OneShot
If you’re playing OneShot, you’re probably doing so for the story and the surprise, and in those regards, it doesn’t disappoint.
Sid Meier’s Civilization IV
Civilization continues to improve with each installment.
Telling Lies
Telling Lies makes me wonder if Her Story might have been a once-in-a-lifetime game.
Stardew Valley
I kept coming back to Stardew Valley, but I found myself constantly wondering if it was worth the time investment.
Inscryption
Inscryption comes as close to successfully pulling off this type of game as I can imagine is possible.
The Witness
I think The Witness is the most I’ve ever been absorbed by a game that I didn’t find particularly entertaining.
Among the Sleep
While certainly well-intentioned, Among the Sleep doesn’t do enough to stand out from its incredibly crowded genre.
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
Getting Over It shows enormous potential as a work of misunderstood genius, but I can’t bring myself to reach the last third of its content.
while True: learn()
Everything that while True: learn() tries beyond the first few hours immediately falls flat.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
No matter which version you play, Ninja Gaiden is an occasionally exciting, more-than-occasionally tiresome monument to gaming’s adolescent years.