Scientific Study Concludes Finishing RPGs Evokes The Strongest ‘Post-Game Depression’
Kotaku | 23.03.2026 19:28
The first-ever scientific study into the feeling of “post-game depression,” the oddly empty, wistful feeling of sadness you get after finishing a video game, has unsurprisingly deduced that RPGs evoke “stronger post-game depression than other games.” However, participants for the study were recruited via Reddit and Discord, which implies that they were probably already prone to feelings of misery before the testing took place.
