Commonplace

Sky

thatgamecompany

A mobile MMO that initially looks a lot like Journey, but is kind of a giant experiment in creating positive and kind interactions between players in a virtual world.

Started playing in earnest in early 2024. At first I honestly find the whole thing a little empty - you traverse these large, sparse spaces and activate shrines with various effects. The help suggests you're figuring out what happened in this world, but I'm not getting “environmental storytelling” yet, so much as mimed cutscenes. But I do find the social stuff compelling and intriguing.