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Author: Nick Lalone

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January 13, 2026 Nick Lalone

Esoteric Gaming’s Role in Helping Us Come to Grips with Our Trauma in a post-COVID world

“Can esoteric gaming be the remainder of what was fucking us up in the first place? Can it provide a guide toward that place so few of us can get to? Can esoteric gaming help us push back against the monsters we’re seeing in the mirror?”

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