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PC games from 2012 to 2014
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Alan Wake (series) | Action Adventure / Horror | It's not going to scare a horror game vet (it IS rated T for Teen, after all), but it is a good starter game for someone looking to get more into the genre. You play as an author who finds pages of a horror novel he's writing come to life. Very atmospheric. Collectibles kill the immersion a bit. Also a cameo appearance by Max Motherfucking Payne. Once you play it you'll realize that the developers have put a lot of effort into this game (they better, it took 10 years to develop). American Nightmare is a stand alone spin-off game and, while not quite as great, is still worth checking out. Was removed from digital stores around May of 2017 due to music licensing being expired, but a year later, around October, both Alan Wake and its DLCs were brought back, so you might wanna get this game before 2023. |
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Alien: Isolation | Survival Horror | Survive in a ship full of hostile aliens, malfunctioning androids, and paranoid crew mates out to kill everything that moves. | Steam GOG |
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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons | Adventure | An Isometric "puzzle" game that follows the travels of two brothers with a strong sense of teamwork. It's short, and fun once you get a hang of the controls, but is not challenging in the slightest. Also, you can save a suicidal homeless person. Attention: The game requires a (360) gamepad! You actually play each of the brothers with one of your thumbsticks. | GOG Steam |
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Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller | Adventure | Point and click adventure game with comic-style visuals. You play as an FBI agent with psychic powers. It was released episodically with 4 episodes released. The story gets dark as FUCK later. | Dev Store Steam |
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Ultimate Edition | Action Adventure | A reboot of the franchise. While it might alienate veterans of the franchise for borrowing quite a bit of its mechanics from other games (a little God of War and a little Shadow of the Colossus to name a couple), it does so in a very good way. Overall it's a very good action game with beautiful graphics, polished gameplay and a good story. Ultimate Edition includes all the DLC from the console versions Oh, and did we mention Patrick Stewart narrates the entire game and voices one of the main characters? Hideo Kojima of Metal Gear fame also lend a helping hand as well, so that's cool. The PC port lacks the foliage animation and the Solid Snake outfit from the console versions, but at the very least, this version can run at 120+ frames per second, so that's good. |
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Cook, Serve, Delicious! | Restaurant Simulator | What do you get when you take Warioware and Diner Dash, throw them into a blender, and set it on puree? A mess, for starters, but you'd also get something similar to Cook, Serve, Delicious! You start out with a basic 1-star restaurant, and gain notoriety through new recopies, challenges, and so on. Memorizing the correct order to make food is key, and you will likely curse at your computer when you mess up the layers of a lasagna. Free updates have brought weekly challenges and competitions as well, so if you prefer just making food over owning a restaurant, you can do that too. | Steam |  |
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Crimzon Clover: World Ignition | Shoot 'em Up | A maniac shooter with everything you expect: lots of bullets, explosions and bright neon colors. | GOG |  |
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Dishonored - Definitive Edition | Stealth, immersive sim | In a gothic horror / steampunk city afflicted by plague and tyranny, be a framed-up royal guardian turned supernatural assassin. From the lead devs of Deus Ex and Arx Fatalis, and it shows: you are given a lot of freedom to complete your tasks, violently or not, and the way you handle situations affect the ending. | GOG Humble Steam |
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Divekick | Fighting | A fighting game simplified to it's most essentials, where everything is done with only two buttons and no joystick movement. A very deep and fun game despite it's simplicity. | Steam |  |
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Divinity: Original Sin | RPG | One of the few successful Kickstarter RPGs. Divinity: Original Sin serves as a prequel to the earlier games in the series but moves the genre to an isometric turn-based system. The world is extremely reactive to player actions, with various elemental magics and environmental elements interact with one another to various degrees which allow the player to experiment with unique ways to solve problems. The plot is somewhat lacking and the companions aren't terribly interesting, but it served as a baseline for the developers later games, including the sequel and Baldur's Gate III. Can be played solo or with another friend controlling a party of up to four characters. | GOG Steam |
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Drunken Robot Pornography | FPS | Get your jetpack and laser blaster ready: you made the mistake of giving free will to your robot bartender and the son of a bitch built an army of giant robots to destroy the city! Unique indie mix of FPS and bullet hell, perhaps a bit "fluff" but still very fun. Quite unique in the FPS genre for having extremely vertical stages. Sadly, it in fact does not contain any pornography. From the creators of AaAaAA!!!. | Humble Steam |
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Ducktales Remastered | Platformer | A remastering of the Capcom NES classic by the craftsmen over at WayForward, this also includes new levels, 2.5D HD sprites/visuals, 3D backgrounds designed by Mike Peraza and Rick Evans (Disney TV), voice acting from the original cast of the show (those still alive anyways), and a soundtrack by Jake Kaufman. The game is (arguably) a bit more balanced than the original release, as well, but some people complain this lowers the difficulty. | Steam |  |
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Dust: An Elysian Tail | Action-adventure | A mysterious warrior wanders a fantasy land with a magical talking sword and a little flying sprite companion, trying to regain his own memories. Man, that's one fuckin' beautiful furry-themed indie 2D platformer with RPG and beat 'em up elements. Stunning painted backgrounds, top notch animation, solid voice acting. | GOG Steam |
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Dustforce | Platformer | Very challenging and lesser-known platformer that draws obvious Super Meat Boy parallels with its wall-sliding action, online replay feature, and focus on speedrunning. This time there's dust on every surface, dust on rabid wild animals, and you've got to clean that shit up. Doing so while getting the highest rank in each level is crazy hard and technical. Don't miss out on the amazing sprite art or music, either. | GOG Steam |
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Endless Legend | Strategy 4X | A brilliant game for 4X fans. Its like mixing together Age of Wonders and Civ, but in a good way. With 9 different victory conditions and many unique races/cultures with their own storylane, easy to learn, logical research circles and non linear development. Simple diplomacy and easy to modify troops. Also, the terrain has impact on the gameplay, and weather too. Outstanding art, and cool worldbuilding. Sigh, if you are into 4x games and "one more turn" at 4 AM, you will love it. Don't miss the chance to buy dlcs too, they are worth it. | Humble Steam |
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Final Fantasy III | RPG | A fully 3D remake of Final Fantasy III, which was previously never officially released outside of Japan. Unlike the NES version, the orphans have a bit of individual background this time, and there's bonus content; however, most you have to unlock by filling up the bestiary. As usual, there are many classes to choose from and to level up, but choose wisely. If you haven't played it yet, now is the time to do so. Also available on the Nintendo DS with MogNet and on iOS which is the exact same thing, only with touch controls instead of controller or keyboard controls. | Steam |  |
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Final Fantasy IV | RPG | A fully 3D remake of the SNES game (previously known in the West as Final Fantasy II). Includes decent voice-acted cut scenes and a new ability system designed to offer a modicum of customization in the least-customizable FF game to date. Also of note is the increased difficulty over previous ports of the game. The Nintendo DS version is virtually the same as this one but generally better, get that if you have a Nintendo DS. Additional alterations, additions, and omissions noted here. | Steam |  |
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Freedom Planet | Platformer | Glorious indie old-school 2D mascot platformer, with the sort of level design, physics, graphics and music you'd expect from the very best Mega Drive games. | GOG Humble Steam |
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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers — 20th Anniversary Edition | Adventure | A series of voodoo-themed murders haunts New Orleans. A local writer investigates them, meaning to use that as the basis for his new novel, unaware that the crimes involve his own family's dark legacy. The original version was one of most remarkable titles from the golden age of adventure games, exploring mature themes in a realistic setting; the remake adds vastly upgraded graphics and reorchestrated soundtrack, as well as a hint system to give a hand with the most obtuse elements of the original.
As a disappointing downside, they lost the original voice files and had to use different actors. So, no more Tim Curry, Mark Hamill, or Michael Dorn. Trailer |
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Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams | Platformer | Two little sisters get transported into a dream land full of demon-owls, and it's up to one of them to rescue the other. A great Euro-style 2D platformer with some incredible visuals and a soundtrack to match. Do not be misled by the cuteness, it can get very challenging, especially the bosses. | GOG Steam |
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Gunman Clive | Platformer | Similar to Mega Man but with a western theme. Very cool visual style and fun gameplay with three different, unique characters to choose from (the third one is unlockable). It's a steal at $2.00. | Steam |  |
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Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 | JRPG | A remake of the original Hyperdimension Neptunia, thankfully without most of the suck. The premise is basically a take on console wars and the game industry but with cute anime girls, and it's every bit as ridiculous and enjoyable as it sounds thanks to a surprisingly decent localization and fun character interactions. Gameplay wise its a turn based/sort of tactical RPG with flashy and fast paced battles. The game also has a synthesis system to create more items, weapons, costumes, and to add more dungeons and bosses in the game. If you're interested in trying out the series, this is the best place to start. | Steam |  |
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Ikaruga | Shooter | A small nation unearths an artifact that grants them unlimited power, which they use to conquer the world. A shooter with stunning stylized visuals, bombass soundtrack, and an unique puzzle-ish "polarity system": enemies and their fire are either light or dark, and the player changes his ship's polarity at will. Bullets of different polarity kill you, but bullets of equal polarity are absorbed. The challenge is serious, you need to go full zen to survive. An absolute must-have for anyone who likes shooters. Especially if your monitor has a rotating stand. | Steam |  |
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Jet Set Radio | 3D trick platformer | Recruit stylish young people and rollerskate through sprawling, colorful urban environments pulling off tricks and tagging spots with graffiti to fight the creativity-repressing establishment! An incredibly cool-looking game with great cel-shaded graphics and an even better soundtrack. Fair level of challenge. Fun if you can get over the sluggish controls. | Humble |
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Knock-knock! | Surreal Horror | The latest game from Russian Studio Ice Pick Lodge, and unfortunately also the most poorly reviewed. This is the most accessible release in their library, but this does not detract from their trademark commitment to crafting avant-garde atmospheres with varying degrees of realism and a uniquely Russian sensibility. | Steam |  |
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La-Mulana | Action/adventure | Freeware classic gone from MSX-style to remade for modern PC, and remastered to the max. Features better controls, better laptop, more settings, MUCH smoother animations and action, a rearranged soundtrack, and even some new story additions. Some puzzles, traps, and bosses have been modified, sometimes to be easier or harder. Bosses are generally more challenging though. If you never played the original, that's fine. There's enough differences to warrant giving both a go. For those not in the know, it's a mostly non-linear platforming adventure game. Dungeons are full of danger and riddles and require some non-lateral thinking and possibly note-taking to figure out. | Playism GOG Steam |
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LEGO The Lord of the Rings | Action/adventure | Collect lego pieces, fight lego orcs, control over 90 lego LOTR characters, you know the deal...While the formula ins´t really that new, its fucking LOTR and its irresistible charm mixes up with the one from the Lego series, making this a VERY good game. Play this even if you dont like Lego, seriously. The goal here isn't, of course, beating the game, but to 100% it, which can be quite challenging , so dont rush through the game: EXPLORE EVERYTHING. PC version is recommended for better visuals and a more convenient price tag. Do NOT get the handheld versions. | Steam |  |
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LISA | RPG | A side-scrolling RPG where you play as a middle-aged martial artist called Brad on his quest to rescue his kidnapped adopted daughter in a brutal post-apocalypse where women have become extinct. The story starts dark and quickly descends into a tale of human misery. Notable for having up to 30 characters that can be recruited into the party, plus containing horrible moral choices. Also has a DLC ending called LISA the Joyful which essentially concludes the story. | Steam |  |
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Mercenary Kings | Action/RPG | While the Paul Robertson pixel art and the chiptune music may scream "Metal Slug successor" to you, this game is actually more like Monster Hunter Lite. You take on a variety of missions in the form of Mega Man-esque platformers, and collect materials and money to create better guns and stuff. Multiplayer is fun, too. Only caveat is that it is definitely as difficult as Monster Hunter. Prepare for a LOT of trial and error when it comes to gameplay. | Steam |  |
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Metal Gear Rising Revengeance | Hack 'n' Slash / Cyborg Ninja Simulator | Metal Gear spin-off that drops stealth and goes all stylish action. This follows the exciting adventures of Raiden, the weird dude from the fourth game who was using his cybernetic enhancements to have fight-sex with that vampire guy. Made by Platinum Games, who made other kick-ass games such as Bayonetta and Vanquish. Naturally, the story and dialogue are insane, even by Metal Gear standards. The story mode only lasts about 5 hours, so most of the time spent playing will be for getting 100% completion with collectibles, dying while trying to kill the President, and the 20 (+40 DLC) VR Missions. More story DLC available where you get to play as different characters. | Steam |  |
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Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes | Tactical Espionage Action | The semi-demo "prologue" to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Invade a U.S./Cuban base to save your friends. Additional missions use the same map, but change it so you have to assassinate soldiers/obtain enemy intelligence/save Hideo Kojima, allowing you to play in different ways. Many people complained about the incredibly short playtime of the game (around an hour for the main mission), so try to get it on a Steam sale if you can. | Steam |  |
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NiGHTS into dreams... | Action/adventure | Wizeman the Wicked seeks to conquer both the dream world and the real world, by having his Nightmaren lackeys steal "ideya", the emotional energies of the visiting human dreamers. Too bad the fool made one Nightmaren too smart and independent, and willing to join forces with two young dreamers to gain freedom.
Now this is one of the most unique and surreal games ever. It's even hard to describe it... a platformer without platforms, maybe? The hero flies around, collecting ideya chips to fight the Nightmaren in charge of each dream; no lifebar except the timer, and while it is easy to rush through the game, you have to exploit it hard to score top rank and get the true ending. From the same creators of Sonic the Hedgehog. Absolutely beautiful, immensely fun, hugely improved over the Saturn original. Includes most extras from Christmas Nights too! A must play, just be sure to have a good gamepad. |
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Noitu Love 2: Devolution | Platformer | A century after the legendary battle, a new hero rises to fight the retuning evil. A vastly improved sequel to a freeware cult classic, the graphics are much prettier and better animated, the boss battles are more kickass, COMBOS, and fast paced action. Has some neat side scrolling experiences and a recommended game to anyone. You even unlock new characters after you beat it the first time. | Steam |  |
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Oniken | Platformer | Control ninja badass and Kenshiro-lookalike Zaku as he slices and dices terrorist cyborgs in this challenging Brazilian platformer inspired by the NES Ninja Gaiden titles. | GOG Steam |
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Pac-Man Championship Edition DX+ | Maze | It's the same Pac-Man you know and love, but with different modes, shiny new visuals, an awesome techno soundtrack, and faster, tweaked gameplay. For example, now you respawn where you died instead of the center of the track. | Steam |  |
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Papers, Please | Dystopian Document Thriller | You are the immigrations inspector for Arstotzka, a Eurasian totalitarian shithole. It is your job to inspect the papers of everyone trying to enter the country, turning away any and all who do not qualify.
A lot more engrossing than it sounds. Seriously, play this. |
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Rogue Legacy | Metroidvania/Roguelike | Often referred to as a "Rogue-Lite", which combines Metroidvania-like exploration with a randomly-generated castle which changes every time you die. Whenever you die, you pick the next in a line of descendants which comes with it's own particular traits. Not only you'll die A LOT but you're also expected to, since all money you collect goes to the next character, allowing to upgrade your home castle and granting permanent upgrades. | GOG Steam |
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Shadowrun Returns | Tactical RPG | A cool indie (kickstarted) tactical RPG series based on the popular sci-fi / fantasy tabletop game. In a not very distant future, magic has returned to the world. Humans now live alongside elves, trolls, orks, and dwarves - and all struggle under the power of the megacorporations.
The add-ons are actually stand-alone, and if you have no time to spare it's safe to skip the first part for it's mediocre campaign. |
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Shadowrun: Dragonfall | Tactical RPG | Originally released as an expansion to Returns but was spun out and expanded as a standalone sequel. An extremely atmospheric cyberpunk RPG where you play as a custom-created shadowrunner trying to uncover a conspiracy after a mission goes horribly wrong. Features serviceable if not terribly deep XCOM-style turn-based combat. Usually considered the best of the Harebrained Schemes-developed trilogy. | GOG Steam |
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Shadow Warrior | FPS | A bodyguard / henchman / hired killer is sent to acquire a very special sword, but when a horde of demons gets in the way and slaughters everyone before he has a chance to, he realizes there's something weird about his corporate overlords.
Remember the 90s classic? Lo Wang was a sort of oriental Duke Nukem, but unlike the notorious DNF, this one is actually a good game... a fast-paced, damn fun, insanely over the top, ultraviolent romp. From the same team of the also excellent Hard Reset. |
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Shovel Knight | Platformer | Despite the clear Mega Man inspiration this game has its own identity. You play as the titular Shovel Knight and must travel the land fighting other knights to learn what happened with your beloved.
Now includes Battletoads! |
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Skullgirls | Fighting | I hope you brought a pillow to bite, because this game is about to push your shit in. Skullgirls is an indie fighting game that uses the lag-reducing GGPO-netcode, so now even Brazilians can laugh at you. It features an ever-growing roster of playable characters, a unique art-style and some of the most hardcore gameplay since Guilty Gear. If you ever get tired of having to wipe your pussy-ass tears after every match, there's always a Skullgirls General on /vg/.
IMPORTANT NOTE: woke employees conspired to create false accusations and steal the game from the original dev, then replaced it with a censored version that removed underage panty shots. More about it here. So absolutely do not give those scumbags a dime, PIRATE this game, and be sure it's a version older than June 2023. |
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Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition | Action / Sandbox | You play as an undercover cop infiltrating a Hong Kong gang. It has a similar urban setting and open structure to the GTA games, with a richly detailed game world. Unlike GTA, combat is melee-focused with a similar system to the recent Batman games. The story is a bit of a letdown but Wei is a memorable protagonist, and there's lots of side-content to tackle if the main story starts boring you. This is also a good game if you enjoy ogling buff Asian men. Don't expect Yakuza or anything, though. Recipient of the Biggest waste of Emma Stone Award. | Steam |  |
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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed | Racing | A fun as hell arcade racing game whose main selling points that differ it from Mario Kart (apart from the Sega characters) are that the vehicles transform between car, boat and plane modes at specific points on the track, and that the track itself can change per lap. Also, exclusive to the PC version are racers based on the Total War series, Company of Heroes, Football Manager and Team Fortress 2 (for whatever reason). | Humble Steam |
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Spec Ops: The Line | TPS | In a near future, Dubai was annihilated by a series of freak sand storms. Months later, a radio transmission indicates that there might be survivors there after all. You lead a Delta Force team sent to investigate, but when you get there, you find there's some real crazy shit going on. The gameplay itself is frequently described as lackluster, but the story does make up for it! | Humble |  |
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Strider | Action-adventure | Reboot of one of the coolest platformer series ever. A mysterious alien dictator has taken over the world, and it's up to futuristic ninja Hiryu and his trusty |
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The Banner Saga | RPG/Strategy/Visual Novel | A beautiful game set on a dying land whose gods are long gone and it's inhabitants as they struggle to survive. This game plays heavily on character decisions, which influence the overarching plot. | GOG Steam |
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | Roguelike | Play as a naked kid, shooting his tears at various monsters to kill them. Hard as balls, and the insane amount of items and characters doesn't help either. Ignore the dlcs. | Steam |  |
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The King of Fighters XIII | Fighting | The |
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (series) | RPG | Amazing trilogy of story-driven RPGs by Falcom of Ys fame, they play like your standard console RPG in maps and battles are done is more of a grid based sRPG/cRPG style than a traditional console RPG, with tons of sidequests that increase your rank in order to get items. They were later followed by Trails of Cold Steel. | GOG: 1/2/3 Steam: 1/2/3 |
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The Stanley Parable | First-person adventure | The tale of a guy named Stanley who works for a company, pressing buttons, until one day everything changes. Very stripped down gameplay (WASD, mouse, and E), but focuses on story. A self-aware deconstruction of video games, but can seem pretentious. Multiple endings, short playtime, but worth checking out for the story.
There are three versions: a free HL2 mod with 6 endings, the more advanced commercial release with 18, and the Ultra Deluxe rerelease with 42. Play the free one first to see if you like it. |
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The Tale of Alltynex | Shoot 'em Up | A master compilation including the three chapters of the Alltynex trilogy: Kamui, RefleX and Alltynex Second. | Steam: KAMUI/RefleX/Alltynex Second |
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The Walking Dead | Adventure / Virtual Story | A graphic adventure game based on the Walking Dead comic book series, which also takes place in the same universe (though the game mostly focuses on its own original characters). The player follows Lee Everett, a convicted murderer who escapes on his way to prison amidst the chaos of the zombie apocalypse, and a young girl he meets named Clementine. The story progresses based on the player's choice of dialogue or the actions they take during quick time events, usually resulting in a different outcome, such as a character getting killed, or a character changing their opinion of you. The game also sports an appealing visual style based on the comics, and received a lot of praise for its characters and plot. | Steam |  |
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Tomb Raider (2013) | Action-adventure | Another (after Legend) complete reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise, and far more radical this time. Follows young Lara on her first ever adventure during which she will find herself struggling to survive on a mysterious, mythical island after her ship, on which she traveled along with her crew, gets wrecked. Has a good story and gameplay, pretty graphics and semi-open world with some additional stuff to do. Unfortunately there is little to none actual Tomb Raiding, but you will have plenty of fun nonetheless.
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Toybox Turbos | Racing | Remember Micro Machines? Well, this is a modern Micro Machines, only without the license. From the same developer, even. If you liked it back in the day, look into this one. Pretty damn fun, very good graphics. Up to 4 players, local or online. |  | |
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Volgarr the Viking | Platformer | A platformer like the classic ones: one character, one sword, instant death, no save, balls hard difficulty! Very obviously inspired by the classic quarter-muncher Rastan. | GOG Steam |
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Wasteland 2: Director's Cut | RPG | From the producer of the original Fallout, this is what a modern Fallout would be if they made it for the old fans instead of casuals: a top-down, turn-based tactical RPG with a fuckton of possibilities and immense room for customization. | GOG Humble Steam |
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown | Turn-Based Strategy | Official remake of the PC classic, XCOM is all about managing a worldwide secret project to combat a very nasty alien invasion wrecking Earth's shit. Basically, the game is split between actually organizing XCOM's base, which involves things like choosing when to hire new soldiers or construct facilities and fighting aliens with squads of 4 to 6 members in quite tactical battles. Each of the 14 countries backing up the XCOM project has a "Panic Gauge", which increases according to the aliens' actions and, if any of them hit level 5 by the end of the month, said country will stop supporting the whole thing. If that happens eight times, it's game over. | Steam |  |
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Ziggurat | FPS / Dungeon crawl | You're a novice in an order of sorcerers, and it's time for your rite of passage: survive a giant maze full of monsters. Fast-paced indie first person dungeon crawler with procedurally generated levels and permadeath. Pretty short, but great fun for multiple runs because you unlock different characters and items each time. | GOG Humble Steam |
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