Games in the Multimedia Archive
Last updated: August 21, 2026
The archive carries two game-specific routes: /video-game/{slug} and /arcade-game/{slug}. Their existence surprises people who expect games to live only on the game verticals, but the distinction is consistent with everything else here. The Multimedia Archives present media. A game has visual identity, sound, characters and a place in the Universe, all of which are media, and all of which are worth presenting whether or not you intend to play.
Showcase, not launcher
A showcase page describes and frames a title: what it is, what it looks like, where it sits in the Universe. It is not the play surface. Xdripia Games holds the catalogue of video and physical games with its own detail pages and in-browser prototypes; Xdripia Arcade holds the browser-playable arcade titles with achievements and leaderboards. For anything about rules, availability or your own progress, those verticals are authoritative.
Why bother with both
Because the audiences differ. A reader exploring the Universe's media may want to see a game without playing it, and a player may want the visual and musical material around a title they already know. The two routes serve those readings without either surface pretending to be the other.
Following through
Showcase pages connect to the game vertical, and game pages connect back to lore in the Codex. The chain from "this looks interesting" to "I understand what this is" runs through both.
A game present in the archive is not necessarily currently playable, and a playable game is not necessarily showcased. The two catalogues are maintained separately.
Official source
Canonical source for this subject: the Multimedia Archives. Checked 21 August 2026 — where this guide and the live service disagree, the service is right.
Related reading
- Xdripia Games Guide — The catalogue of video games and physical games set in the Universe.
- Xdripia Arcade Guide — The browser-playable arcade platform, its titles and the systems that track play.
- Arcade and Games: What Is the Difference? — Choosing between the three verticals where play happens.