Games You Can't Win
2016, English. Directed by David Osit & Malika Zouhali-Worrall.
A transgender woman, a sufferer of severe mental illness, and the parents of a child with cancer transform their experiences into intensely personal video games.
Games You Can’t Win explores “empathy” gaming, a new video game movement in which developers are sharing some of their most intimate or traumatic personal experiences through artful, documentary-style video games. Using a combination of intimate verité footage and video capture from the games, the short film tells the stories of three developer and the personal experiences that inspired their game.
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- 17 March 2016
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Games You Can't Win isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 March 2016. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Games You Can't Win?
If you liked Games You Can't Win, try Heart of a Dog, Atari: Game Over, Video Games: The Movie.
Who directed Games You Can't Win?
Games You Can't Win (2016) was directed by David Osit and Malika Zouhali-Worrall and stars Ryan Green, Amy Green, Matt Gilgenbach.