Ana Hein - Mothership

Why date when Love and Deepspace exists?

I’m setting my relationship status to “Complicated” with Infold’s hit boyfriend simulator

Sherry Toh Jul 20, 2026

Advice

Is it okay if I never beat games?

Let me tell you about my DNF list

Zoë Hannah Jul 17, 2026

Feature

The games industry isn't taking care of its caretakers

We spoke with over a dozen devs who take care of children, aging parents, and sick family members

Wallace Truesdale Jul 16, 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