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game psychology

Latest pieces from The Gamedesign Gazette on game psychology in video games or articles that are related to this topic.

Rewind Week 42/26

Last Week in Games is your weekly digest of what the industry can’t stop talking about. · October 14, 2026October 14, 2026

Rewind Week 41/26

Last Week in Games is your weekly digest of what the industry can’t stop talking about. · October 14, 2026October 14, 2026

When a game about relationships makes its core message to its design principle

It Takes Two · December 26, 2024December 26, 2024

Thief Game

The odd dichotomy between real-world-morality and games pretending that theft is socially acceptable

Thievery in Games · April 21, 2023December 10, 2024

Alien Isolation

How unfortunate design choices downgrade the heroine to a henchman on rails

Alien Isolation · May 11, 2022December 10, 2024

Hellblade Senuas Sacrifice

Its audio-visual courage makes Hellblade a shockingly explicit testimony of mental illness

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice · April 28, 2022September 30, 2026

depressed gamer

How games struggle to connect with depressed players

Mind Games · April 19, 2022September 30, 2026

chess

How chess helps me understand my anxiety and find a sense of control

Chess · September 28, 2021September 30, 2026