stackyFACTS
Games

What psychological void do games that essentially 'play themselves' successfully fill for modern adults?

HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART

What psychological void do games that essentially 'play themselves' successfully fill for modern adults?

From the Stacky collection1 min read
What psychological void do games that essentially 'play themselves' successfully fill for modern adults?
STACKY / Games
Topics in this factidledopamine
One discovery leads to another.

Keep exploring facts in this topic.

Games →
STACKY FOR IPHONE

A bigger world.
One discovery
at a time.

Keep discovering with Stacky. Interesting facts in an app that is always within reach.

Download on the App Store
ONE MORE DISCOVERY?

Keep exploring

All in this topic →
When Cookie Clicker’s grandmas become a hive mind
Games

When Cookie Clicker’s grandmas become a hive mind

What begins as a wholesome browser distraction inevitably descends into a horrifying critique of infinite capitalist growth. As you prestige to earn permanent…

Discover more
Why do casual puzzle games like Candy Crush deliberately delay the final explosion of a massive combo?
Games

Why do casual puzzle games like Candy Crush deliberately delay the final explosion of a massive combo?

Why do casual puzzle games like Candy Crush deliberately delay the final explosion of a massive combo?

Discover more
Your shuffled deck may be unique in history
Games

Your shuffled deck may be unique in history

Every time you properly wash a standard fifty-two card deck, you are holding an arrangement that has almost certainly never existed in the history of the…

Discover more
Despite decades of panic, research proves violent games don't cause real violence. What actually causes game-related aggression?
Games

Despite decades of panic, research proves violent games don't cause real violence. What actually causes game-related aggression?

Despite decades of panic, research proves violent games don't cause real violence. What actually causes game-related aggression?

Discover more
Releasing virtual worlds with completely broken stash locks
Games

Releasing virtual worlds with completely broken stash locks

A survival experience is truly authentic when you cannot even trust the foundational code. Fallout 76 launched with an oversight that allowed other wandering…

Discover more
Skip the tutorial, blame the game
Games

Skip the tutorial, blame the game

Armed with unearned confidence, players deliberately bypass all foundational instructions and immediately blame the developers when they repeatedly fall into…

Discover more
StackyMore discoveries in the app
Download on the App Store