I’m going to post my Great Play Marathon Reviews here because I review so rarely that risk of the thread growing unwieldy is low and it has a picture of my cat, Inky.
My first game, in the first square, A1, was Cat Petting Simulator 2014. It’s a quick game that does just what it says on the tin: it’s about petting a cat. There are brief interruptions to tend to one’s dinner (not eggplant lasagna) and to deal with a chore familiar to cat owners, but most of the play consists of choosing exactly where to pet next.
I played through nine times, but reached only three of at least five endings. Cat fur in the Rain. Licklicklicklicklicklicklick. Kitty smooches. The final score reports the cat’s affection for you, which apparently can reach 18, but I never topped 15, which irked me. 
The author’s end note was touching:
It’s been an ugly summer and an ugly fall, both in games and out. So it was important to me that I make a game that purely exists to make the player feel good.
The cat of Cat Petting Simulator is a real cat, and every response to every pet is a real thing she’s done. She loves me, and by extension, she loves you. I don’t know who you are, player, but I want you, for at least a few minutes, to feel loved.
Every playthrough of Cat Petting simulator should be more-or-less unique; by all means, play it again and again. I want you to feel the love both from me and little Cassie whenever you need it.
…but originally I had missed the “in games” part. Then the 2014 clicked: Gamergate.
Inky joined me on my recliner while I played the game on a laptop. I dutifully crossed a leg over the other, creating a warm overhang she could tuck herself underneath, which is sometimes what she wants. It was one of those times. So I was petting my cat and listening to her purr while pretending to pet a cat and listen to her purr.
Cat people will get it. That’s love. And sharing it is probably as healthy and productive a response to hate as there can be.