Second Skin

The film, which debuted at South by Southwest last year, focuses on three main stories. A close-knit group of 20-something Indiana gamers face growing up - and growing apart. A couple from different parts of the country travel to try out their in-game relationship in the real world. And a blue-collar game “addict’’ goes into rehab to try to put his life back together.

There is a certain Judd Apatow-style bromantic charm to the Indiana guys’ reactions as one gets married and another becomes a father. Some viewers may also enjoy the reality-TV-style schadenfreude of watching the long-distance couple’s relationship turn testy in close quarters.

Also covered are disabled gamers who find the online world freeing, and Chinese sweatshops where “gold farmers’’ turn online treasure into real-world cash.

But most of the movie’s revelations will be old hat to anyone who’s paid modest attention to pop culture for the last 10 or 15 years. Gamer idiosyncrasies long ago filtered down to sitcom and cop-show scripts.

The game addict in the movie seems just like any other type of addict you’ve seen profiled, right down to the shabby house and tough-looking dog. His rehab “counselor,’’ however, is the most interesting person in “Second Skin.’’ She’s a devout Christian and recovering alcoholic obsessed with the dangers of gaming. Director Juan Carlos Piñeiro Escoriaza carefully parcels out her story until its shattering conclusion.

This is a well-made film that will seem revelatory to moviegoers unfamiliar with the huge, worldwide gaming culture. They’re going to be pretty hard to find, however.