Ana Hein - Mothership

In Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, women are the enemy

The game pretty much speedruns all the horror tropes for women — damsel in distress, fridging, and the hag

Taylor Hunsberger Aug 14, 2026

Recs

When Big Walk is a group date

House House's group puzzle game is a unique proposition for a trio of intimate partners

Madeline Blondeau Aug 13, 2026

Analysis

Lust in space: Stellar Blade vs. NieR:Automata

What unites Eve and 2B — and what divides them

Andrei Filote Aug 12, 2026

Ana Hein is an essayist and critic. Her work has been featured in Electric Literature, The Rumpus, AFM, Digging Press Journal, Compulsive Reader, Videodame, and more. She has an MFA in nonfiction from Columbia University.

2 articles

A girl in underwear stands on a surface that's cracking under weight. She holds a massive plate above her head on which she balances pizza, laundry, a diet book, and a boy.

Indie

Consume Me got me to stop save-scumming and delete perfectionism

If I could, I would restart every day to do it better

Ana Hein Apr 9, 2026

A shot of a dilapidated room with peeling paint, uneven floorboards, and a pristine desk with an oil lamp sits in the middle of the room with an upholstered armchair beside it.

Analysis

Playing old Nancy Drew games as a gothic heroine

Its gameplay even replicates the form many gothic novels take: the epistolary.

Ana Hein Mar 23, 2026