Electrician Simulator
The decision to heavily restrict player actions in what could have been an open-ended environment for consequence-free experimentation is mystifying to me.
Loop Hero
Roguelikes can lay claim to some of the most creative titles of the last 15 years, including Loop Hero.
TOEM: A Photo Adventure
TOEM is seemingly the result of a lab experiment to create the coziest cozy game that isn’t a life sim of some kind.
Amnesia: The Bunker
I don’t know what the scariest game I’ve ever played is, but Amnesia: The Bunker is high on the list.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Hollow Knight was a game that I wished I could experience for the first time again, and Silksong provided that feeling as well as it possibly could.
Star Wars: Squadrons
The technological leap alone justifies Squadrons’ existence.
Cities: Skylines
Cities: Skylines thoroughly absorbed me. Temporarily, at least.
Control
Aspects that would unambiguously be flaws in another game are entirely appropriate in Control.
Cocoon
Cocoon is a uniquely meditative journey with a brilliant gameplay hook.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
I can’t say enough good things about Ori and the Will of the Wisps.