Why Nobody Finishes Their Games Anymore: The Backlog Epidemic, Explained
Open almost any Steam library older than a couple of years and you’ll find the same quiet graveyard: dozens, sometimes … Read more
Aloy and the Burden of Being Someone Else’s Second Chance
What do you owe a person you never met, if your entire existence was engineered to finish what they started? … Read more
What Spiritfarer Taught Me About Saying Goodbye (Not Getting Over It)
What if taking care of someone isn’t the opposite of losing them, but the actual shape that love takes right … Read more
AI Companions Are Everywhere in Gaming Now What Does That Say About Us?
Somewhere between the last major console generation and this one, a strange thing happened: video game companies stopped treating “talking … Read more
What Video Games Teach Us About Death (And Why We Keep Coming Back)
Death is usually the one subject fiction handles with the most caution. Novels tiptoe around it. Films often resolve it … Read more
What Celeste Taught Me About Living With Anxiety (Not Defeating It)
What if the mountain you’re climbing isn’t really an obstacle in front of you, but a mirror of everything you’re … Read more