Checkpoint
Psychological Thriller

I knew that this book had potential when I picked up, but I was absolutely blown away with this. The author deftly intersects videogaming and mental health through heartfelt introspection and interviews with those in the industry and typical gamers. The way he speaks about his own struggles spoke pr......more

Really powerful, informative, and relatable. The author weaves together his personal experience with the wider context effortlessly, and with a layer of genuine love and appreciation of video games that you don’t often see in the media. Star lost purely because there were simply too many typos for m......more

I love how Joe covers every aspect related to mental health and video games. From describing the games that helped him and how they were developed, to discussing the issue of representation and mental health-related problems within the industry. Perfect for casual, hardcore gamers or anyone interest......more

Interesting book about the value of video games in helping with mental health. A different take on the more usual news stories about video games cause addiction, violence & lack of social skills. The author has suffered from mental health issues during his life, and uses his experience plus stories......more

well researched with good personal experience to guide the narrative. i will always advocate for how video games help people and this book brought the statistics and game dev insight on that......more