Stamina meters help immerse players in games by introducing realistic weaknesses to characters. Games like Dead Island 2 and Dragon's Dogma 2 emphasize stamina drains during combat for vulnerability.

Here are the key upgrades that boost stamina: Bullseye – Slows down the sprint-recovery minigame’s needle, making it easier.

Girls' Frontline 2 Exilium stamina is called Intelligence Puzzle. It is the game's central resource as you must spend it to play every game mode, excluding events and Combat Simulation (only ...

Love and Deepspace features a Stamina system, but it's not as deeply tied into the game's RPG mechanics as you might think – and, just to head you off from the obvious follow-up joke ...

Many players recently complained about stamina, one of the core mechanics in the game, and would like to see it changed. Will this happen? We’ll have to wait and see what the game developer says.

Ana Diaz (she/her) is a culture writer at Polygon, covering internet culture, fandom, and video games. Her work has previously appeared at NPR, Wired, and The Verge. Event Stamina is a resource ...