Published: July 31st, 2025

Authors: Diana Dörflig (Utrecht University); Paweł Frelik (University of Warsaw); Chloé Germaine (Manchester Metropolitan University); Christian Paller (University of Malta); Paul Wake Manchester Metropolitan University); and Stefan Werning (Utrecht University)

What is this report about?

This white paper provides an overview of critical conversations regarding the design of games, both analogue and digital, that can be described as “ecogames” and of the ways in which game design, as well as games’ aesthetic and thematic preoccupations, may foster, promote, and otherwise showcase mindsets, positions, and propositions under the label of sustainability.