Everyone should play Passage

Passage is a free game available here: http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/passage/ .  It's being called an "art game", and something you can complete in under 5 minutes.

It's important to play it before reading about it - spoilers ruin the experience.  If you plan to play it, stop reading now.

When you're done, read the creator's statement here.

I also like how "Ravenlock" responded to it on the penny-arcade forums:

What impressed me about Passage was that with some definitively Atari-esque graphics and almost no gameplay, he managed to convey an emotion (and arguably a philosophical perspective) through a very straightforward nonlinear experience. ... The "future"/"memory" device is really clever, having the area around you be clear, but having the future be very hazy when you're young, and the past get hazier as you get old. Also, the very simple, but eloquently implemented, "limitations" of marriage. You have a companion who will help you, ... but your travel options become limited and eventually you have to deal with her loss. The moment when she very suddenly is replaced by a tombstone is more jarring than I expected.