Lifelong Arcade
A growing database of games worth playing as we age.
American Truck Simulator
Chapter 8
A driving simulation game in which you drive long-haul freight across a scaled-down American West, planning routes and managing a one-person…
View Stories (0)Animal Crossing (any)
Chapters 1, 2, 7
You move to a deserted island and build a life there at your own pace: gardening, decorating, fishing, and befriending animal neighbors. The…
View Stories (0)Balatro
Chapters 8, 9
A brilliant digital card game that reinvents poker without any actual gambling. Runs last about an hour with a clear end point, making it ea…
View Stories (0)Beat Saber
Chapter 5
A rhythm game in virtual reality where you hold two glowing sabers and slash colored blocks in time to the music as they fly toward you, arr…
View Stories (0)Cities: Skylines
Chapter 6
A city-building simulation where you plan roads, zone neighborhoods, and keep traffic flowing for a growing population. Deep, forgiving, and…
View Stories (0)Civilization (any)
Chapters 3, 7, 8
A turn-based strategy game that spans the entirety of human history. You guide a civilization from a single settlement to a global power thr…
View Stories (0)Day of the Tentacle
Chapter 3
My favorite classic comedic point-and-click adventure. You solve humorous puzzles across three time periods by clicking objects and combinin…
View Stories (0)Disco Elysium
Chapter 8
A detective role-playing game driven almost entirely by conversation and interpretation. You solve a case by reading people, weighing contex…
View Stories (0)Flower
Chapter 4
A serene game in which you play as the wind—literally the wind—as you carry flower petals across gorgeous landscapes. There are no enemies o…
View Stories (0)GeoGuessr
Chapter 8
A browser game that drops you into a random street-level photo anywhere on Earth and asks you to work out where you are from road signs, pla…
View Stories (0)Gone Home
Chapter 12
A first-person exploration game set in a single empty family home in 1995. By opening drawers and reading letters, you piece together a fami…
View Stories (0)It Takes Two
Chapter 8
A cooperative adventure built strictly for two players, each holding half the solution to every puzzle. Wrapped around a story about a marri…
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