Games You Can’t Win explores “empathy” gaming, a new video game movement in which developers are sharing some of their most intimate or traumatic personal experiences through artful, documentary-style video games. Using a combination of intimate verité footage and video capture from the games, the short film tells the stories of three developer and the personal experiences that inspired their game.

Elstree 1976
2015
6.2/10

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
2026
6.9/10

Heart of a Dog
2015
6.5/10

In the Realms of the Unreal
2004
7.2/10

Video Games: The Movie
2014
6.2/10

Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts
2019
6.8/10

Queen of Chess
2026
7.6/10

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022
7.0/10

Cameraperson
2016
6.7/10

Come See Me in the Good Light
2025
7.1/10

My Mom Jayne
2025
8.0/10

To Kill a Tiger
2023
7.6/10

49 Up
2006
7.4/10

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026
8.4/10

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026
7.2/10

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish
2025
6.7/10

Fuck
2006
6.4/10

Being James Bond
2021
7.8/10

League of Legends Origins
2019
7.0/10

Atari: Game Over
2014
6.6/10
Holger und ich.
2025
0/10