The Forgotten City is a mystery adventure set in the final days of a cursed Roman city. Through the Darkest of Times is a strategy game that conveys the sombre mood of the dark period of history between January 1933 and May 1945. Or, like in This War of Mine, what is was like for those caught up in conflict as civilians.īeyond warfare, games offer a wide array of accurate depictions of different civilisations and eras. This might also be offering the player to experience battles not from the perspective of the victors.
This might be something as simple as accurately creating period-appropriate weapons and uniforms, like in War Thunder or Enlisted. There are, however, all sorts of games that use history as more than window dressing. Many games do treat historic periods or military battles to embellish the visuals with a realism. Video games are sometimes criticised for pillaged historical cultural contexts as places to pitch their shooting battles. Celeste strikes at the centre of what it means to be a person in all of our messy humanity a wonderful reminder that even when we fall, we are lifted up again through redemptive love, forgiveness, and grace-both for ourselves and for one another. My Child Lebensborn is a game that challenges players to care for a child born into a fascist regime-this is a game about the power of empathy. Pyre is a game about mercy that deconstructs player’s perceptions of winning and losing, encouraging them to see and meet the needs of those who are oppressed. The Last Guardian confronts us with our own self-centredness and challenges us to give rather than merely take. Heroism isn’t measured in bulk or recognition but in the melodic tones of compassion and kindness. Wandersong is a game about transforming the world with music. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is a game about the spiritual impact our most precious relationships have on us. Myst, one of the best selling titles of all time, is a puzzle game about the beauty and mystery of creation. That Dragon, Cancer is a game where Ryan and Amy Green share their grief and their hope by drawing us not only into their lives but into the common grace of the Christian faith. Gris is a platformer about the stages of grief that highlights the indelible impact of our most sacred relationships. Kentucky Route Zero is at its core, about rediscovery, of adventure-game mechanics and modernist aesthetics, of a more spiritual outlook on the physical world. Dropsy is, on the surface, a silly point-and-click adventure game about a creepy but misunderstood clown, dig deeper and you’ll see this a game that challenges players to love everyone, even their enemies.
Journey's understated yet deep mythology, lack of guidance and mysterious ways it brings players together will have players thinking about the course of their own lives.
These are games that provide us with the opportunity to consider what a truly 'spiritual' life looks like by encouraging us to have empathy for the suffering, love for our neighbours and our enemies, and an imagination vivid enough to contemplate a better world." "Our list is not 'Christian' games, but rather a list of games that pose important spiritual questions to those who play them. "What if video games have more to offer than just an exciting diversion into a digital battlefield, fantasy war, or alien invasion? While these types of games are certainly the loudest and most financially successful, there are a growing number of games asking important questions about life, the human condition, and even God." LTN exists to be the love of Jesus to nerds and nerd culture, you can read more about them on their website. It starts with 12 with a challenge us to be a good neighbour, and follows with others added over time. In this list, provided by the LTN (Love Thy Nerd) editors, we bring together video games that have the potential to offer more than entertainment.
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