HIDDENGEMS
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
The sequel nobody expected to be this good. Silksong refines every mechanic from the original and adds a combat system so satisfying you'll replay bosses just for fun.
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Tunic
A fox in a green tunic explores a mysterious world. Sounds cute. It's actually a mind-bending puzzle box that respects your intelligence and rewards curiosity.
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Disco Elysium
The most original RPG in a decade. You play a detective who can't remember anything — including himself.
Outer Wilds
A solar system stuck in a time loop. Every answer leads to a bigger question. Absolutely unmissable.
Hades
The roguelike that finally made the genre click for casual players. Gorgeous, fast, and endlessly replayable.
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Fresh Off the Shelf
Pentiment
A murder mystery set in 16th-century Bavaria, told in the visual language of illuminated manuscripts. One of the most formally inventive games of 2022.
Norco
A point-and-click adventure rooted in a real place and a real grief. Strange, specific, and quietly devastating.
Caves of Qud
A science-fantasy roguelike of extraordinary depth. A decade in development, and the 1.0 release delivers a world unlike anything else in the genre.
Tunic
A love letter to the mystery of discovery. Tunic withholds its secrets with extraordinary confidence and rewards curiosity at every turn.
Disco Elysium
One of the most original RPGs ever made. Replaces combat with conversation, ideology, and the slow reconstruction of a broken detective.
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