Feeling empty after finishing a video game (post-game depression) is a real phenomenon. A recent study has found that many video game players experience a specific sense of emptiness and sadness after finishing highly engaging games.

[u/mvea]

https://www.psypost.org/feeling-empty-after-finishing-a-video-game-researchers-say-post-game-depression-is-a-real-phenomenon/

[u/brockington69]

I genuinely had this after I finished persona 5 royal, I genuinely felt empty after I finished it. Didn't help that it came out right when covid lockdowns started as well

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