Whether you’re looking for genre-bending fiction, heartwarming comics, poetry inspired by the mechanics of classic games, or thoughtful treatises on the politics of gaming, Free to Play has something for everyone. An absolutely delightful read for both serious gamers and more casual enthusiasts alike.

— Franny Choi, author of We Radiant Things: Notes on Being Alien and Becoming Cyborg

Between pixels, poetry, perspicacity, and passion this book explores the spaces where games become something more than just play: memory, myth, mirages and meaning. The stories echo like footsteps through worlds we thought were only illusions but turned out to connect with our reality.

— David Polfeldt, Editor and Founder

Touching, vulnerable and unflinchingly personal, this creative, wide-ranging anthology gives voice to the ways video games create community, culture, and comforts us in moments of loss. If you’ve ever gamed in your life, this is a must-read.

— Elaine Ho, Cry, Voidbringer

Our experiences with games are varied and wonderful and they bring out the most diverse and incredible responses from us – from farming grinds, to replays, heated forums, following streams, to creating fan art and fiction. It is all about celebrating life through games and this anthology captures it all. A must-read for every type of gamer.

— Yen Ooi, Sun: Queens of Earth

This anthology hardwired my muscle-memorised casual gamer reflexes directly into the nervous system of human vulnerability, somehow connecting the accumulation of all my clicks of a thumbstick to the unspoken syllable of real-world survival.

— Shivram Gopinath, Dey

Passionate, funny, and at times genuinely moving, it’s the kind of collection that makes you want to pick up a controller and a pen at the same time.

— Joe Peter, No Average Joe