Why do video games go through such great lengths to invent grand conflict when the mundane battles we face in everyday life contain higher stakes than any fictional war? Oh, you think fighting a ...

Jenny is enjoying her last summer vacation before her senior year, but it isn’t going as expected. After her critical mother compares her to a rival and suggests she’s overweight, it goes all to her ...

This piece discusses themes around disordered eating, dieting, and diet culture throughout. I've spent far too much of my life deeply entrenched in diet culture and all of the bullshit that surrounds ...

Scott Baird is a Staff Writer at DualShockers with over a decade of experience writing about video games, board games, and tabletop RPGs. He has been writing professionally since 2013 and covering ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Jenny Jiao Hsia and AP Thomson explore eating disorders and diet culture through a darkly absurd puzzle game.

Why do video games go through such great lengths to invent grand conflict when the mundane battles we face in everyday life contain higher stakes than any fictional war? Oh, you think fighting a ...

Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Consume Me is a slice-of-life role-playing game from Hexecutable. See the official launch trailer here.

Being a teenager sucks, but you can make a little more fun in Consume Me. Stay on top of school, do some chores for Mom, and try to win your crush's heart – all in the form of varied, cute puzzles.

If you want to see how a video game is made, you don’t have too many options. You could visit a studio and watch the mundane magic happen as developers type out lines of code or model characters on ...

Check out the Launch Trailer for Consume Me, a dark comedy life simulation game developed by Jenny Jiao Hsia, AP Thomson, Jie En Lee, Violet W-P, and Ken "coda" Snyder. Players will experience a ...