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
Arthur Morgan and the Weight of a Life Spent Following Orders
How much of who we are is actually a choice, and how much of it is just loyalty to people … Read more
What Video Games Teach Us About Choice (And Why We Keep Believing We Have It)
Every video game makes you a promise before you’ve pressed a single button: your choices matter here. It’s printed on … Read more