Susana Polo - Mothership

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Personal Essay

All the choices I made in games until I could finally be non-binary

My childhood self could never have imagined a game where they got to create a character who was neither a man nor a woman

Dr. Redfern Barrett Oct 21, 2026

Personal Essay

Grieving my mortal shell

My endometriosis diagnosis had nothing on Mortal Shell 2

Spoonie Oct 20, 2026

Advice

What games can I play while I'm nap trapped?

A couple one-handed games for parents with new babies

Zoë Hannah Oct 16, 2026

Susana Polo is an editor and writer with over 15 years of expertise in covering pop culture fan communities. She founded the decade's premier feminist nerd blog, The Mary Sue.com, in 2011, and was a senior editor at Polygon for over a decade.

3 articles

A group of people gathered around in a living room with pizza and beers. Two of them are sitting on a couch, holding controllers and focused. The others are watching the game

Dear Mother

What rights should gamers have?

A somewhat serious and somewhat silly Gaming Bill of Rights

Amanda Tien, Chris Plante, Cind Swanson, Gita Jackson, Kate Cox, Lis Welch, Madisyn Parisi, Saoirse Stone, Sherry Toh, Susana Polo, Vincent Ward, Wallace Truesdale Aug 28, 2026

A comic book page featuring two women playing a fighting game. A text box reads, "I can't lose here again. There are people at home cheering for me, people who helped me get here."

Q&A

Irene Koh's Angel Arcade is about the fighting game community, emphasis on community

Koh's new webcomic is inspired by the local Guilty Gear community they founded

Susana Polo Apr 20, 2026

The default female Hawke from Dragon Age 2 gazing out across misty mountains. She has short, dark hair and a scar across her nose. She is wearing furs and armor

Opinion

Dragon Age games lack agency, and that's the whole point

All that matters is who you love, and how you do it

Susana Polo Jan 28, 2026