Hello everyone.
Well I’m gonna make an attempt at doing this a little differently and just pick the games that both me and my awesome tastes would like to see listed in this year’s edition of the Advent Calendar.
Might be lazy of me, but on the other hand: I did finish Rain World. And it features the most beautiful audiovisual-voyage-ending I’ve seen in 35 years of playing video games. That’s Rain World. A game where you play as a slugcat and which is called Rain World.
I’ll fill the rest of my list with obvious stuff, and things unashamedly stolen from your own picks.
Here we go:
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Baobabs Mausoleum, Ep.1: Ovnifagos Don’t Eat Flamingos, by Celery Emblem
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Bokida - Heartfelt Reunion, that zen sculpture game where you karate-chop cubes, by Rice Cooker Republic
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Bucket Detective, by Jesse Barksdale/The Whale Husband
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Darkwood, by Acid Wizard Studio
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Don’t Make Love, by Maggese
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Everything, by David O’Reilly
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Future Unfolding, by Spaces of Play UG
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Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, by Ninja Theory
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House Party, by Eek! Games (Hey John!)
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Jettomero: Hero of the Universe, by Ghost Time Games
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The Long Dark, by Hinterland Studio ('cause completed with Story Mode)
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The Long Journey Home, by Daedalic Studio West
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The Mooseman, by Vladimir Beletsky & Mikhail Shvachko
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Rain World, by Videocult, who also made Rain World, and this game about a wandering slugcat named Rain World.
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Scanner Sombre, by Introversion Software
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Snake Pass, by Sumo Digital
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That Blooming Feeling, by Tot’s Team
- 8-(or so?)-neat-ideas-of-gameplay-loosely-tied-together-as-parts-of-the-family-story-of-Mrs-Edith Finch, by Giant Sparrow
Now let’s add:
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Cuphead, by StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc.
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Kingsway, by Andrew Morrish
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Night in the Woods, by Infinite Fall
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Opus Magnum, by Zachtronics
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Tacoma, by The Fullbright Company
and er:
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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, by Blue Hole
Bonus thoughts for those games I really enjoyed but were not mentioned in RPS:
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Legend of Hand, by Cloak and Dagger Games
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Metropolis: Lux Obscura, by Ktulhu Solutions
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MilkMaid of the Milky Way, by Mattis Folkestad
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Saucer-Like, by Fosfatina Ediciones
Pick of the year for the first place, “compartment 24”, is
David O’Reilly’s Everything
I mean, think posterity.
Now since it’s the internet, and if someone enjoys this list: would you mind being my friend?