Ep.31: These Games Will Ruin Your Life

In Episode 31 of Critical Moves, we talk about the strategy games that consume your time, mess with your sleep, and leave you wondering where the last six hours went. These are the ones that hook you hard and don’t let go.

We ask:

• What makes some strategy games so relentlessly addictive?
• Is it the systems, the pacing, the constant sense of progress or all of it at once?
• Can a game still be great if it completely wrecks your schedule?

No titles here. You’ll have to listen to find out which ones we’re talking about. But if you’ve ever sat down to play for “just one turn” and looked up at sunrise, this one’s for you.