Aashima Rawal - Mothership

Consume Me dev Jenny Jiao Hsia rejects glow-up culture

It’s no coincidence that Hsia encountered "looksmaxxing" content while promoting the game.

Megan Farokhmanesh Jul 27, 2026

Celebrate 6 months of Mothership with $6 off

Here's a little thank-you discount for our free subscribers

Zoë Hannah Jul 26, 2026

Advice

Where are the games set outside of the US, UK, and Japan?

I, too, long for a game that captures the feeling of traipsing through Aotearoa's subtropical wonderland

Zoë Hannah Jul 24, 2026

Aashima Rawal is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Business Insider, Scary Mommy, NPQ, FUTBOLISTA Magazine, and Betches. She writes about culture, embodiment, and digital life.

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A photograph of Atari game cartridges for Adventure and Space War

Shapes, not bodies: Queer readings of gaming's oldest avatars

In games like Adventure and Pac-Man, players were used to inhabiting bodies with far fewer defining features

Aashima Rawal Feb 24, 2026