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The Pleasure of Playing Less: A Study of Incremental Games Through the Lens of Kittens
- Sultan A. Alharthi (author)
- Phoebe Toups Dugas (author)
- Olaa Alsaedi (author)
- Theresa Jean Tanenbaum (author)
- Jessica Hammer (author)
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| Title | The Pleasure of Playing Less |
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| Subtitle | A Study of Incremental Games Through the Lens of Kittens |
| Contributor | Sultan A. Alharthi (author) |
| Phoebe Toups Dugas (author) | |
| Olaa Alsaedi (author) | |
| Theresa Jean Tanenbaum (author) | |
| Jessica Hammer (author) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.17613/4j4t4-75n35 |
| Landing page | https://playstorypress.org/books/the-pleasure-of-playing-less/ |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Well Played & Play Story Press |
| Publisher | Play Story Press |
| Publication place | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Published on | 2025-05-15 |
| ISBN | 978-1-300-27574-9 (Paperback) |
| Long abstract | In this book, we explore the pleasure of playing less through a collective experience of playing the Kittens Game -- a self-described “Dark Souls of incremental gaming”. We draw on techniques of close reading and hermeneutics to ground our analysis and supplement our individual reflections on how these games incentivize players to play less and plan more. |
| Language | English (Original) |
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| https://playstorypress.org/books/the-pleasure-of-playing-less/ | Landing page | https://works.hcommons.org/records/rv50h-2ww46/files/The-Pleasure-of-Playing-Less-Repository.pdf?download=1 | Full text URL |