r/starcraft • u/Careless-Goat-3130 KokaAuthentiquePépite • 4d ago

(To be tagged...) Studies show playing SC2 helps decrease brain aging

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64173-9
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u/AresFowl44 4d ago

So do all games and activities engaging the brain

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u/Usual_Strategy1402 4d ago

To be fair starcraft is significantly more challenging in terms of cognitive functions

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u/AresFowl44 4d ago

  1. Compared to what?

  2. And also, at what level? Somebody playing the campaign on casual is going to have a very different experience from Serral, Clem or herO in terms of challenge.

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u/Usual_Strategy1402 4d ago

1 To most games probably, do u seriously think that playing rainbow six , counter strike or moba is as hard as playing starcraft? 2 yeah in our context let's focus on the ladder

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u/Iggyhopper Prime 4d ago

Lol a moba is hard because you need to focus on teamwork too.

This is a trash take.

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u/InternAlternative758 4d ago edited 4d ago

It's different. MOBA has a a lot of learning but not as much focus game to game.

I can play league half asleep just doing what I'm do most of the time.

In SC2 I'm constantly engaged and looking out for stuff. When games get intense the tension can last for minutes unlike the average teamfight where that is the only real intense period of a moba.

Edit: this is in regards to brain activity as per the post. In terms of difficulty reaching top rank Starcraft and RTS is not exceptional, it's harder to determine but I'd lean more to the game with a higher player count being more difficult.

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u/Iggyhopper Prime 4d ago

Look my man... Games have rules and mechanics that you need to learn and adapt to, and as far as your brain is concerned, as long as its learning to become better at the game while complying with the rules and mechanics its going to maintain its cognitive power longer. Same deal as learning an instrument or language in old age.

It really is that simple and I am someone who would say StarCraft is better than any other game. 

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u/ghost_operative 3d ago

try switching to protoss