Games1000xRESIST
The best sci-fi story of 2024 and nobody played it.
will destroy you emotionallyyou'll think about it for weeksstory that matters
GamesAstro Bot
It's a love letter to video games, and it doesn't care if you're cool enough to receive it.
respects your timeplay with a partnerpure joy
GamesBaldur's Gate 3
It made mainstream audiences learn what a d20 is. That's not an accident.
lose a weekendstory that mattersplay with a partner
GamesCave Story
One man spent five years making this and gave it away.
lose a weekendyou'll think about it for weeksearn your ending
GamesChained Echoes
One person made this. Play it anyway.
lose a weekendcomfort food with teethyou'll think about it for weeks
GamesDisco Elysium
The best writing in any video game ever made. Not 'for a game.' Ever.
will destroy you emotionallystory that mattersyou'll think about it for weeks
GamesDoom
The moment FPS feel was invented.
pure flow stateyou'll replay it foreverold but hasn't aged a day
GamesDoom Eternal
It's the fastest, smartest FPS ever made, and it thinks you can keep up.
short and intensemastery at all costspure joy
GamesElden Ring
You chase flow states in COD. This game is one giant flow state.
will make you forget to eatshort and intenseyou'll think about it for weeks
GamesImmortality
Three lost films. One scrub bar. That's the whole game.
you'll think about it for weeksstory that matterswill destroy you emotionally
GamesInto the Breach
Chess where the goal is saving the city.
one more runrespects your timeyou'll think about it for weeks
GamesKentucky Route Zero
A magical realist road trip through America's unpaid debts.
you'll think about it for weekswill destroy you emotionallyquiet and strange
GamesLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
It's a game where you can run a ramen restaurant, fight a tiger, and attend a funeral for a man who isn't dead yet.
lose a weekendwill destroy you emotionallystory that matters
GamesMetaphor: ReFantazio
You don't play JRPGs. Play this one anyway.
will destroy you emotionallylose a weekendyou'll think about it for weeks
GamesNieR: Automata
The credits are the tutorial and the ending is the argument
will destroy you emotionallyyou'll think about it for weeksbeautiful and sad
GamesOneShot
The game knows it's a game. That's the tragedy.
will destroy you emotionallyyou'll think about it for weeksstory that matters
GamesOuter Wilds
The only game where the only thing you gain is knowledge — and it's the most compelling game you'll ever play.
you'll think about it for weekswill destroy you emotionallystory that matters
GamesPersona 5 Royal
The most stylish game ever made, and underneath the style is a story about teenagers fighting abuse of power.
lose a weekendwill destroy you emotionallyyou'll think about it for weeks
GamesSlay the Spire
The deckbuilder that ate the rest of your library.
one more run foreverpure flow statelose a weekend
GamesSonic 3 & Knuckles
Sonic was never hold right to win. Play it properly.
make you feel fastmaster a skillyou'll notice something new every run
GamesTunic
An instruction manual no one will translate for you.
you'll think about it for weeksthe reward is understandingruinously moreish