America is complicated, to put it mildly. Writers, filmmakers, songwriters, and other artists have been grappling with the complexities of this multifaceted nation for as long as it has existed. And in recent decades, games, too, have begun engaging with what America stands for, what it strives to be, and what it really is. Here are ten games that, deliberately or inadvertently, speak to the beauty, the potential, the aspirations and shortcomings of the United States of America.
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