Why games keep showing up in everything I build.

I’ve noticed a strange pattern: no matter what I’m working on, something game-like sneaks in.

A progress bar that feels a little too satisfying. An animation that exists purely because it’s fun. A tiny secret for the three people who’ll find it.

I think it’s because games are honest about their job. Nobody has to play them, so they have to earn every second of attention. Everything else, from banking apps to settings screens, could learn something from that.

Anyway. There will probably be a game on this website at some point.