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It's kinda cheating but The Beginners Guide is a game I think about all the time. As someone who makes things, the themes it explores about validation and the purpose for creating art really hit home.
For just a profound moment, the sun station in Outer Wilds.
HUGE spoilers
It really marks a turning point in the game when you find that out. I assumed like most people that it was a classic tale of science gone wrong, and now I have to fix it. As a video game it's also really easy to assume that your goal is to fix everything - to save the solar system. But there is no villan, and no solution. You and everyone in the solar system will die and there's nothing you can do about it. It's a really powerful subversion of expectations that works well with the games themes.Outer Wilds had so many profound moments, imho. Just listing a couple more:
Spoilers, obviously
Those devs really caught lightning in a bottle. I can't wait to play whatever they make next, whenever it's ready.
Btw. You can use >! and !< blocks to create proper spoiler tags.
I think the first time I read the board in the sun station I decided to just stay... Wait it out as it was inevitable. I ran around trying to find anything I missed for a while but eventually stopped and just looked out the window. It was always over, but at least I'd have, for one loop, the best seat in the house.
The Beginner’s Guide is excellent, it’s always surprised me how little I see it talked about.