
Dropsy is, on the surface, a silly point-and-click adventure game about a creepy but misunderstood clown, dig deeper and you’ll see this a game that challenges players to love everyone, even their enemies. Journey's understated yet deep mythology, lack of guidance and mysterious ways it brings players together will have players thinking about the course of their own lives. These are games that provide us with the opportunity to consider what a truly 'spiritual' life looks like by encouraging us to have empathy for the suffering, love for our neighbours and our enemies, and an imagination vivid enough to contemplate a better world." "Our list is not 'Christian' games, but rather a list of games that pose important spiritual questions to those who play them. "What if video games have more to offer than just an exciting diversion into a digital battlefield, fantasy war, or alien invasion? While these types of games are certainly the loudest and most financially successful, there are a growing number of games asking important questions about life, the human condition, and even God." LTN exists to be the love of Jesus to nerds and nerd culture, you can read more about them on their website. It starts with 12 with a challenge us to be a good neighbour, and follows with others added over time. In this list, provided by the LTN (Love Thy Nerd) editors, we bring together video games that have the potential to offer more than entertainment. Whether you are a parent playing with a gaming expert son or daughter, or a partner of someone who plays less or more games, these are a great place to find common ground. Finally, there are single player games, like Detroit Become Human or Return of the Obra Dinn where one player can control things while the other makes suggestions. Some games like Tick Tock A Tale For Two or Get Together let you play on separate devices and talk to each other to solve collaborative puzzles. Then there are games, like Affordable Space Adventures or Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes where each player takes on a different role. Other games, like Kingdoms or Chariot let you work together to progress with enough time for one player to help the other. Some of these games, like Super Mario Odyssey or Spiritfarer, let one player help the other. This list is designed to help you find games to solve this. Finding a game to play with another person who has less (or more) expertise of playing can be a challenge. We all have a different level of experience, ability and connection to video games. This is maximised in experiences that combine this activity with music and a sense of creative flow in what you are doing. Games where you care for a pet, or look after people generate this chemical. Games that offer ways to communicate for the joy of conversation, or helping and being helped by other players, help your brain make this chemical. Games that generate oxytocin are those that let you stay in the present moment with other people.

It's the chemical that helps you give and receive love in all its forms.Īlong with getting outside for exercise, eating well and nurturing conversations, video games can also help. It's important for bonding with loved ones and friends and without it you can feel anxious and on your own.


Without oxytocin you can be subject to feelings of loneliness, stress, disconnection and a general lack of motivation. Serotonin for significance and importance. Oxytocin for trust and building relationships. You can aid the happiness of your brain by taking on activities that generate key experiences and chemicals:ĭopamine for motivation, learning and pleasure.
