it's these female heroes who shine the brightest.

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Scariest Platforming Games, Ranked
8 Scariest Platforming Games, Ranked

Not all platformers exist to evoke fear in those who play them, but there are some exceptions. Here are the scariest platforming games out there.

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Dead By Daylight: 15 Best Survivor Builds (2025)

These are some of the best builds players can have on survivors in Dead by Daylight as of 2025's gameplay meta.

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The Best RPGs That Make You Feel Truly Heroic
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Plenty of RPGs provide players with a wealth of choice and freedom, but these quests are positioned to make the player feel like a real hero.

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8 PS2 Horror Games That Still Haunt Players With Their Atmosphere
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The PlayStation 2's legacy is strengthened by these atmospheric horror games that still continue to haunt players to this day.

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Dungeons and Dragons: 9 Spells That Would Be Useful In Everyday Life

These Dungeons and Dragons spells would make everyday life just that little bit more magical.

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8 Best Tabletop RPGs That Don't Need A DM

If no one wants to DM, fear not; in these RPGs, everyone can be a player.

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8 Tabletop Games Ideal For Playing In-Person

Though some truly great tabletop games can be played online, these particular ones are best played in-person.

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7 Best Survival Games For Beginners

For those looking to dive into the survival genre for the first time, here are some of the best beginner-friendly games available.

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8 Best RPGs To Play To Feel Like A True Hero
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Feel like an epic hero from stories of old with these legendary RPGs!

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8 Most Charismatic Dragon Age Characters, Ranked

These Dragon Age characters could even have the Archdemon itself swooning.

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Best Tabletop RPGs that Don't Have Classes
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These tabletop RPGs aren't shackled by rigid class systems, providing more dynamic ways to customize and level up characters.

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X Most Trustworthy Mass Effect Characters, Ranked
8 Most Trustworthy Mass Effect Characters, Ranked

These are the Mass Effect characters you want by your side during times of war.

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Resident Evil: 8 Most Trustworthy Characters

The Resident Evil series is home to an array of dependable individuals. Out of them all, however, these are the most trustworthy.

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6 Horror Games With The Biggest Twist Ending, Ranked

Some horror game endings are pretty easy to predict, but these twists proved to be more shocking than any of the horrors players faced.

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Top 8 Best Games To Fight Dragons

Dragons are objectively the coolest fantasy animals there are.

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Baldur's Gate 3: 9 Most Charismatic Characters

These Baldur's Gate 3 characters rolled a nat 20 on their Charisma check.