Save the Game

Save the Game—a film that offers a meticulous yet spirited chronicle of the history of Korean PC games, spanning from the rise of personal computers in the 1980s to the present day—can be viewed as a follow-up to director Park Yoon-jin’s previous work, My Sister Jeon Ji-hyun and Me (2020). While the earlier film examined trends in the gaming industry through the affectionate perspective and dynamic activities of players of the RPG Elancia, Save the Game focuses its spotlight on the history of the Korean game industry using testimonies from industry professionals and archival materials. It is a clever and thoughtful documentary that systematically organizes the stories of first-generation game developers while clearly outlining the historical timeline through evolving on-screen captions that introduce these living witnesses of the industry.