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These seven genre-spanning games will melt your brain just as efficiently as any Netflix original series

These kick-ass character creators let you shape more than just your protagonist’s hairstyle

Freelance illustrator and Pokémon-lover Sabling gives Generation IV a mystical makeover in her fan-made Major Arcana…

Thanks to networked sex toys, game mods, and VR, virtual sex is growing ever more sophisticated

King representatives discussing Super Mario characters’ height and sexuality prove the tool was always going to be…

I celebrated Friday the 13th in the only way I know how: getting bullied by strangers on the internet

Even if you’re well past Elden Ring’s final credits, these games will help keep its fantasy going

As the Supreme Court prepares to overturn Roe v. Wade, playing Bloodborne feels eerily relevant

Missing refunds and scammy websites have BAYC’s metaverse project off to a bad start

These surprising games will challenge what you think you know about Asian gaming

Tracer's famous butt, or perhaps the lack of it, has the eternal debate reignited once again

You can think of Knotwords as an evil round of daily Scrabble

It's a huge upgrade, but it will also reveal all your dirty secrets

Don’t try this Encanto-style imprisonment at home—but it's OK in The Sims

Ring Ring Girl has been around for a while, but she just got a promotion

No one needs 999 rowa fruits or herba...no, not even you

Hi! My name is Ashley Bardhan, Kotaku’s newest staff writer