When it comes to playgrounds one can have lots of fun in, the virtual kind provided by video games is hard to top.
Whether that involves running and jumping around planetoids in Super Mario Galaxy (2007) or causing mayhem in a quaint English village in Untitled Goose Game (2019), players are spoiled for choice in terms of where they wish to fulfill their power fantasy. This is helped not just by level design and mechanics that invite folks to explore and experiment, but also by aesthetics that make players feel welcome and/or in control of the situation.
