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2017: The Year of Stuff
Unfortunately, we were unable to find a common thread between A Hat in Time, Ever Oasis, Secret World Legends, Survival Chaos and Path of Exile.
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2017: The Year of Weird
Some of our medium’s strangest masterpieces: Something Something Soup Something, Caves of Qud, DOTA 2, Cinco Paus and The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of.
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2017: The Year of Love
Today we celebrate the precious moments shared with people we care about, featuring 2064: Read Only Memories, Bury Me, My Love, What Remains of Edith Finch, House and Animal Crossing: Pocket Edition.
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2017: The Year of Guns
It’s high noon somewhere in the world, the perfect time to play West of Loathing, Warframe, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Splinter Zone or Quake Champions.
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2017: The Year of Visual Novels
Lean back in your cozy armchair with Doki Doki Literature Club, Butterfly Soup, Collar X Malice, SIMULACRA and VA-11 Hall-A.
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2017: The Year of Triple A
Big Budget Blockbusters abound in today’s list, featuring Assassin’s Creed: Origins, Yakuza 0, Prey, Dishonored: Death of the Outsider and NieR: Automata.
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2017: The Year of Horror
Prepare yourself to be spooked by Bucket Detective, LOCALHOST, Tattletail, Where The Goats Are and Near Death.
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2017: The Year of Open World
Today we are touring virtual playgrounds and sandboxes with Horizon Zero Dawn, Heat Signature, The Long Dark, Breath of the Wild and Sky Factory 3.
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2017: The Year of Sidescrollers
It’s time to jump over some spikes with Hollow Knight, Rain World, Cuphead, Axiom Verge and Steamworld Dig 2.
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2017: The Year of Flailing
For Honor, Getting Over It, Golf Story, Absolver and ARMS form today’s collection of games about swinging around sticks and/or fists.
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2017: The Year of Relaxation
Kick back and relax with A Road that May Lead Nowhere, Picross S, Everything, Block’Hood, Slime Rancher and The Norwood Suite.
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2017: The Year of Puzzles
Jog your noggin with some fun brain-teasers: Gorogoa, Pan Pan, Puyo Puyo Pop, Opus Magnum and Crosscells.
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2015: The Year of Cities
Look who we happened to meet on the subway! It’s Off Peak, Mini Metro, Yakuza 5, Cities: Skylines, and Tonight You Die.
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2015: The Year of Roguelikes
Today’s post brings you handcrafted words on the procedurally generated Kingdom, Downwell, Tharsis, and The Curious Expedition.
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2015: The Year of Interactive Fiction
Flip to page 83 to continue reading about Lifeline, Sorcery! 3, Sunless Sea, and We Know the Devil.