All Will Rise at Pocket Gamer Connects

In January 2026, STRATEGIES researcher Joost Vervoort spoke on a panel at Pocket Gamer Connects, a UK-based games industry conference. The panel was led by Tara Mustapha (Code Coven), Jennifer Estaris (Netflix), Joshua Nilson (Maskwa Games) and Bryan Mashinter (MashLab) and focused on how games can contribute to positive change in society. Joost talked about how STRATEGIES engages both with making games more sustainable and with games as a space for exploring sustainable futures. Giving the example of his game, All Will Rise, he argued that games that seek to make impact should dare to embrace the wild and juicy politics of the moment, even if they are often very bleak as well. Teaching players to engage with the world with a dark joy is an important way to inspire action. All Will Rise is a game about taking billionaires to court for destroying the planet, and will launch a public demo and kickstarter soon. See more at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/speculativeagency/all-will-rise