Press Start
- Frank Seko
- Sep 25
- 3 min read
Updated: Sep 29

Press Start. In every game that you play, you will always find yourself on the menu screen waiting for you to start your journey. Gaming is not just a fun little world to waste time. Its a connection to people around the world. Pressing into worlds and stepping through portals where you're not just the audience, but the adventurer. Here, stories don't just unfold, they respond to you. Choices matter, victories earned, and failures teach.
From pixelated nostalgia to vast open worlds, gaming is a mirror to who we imagine we could be. It's puzzle solving disguised as play, art hidden in motion, and connection built around the world
RPG Games

R.P.G.s aren't bound to a single genre-they are universes shaped by choice, character, and consequence. Slaying dragons in Skyrim and hunting monsters in The Witcher is only one facet of an RPG, and they take you far beyond the usual fantasy realms. In Mass Effect, you're navigating stars and forging alliances across galaxies. In Cyberpunk 2077, you're an agent of neon-lit corruption and tech. Without alternative accounts, even the likes of Persona 5 can pull you into a double life of a modern schoolboy balancing studies, friendship, and secret- origin battles with supernatural forces.
At the heart of RPGs, there lies a seed of transformation. Every stat you raise, every dialogue choice you make, every ally you save (or betray)-all write up a singular narrative. Acting in these games may well mean fleshing out this role for another-player; it is about inserting oneself into this life.
Strategy Games

If RPG feeds the soul, then strategy games keeps the gamer-meter counts going. Weathering the slow yet deliberate security checks of Fire Emblem one sets off to build their empires in Civilization or multitask feverishly in Starcraft II; strategy games grant one the proverbial seat of a commander.
These games value foresight over speed or reflexes, where impatience can prove to be one's side of power and planning their top weapon. Each resource collected, each unit placed, each decision made reverberates out over the landscape-spread of the map. Unlike games of chance, strategy games require conscious play-six movements away.
But strategy isn't about the win-it's about learning how to be flexible. The very best plan will fall away, the unpredicted will occur, and oftentimes it is the most flexible mind who wins. Well, strategy games simulate life: balances between planning, taking a chance, and adapting when the dice are thrown against you.
Indie Games

Creativity flourishes in indie games. Small teams typically have very few constraints, and sometimes it's just one developer, who can create worlds that feel raw, very personal, or experimentals. This leaves it open for indie games to be considered amazing, be it: cute and awkward systems of kindness in Undertale, a deeply emotional climb in Celeste, or a soothing retreat from burnout in Stardew Valley, proving that a game doesn't necessarily need blockbuster budget to be truly stellar
At the heart of the matter, indie games are about freedom: the unflinching boldness to bring forth unorthodox ideas and create experiences that don't feel like products so much as conversations with the player.
Conclusion
Whether you're forging destinies in thrilling RPGs, outsmarting your opponents in strategy games, or discovering hidden gems from small creators, gaming is more than playing- its exploration. Each genre offers a different view: RPG's lets us step into new lives, Strategy challenges us to think ahead, and indie games reminds us that even the smallest stories can leave a huge impact. Together, they proved that gaming was not about just winning or losing.



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