Skip to content
Regular and special issues 1 and 2 of A Profound Waste of Time floating on a purple surface. The cover of issue 1 shows an illustration of Shovel Knight standing on his shovel, looking out at a large moon and a castle. The special edition glows in the dark. The cover of issue 2 shows a collection of Keita Takahashi's characters over a cityscape. The special edition is on rainbow holofoil.

Since its first issue in 2018, A Profound Waste of Time has pioneered a unique blend of long-form writing on videogames paired with specially commissioned artwork from the world’s leading illustrators.

Instead of focusing on industry news and game reviews, APWOT takes a more timeless approach, delivering in-depth explorations of the creativity, inspiration, obsessions, and conversations that make up the vibrant world of videogames.

Close up crop of issue 2 of A Profound Waste of Time with the cover unfolded to reveal the full illustration of Keita Takahashi's works.
Regular and special issues 1 and 2 of A Profound Waste of Time floating on a purple surface. The cover of issue 1 shows an illustration of Shovel Knight standing on his shovel, looking out at a large moon and a castle. The special edition glows in the dark. The cover of issue 2 shows a collection of Keita Takahashi's characters over a cityscape. The special edition is on rainbow holofoil.
Dramatically lit spread of a collection of A Profound Waste of Time magazines. Issue 3 shows an illustration of Trico from the game The Last Guardian by Fumito Ueda, illustrated by mako. Issue 4 shows an illustration of Chell from the game Portal by Valve, illustrated by Molly Mendoza. Issue 1 shows an illustration of Shovel Knight by Yacht Club Games, illustrated by Dan Mumford.
A dramatically lit trilogy collection of A Profound Waste of Time. Issues 1, 2 and 3 are pulled out of a Trilogy Slipcase. Slipcase designed by Lundqvist. Issue 1 features Shovel Knight, Issue 2 features Keita Takahashi and Issue 3 features Fumito Ueda.
Detail illustration from Issue 1 of A Profound Waste of Time featuring a man building a rocket. Illustrated by Kyle Smart.
Detail illustration shot from from Issue 4 of A Profound Waste of Time featuring a yellow plane landed in a snowy landscape.
A close up spread of issue 5 of A Profound Waste of Time. Featuring an illustration of the Dreamcatcher by Stan Abrams.
A close up spread of issue 5 of A Profound Waste of Time. Featuring an illustration of the characters of Unicorn Overlord sitting around a big meal together. Illustrated by Rica Diaz.

APWOT was started by Caspian Whistler who turned a college passion project into games publishing’s beloved yearly publication.

Contributing to the magazine since Issue 3 as Editor-at-Large is Simon Parkin, author, journalist and host of the My Perfect Console podcast.

The magazine exists thanks to its dedicated audience who back new issues on Kickstarter every year. The project is extremely high-spec using premium materials and printing processes, all while having absolutely no adverts and remaining 100% self-owned and independent.

Thank you to everyone who makes A Profound Waste of Time possible.

Please bear with us

Site Under Construction

Get in touch

Newsletter

Sign up here!