games

a list of notable games i’ve played that i enjoyed in particular. loosely grouped by a combination of theme, aesthetics, and gameplay.

story driven indie adventure

• a short hike (2019)
• eastward (2021)
• sable (2021)

AAA-ctually good

• zelda: breath of the wild (2017)
• horizon zero dawn (2017)
• divinity: original sin ii (2017)
• baulder’s gate 3 (2021)

logistics itch

• satisfactory (2019)
• shenzen i/o (2016)
• exapunks (2018)
• against the storm (2023)

pixel action rpg

• hyperlight drifter (2016)
• children of morta (2019)
• moonhunters (2016)
• towerfall ascension (2013)
• crawl (2017)
• death trash (2021)

bang boom energy

• enter the gungeon (2016)
• GoNNER (2016) & GoNNER 2 (2020)
• Risk of Rain (2013) & Risk of Rain 2(2020)
• cult of the lamb (2022)

platformer but somehow not boring

• fez (2012)
• hollow knight (2017)
• celeste (2018)

abstract & artsy

• pixel junk eden (2008)
• flower (2009)
• flow (2006)

puzzle & planning

• islanders (2019)
• polybridge (2016) & polybridge 2 (2020)
• baba is you (2019)

yer a detective, harry

• disco elysium
• citizen sleeper
• return of the obra dinn

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