Have you ever finished an incredible game, and instead of feeling a sense of accomplishment, you felt sadness?

The music swells. The credits roll. Only to be left with this strange emptiness.

You wanted to reach the ending. You spent dozens (sometimes hundreds) of hours building towards it, but when it finally arrived...you almost wish it hadn’t.

In this episode of Lore & Order, we explore the curious phenomenon of post-game depression: why finishing a great game can leave us feeling unexpectedly hollow, and what that feeling reveals about stories, relationships, and the worlds we inhabit.

Because we’re not just saying goodbye to a game. We’re saying goodbye to a life we briefly lived.

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Articles referenced in this episode:

Post-game depression scale - a new measure to capture players' e ...