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Nonhuman Meditations
Mabel Pines meets a rainbow-maned unicorn in an episode of the animated series Gravity Falls.

Sensing and Leaving the Unicorn Trap

By Alyssa Wejebe • March 13th, 2026

Even when I was little, I could tell that when it came to unicorns and dragons, unicorns were pushed onto girls, and dragons were meant for boys.

Here's the Thing
A screenshot from Pathologic 2 shows the player character's hands holding a revolver. Two figures in dark clothing approach on a cobblestone street, at least one ready to fight.

I Can’t Stop Thinking About Pathologic 2

By Rob Rich • March 12th, 2026

The fact that a videogame can make me think about these kinds of dilemmas on both a moral and mechanical level is utterly fascinating.

Forms in Light
Seen from above, Link falls through the Hyrule sky, arms and legs outstretched.

Staying Aloft

By Justin Reeve • March 11th, 2026

Gliding in Tears of the Kingdom is less about getting somewhere than agreeing to fall in a particularly coordinated manner.

Casting Deep Meteo
A screenshot from Lanesplit shows a first-person perspective of a motorcycle ride on a highway at night.

The Joy of Focus

By Levi Rubeck • March 10th, 2026

The premise is taut – you’re riding a fast motorcycle through one highway or another, at dusk or dawn, racking up points by weaving as closely around traffic with as much speed as possible.

Totally Generic
In a scene from Shannon Hale's Princess Academy, a group of nine young girls dressed in simple, rustic-style dresses of various colors walk in a single file line, many of them holding hands.

Princess Academy

By Natasha Ochshorn • March 9th, 2026

If Legends and Lattes is shop local then Princess Academy is the resurgence of union politics.

Area of Effect
Artwork from Cairn shows Aava sitting inside her tent on a starry night, preparing to cook with a small camp stove.

Mountain of False Metaphor

By Jay Castello • March 6th, 2026

Cairn constantly uses imagery that doesn’t signify what it claims to.

Rookie of the Year
A screenshot from Cyberpunk 2077 shows NPC Panam Palmer in a neon-lit bar setting. Her dark hair is piled on her head and she has a look of concerned annoyance.

Meeting Hanako at Embers: Why Video Game Endings Are a Bummer — And Multiple Ones Are Even Worse

By Matt Marrone • March 5th, 2026

Unfortunately, Cyberpunk 2077 allows gamers to make choices.

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