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Creativity, artistry and self expression are all universal aspects of human existence - they've been around since the dawn of history, and will be around much longer than any of us... so why is it seemingly so difficult for videogames to make this stuff work?

All across the gaming landscape titles try to encourage us to be creative or reward lateral thinking, but always end up falling into the same pitfalls - are videogames themselves simply not up to the task, or is there something more fundamental at work here? Either way, it's going to mean the Architect's greatest intellectual undertaking of all time: understanding the human brain.

You Saw: The Last of Us 2 - 2020
No Straight Roads - 2020
Hi-Fi Rush - 2023
Everhood - 2021
Ragnarock - 2021
The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time - 1998
The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword - 2011
The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess - 2008
Xenoblade 3 - 2022
Brutal Legend - 2009
BPM: Bullets Per Minute - 2020
Metal Hellsinger - 2022
Crypt of the Necrodancer - 2015
Guitar Hero - 2005
Trombone Champ - 2022
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line - 2023
Animal Crossing New Horizons - 2020
Bombing!!2 - A graffiti Paradise - Demo
Cooking Mama: Cookstar - 2020
The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom - 2023
TOEM - 2021
New Pokemon Snap - 2021
Storyteller - 2023
Half Life Alyx - 2020
Chicory: A Colorful Tale - 2021
Jackbox 7 - 2020
Before Your Eyes - 2021
Phoenix Wright Trilogy - 2012
Hitman 3 - 2021
Art Squool - 2019
Wii Music - 2008
Passpartout The Starving Artist - 2017
Passpar2 The Lost Artist - 2023
Jackbox 9 - 2023
Teardown - 2022
Spore - 2008
Tchia - 2023
Psychonauts 2 - 2021
Trailmakers - 2018
Little Kitty Big City - Early Access
Persona 5 Royal - 2018
Doom
Epic Mickey - 2010
Wandersong - 2018
Minecraft - 2011
Grounded - 2022
Subanutica - 2018
VAlheim - Early Access
Terraria - 2011
Sims 4 - 2014
Street Fighter 6 - 2023
Umurangi Generation - 2020
Deus Ex Mankind Divided - 2017
Prey - 2017
Reventure - 2019
Factorio - 2020
Surviving Mars - 2018
Satisfactory - Early Access
Anno 1800 - 2019
Monster Train - 2020
Final Fantasy 7 Remake - 2020
Slay The Spire - 2019
World of Warcraft - 2004
Half Life 2 - 2004
Crusader Kings 3 - 2020
Deathloop - 2021
Super Smash Bros Ultiamte - 2018
Mortal Kombat 11 - 2017
Rivals of Aether - 2015
Nidhogg - 2014
Omega Strikers - 2022
Starcraft 2 - 2012
Magic Arena - 2018
Dead by Daylight - 2016
Descenders - 2018
Hyper Demon - 2022
Slipways -2021
Infinifactory - 2015
Opus Magnus - 2017
Neon White - 2022
Super Mario 64 - 1996
Getting Over It - 2017
Pizza Tower - 2023
Elden Ring - 2022
Portal - 2007
Super Mario Maker - 2015
Final Fantasy 14 A Realm Reborn - 2010
Occupy White Walls - 2018
Mario and rabbids sparks of hope - 2022
Bioshock Infinite - 2013
The Hex - 2018
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe - 2022
Monster Hunter World - 2018
Disco Elysium - 2019
Overwatch 1 - 2016
En Garde! - Demo