“On the surface, these narratives look like they’re about survival as a nonwhite person in an apocalypse brimming with racial tension and subtext. However, if we look more closely at the role of Telltale’s signature gameplay and choice mechanics, it becomes clear that players—in the shoes of marginalized protagonists—are not actually striving to survive; they are striving to be good . . .  Telltale puts players and protagonists in a uniquely oppressive situation, in which the struggle is not simply in staying alive, but in being good while nonwhite and suffering.”