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Read more about the article Furnace, Monopoly and the Player Experience of Capitalism

Furnace, Monopoly and the Player Experience of Capitalism

  • Post author:Millla Keski-Säntti
  • Post published:January 21, 2026
  • Post category:Features

Monopoly (1935), the best known economics-themed game, was originally called ”The Landlord’s Game”, and created to be an educational tool that warns about the dangers of privately owned land. Ironically,…

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Read more about the article Itch.io Games as a Tool for Self-Expression and Societal Commentary: Review(s)

Itch.io Games as a Tool for Self-Expression and Societal Commentary: Review(s)

  • Post author:Millla Keski-Säntti
  • Post published:December 11, 2025
  • Post category:Game Reviews

I would like to take you on a journey to the land of itch.io’s free games. By “free,” I don’t mean free-to-play – I mean games with no monetization whatsoever.…

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