4 great games you can finish in one sitting

And most of them are free to play!

Zoë Hannah Feb 18, 2026

Come watch some Mothership launch video bloopers

Goofin' off with the Mothership crew

Maddy Myers Feb 17, 2026

Opinion

A love letter to the rhythm game communities that helped me find myself

It was in the arcade around DDR machines that I first met people like me — kids picked on for being "weirdos," for being neurodivergent, for being queer.

Amanda Lynn Feb 17, 2026

Analysis

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A screenshot from Kabuto Park shows a child in yellow rainboots holding a bug net and crouching to look at the grass with a magnifying glass. A big tree, a pond, and reeds are nearby.

Analysis

Why do cozy games keep asking us to work, and why does it feel so good?

Developers of games like A Short Hike and Tiny Bookshop weigh in on why even labor feels nice in their games.

Kevin Cortez Feb 9, 2026

Monika sitting at a desk, facing the screen, her hands folded under her chin. In the windows behind her, there's a starry sky filled with explosi

Analysis

The monster was right

How Doki Doki Literature Club exposes dating sims as systems that punish female autonomy

Beatrix Kondo Feb 5, 2026