Incremental game is a popular genre of games characterized by incremental progress with or without player input. Incremental games are often thought of as the perfect games to play at work since it does not interrupt work. Using an online survey of 466 incremental game players that have full-time jobs, this study seeks to examine to what extent does work-related stress predict incremental game playing behavior during work and outside of work. Moreover, does playing incremental games during work facilitate recovery from work-related stress? The findings showed that recovery needs predicted incremental game-playing during work, but not outside of work. However, playing incremental games during work was negatively associated with recovery experience.
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