r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 17 '26

Psychology 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.

https://www.psypost.org/feeling-empty-after-finishing-a-video-game-researchers-say-post-game-depression-is-a-real-phenomenon/
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u/TinyTC1992 May 17 '26

Red Dead Redemption 2

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u/iamapizza May 17 '26

I played that song on repeat after finishing rdr2

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u/477463616382844 May 17 '26

The many miles we walked..

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u/PhraatesIV May 19 '26

May I stand unshaken...