Big Kids in Tough Times
A generation of adult gamers trying to make the most of a struggling world
6 min readNov 2, 2020
I recently played Among Us with my cousins. It’s one of two games this year — along with Biden HQ in Animal Crossing — that was popular and casual enough to be used as a political platform in the contentious US election. AOC did a livestream on Twitch and hit over 400,000 viewers. The game involves…