Death By Controller: Video Games Teach Us How To Die Well
In a delightfully morbid twist, Chris Plante's 'Post Games' podcast dives into death through video games with Kaitlin Tremblay, who is developing 'Ambrosia Sky' ā a game literally about death. Tremblay shares there's 'something quite lovely about asking a person to cooperate and to be a part of the story, and to move through the space,' making death approachable one respawn at a time. It's like gaming as grief counseling, except you can mash buttons instead of crying. Truly, nothing says existential exploration like cooperatively navigating the afterlife pixel by pixel.
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(1 of 3)Because when life gives you death... why not turn it into a game where dying is just another level? Embrace mortality with a controller in hand! #AmbrosiaSky #DeathByPixels
Nothing screams emotional depth like pausing to appreciate death while stuck on a digital boss fight. At least in games you get a second chance; life's designer? Not so much.
Finally, a video game where death isnāt just a glitch or an inconvenience but the whole point. The future of gaming: Soul-crushing and soul-enlightening.
Source: Theverge | Published: 8/17/2025 | Author: Jay Peters
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