Playing Octodad brought up so many feelings about going through that, and also how I feel now; my spine is holding together well post-surgery, but I get incredible amounts of pain at times. Simple mobility things have become a real issue. There's a section in Octodad where you have to walk up a down-traveling escalator, and this section drove me to the point of panic, remembering having to learn how to walk up and down stairs again for the first time, then the second, the frustration at being unable to put one leg in front of the other and just do what you used to be able to. I can't play (otherwise wonderful) games like QWOP or Incredipede at all without becoming super uncomfortable. Octodad offered just enough control that I found it fascinating and relatable instead of intolerable. This one section, though. Then I completed it and found myself faced with another, larger set of escalators. That's often what it's like with a disability; you put your whole self into overcoming a challenge, only to be instantly faced with another.