The recent Twiny Jam, which challenged anyone and everyone to create their own tiny Twine text game in 300 words or less, has revealed the merit of constraint: The idea… Read the rest of the article: 7 cool text games with less than 300 words

I've always wanted to know the difference between perseverance and masochism. This is the game that taught me.

Ever play a video game so often that it shows up in your dreams? That's the idea behind Doomdream, an interactive experience created by Ian MacLarty to simulate what his… Read the rest of the article: Wander through Doom like an endless nightmare

Do you have about an hour? Can you write 300 words? Then you can—and should—make your own text adventure today.

Last week, the Cartoon Network released a delicious Easter treat: an RPG based on Steven Universe that you can play on your phone for only $2.99.

When most people think of live-action role-playing, or LARPing, they imagine men battling each other with foam swords in the woods. But what if LARPing looked more like improv: thirteen… Read the rest of the article: How Scandinavian players 'killed' LARPing to save it

Can science fiction be a form of social activism? Walidah Imarisha thinks so, and she's recruited everyone from LeVar Burton to Mumia Abu-Jamal to help her prove it.

The Feminist Frequency videos typically focus on where video games go wrong with gender, but the latest episode by Anita Sarkeesian takes a different angle: the times when they really… Read the rest of the article: Anita Sarkeesian's new video is about what games do right

Sure, games like Rock Band and Dance Central are fun, but where's the romance? Today—April Fool's Day, remember—Harmonix announced their newest game, "a brief departure from the band game business… Read the rest of the article: The creators of Rock Band made a dating sim for April's Fools Day

Yes, it's almost April Fool's Day, the national day of acting like a jerk with impunity, but this is no trick: You can play Pac-Man in Google Maps right now.… Read the rest of the article: Play Pac-Man in Google Maps today

When cartoonist Yao Xiao fell in love with video games, she was a 12-year-old girl growing up in China. Group sports had become less welcoming in adolescence, but PC games… Read the rest of the article: Read this comic about a girl falling in love with PC games

That's the premise behind the new interactive fiction game The Writer Will Do Something, which begins at a Monday morning meeting that's about to get ugly.

Puzzle games aren't just something you play on consoles, computers and smartphones. They're also something you can play with a chocolate bar. Next time you're hanging out with your friends,… Read the rest of the article: How to turn a chocolate bar into a puzzle game

New methods for treating anxiety, trauma and mental illness are emerging at the intersection of games and therapy

https://soundcloud.com/hitmanecares/bandz When I think of Zelda, I think of lots of things: smashing pots, collecting rupees, throwing boomerangs, and dancing to sick beats. That last one is a pretty new… Read the rest of the article: A Zelda remix is the hot new song at the club

Jason Shiga's ambitious projects leap from one medium to another—and unite them.

Several years ago, cartoonist James Kochalka doodled a picture of an alien on a piece of paper. Now the Glorkian Warrior is the star of two graphic novels as well… Read the rest of the article: Play it now: The Glorkian Warrior

The chainmail bikini has long been a symbol of the absurd ways women are depicted in media, but cartoonist Hazel Newlevant has transformed it into something unexpected: the title of… Read the rest of the article: Finally, a chainmail bikini you'll want to buy

If there's a kid in your life who loves princesses, consider getting them a very different sort of children's book: The Princess Who Saved Herself. As per the book description,… Read the rest of the article: A kids book about princesses who save themselves

Explore the universe in Outer Wilds, a mysterious, award-winning game set in deep space