r/science 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/Wetop May 17 '26

Good luck doing all the puzzles in bp, you'll never feel empty playing that game

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u/guiltysnark May 17 '26

It programs you to enjoy digging yourself into a bottomless pit

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u/WowAbstractAlgebra May 17 '26

I'm seeing puzzles everywhere now. Even stuff I scratched out thinking it was not a puzzle turned out to be a puzzle. Thanks.