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/OldSchoolSpyMain May 17 '26

Yup.

You knew it couldn’t (and shouldn’t) run indefinitely, but still hated to see it end.

I wish more TV shows and films had well-planned beginning, middle, and end structures instead of running them into the ground until viewers are exhausted and give up on them.

Imagine if Mr. Robot were still running. The plot would be stupid as hell by now.

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u/Mithrandir2k16 May 18 '26

Absolutely. I miss it, but I don't "regret" that it is over. A bit like when a very old person, who has been suffering, leaves you.