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RiME is a single-player, open-world puzzle adventure game with a wholesome story and dense atmosphere. As a young boy stranded on a mysterious island, you'll explore enchanting landscapes, solve ingenious puzzles using sound, light, and time manipulation, and uncover secrets that reveal the island's forgotten past. With its outstanding gameplay, graphics, and soundtrack, RiME offers a captivating experience, despite minor optimization issues and some grinding.

Explore the vast and beautiful world of Valley using the power of the L.E.A.F. suit: a fierce exoskeleton that grants exceptional speed and agility along with the phenomenal ability to manipulate the life and death of all living things.

# WORDLESS NARRATIVE Presented without text or dialogue, Hob’s story is revealed as you explore the planet and interact with the strange lifeforms that inhabit it. # TRANSFORM THE WORLD Solve puzzles and repair the planet. The landscape will change before your eyes, opening new areas to uncover and explore. # GRAPPLE, PUNCH, and WARP Use your mechanical glove-arm abilities for traversal as we…

In Spirit of the North, you play as a fox on a spiritual journey, exploring a beautifully realized version of Norway's landscapes and uncovering the secrets of ancient Norse mythology. Through intuitive exploration and puzzle-solving, you'll discover a world filled with beauty, mystery, and magic, all while working to restore balance to the environment. With its striking visuals and engrossing atmosphere, Spirit of the North is a unique adventure that's not to be missed.

In AER Memories of Old, you play as a young girl who can transform into a bird, allowing you to explore a beautifully crafted ancient world filled with ruins and mysteries. Solve puzzles, discover secrets, and uncover the history of a civilization long gone while navigating through breathtaking landscapes and cloudscapes. Experience a serene atmosphere and a touching narrative in this open-world adventure game.

"Seasons After Fall" is a 2D platform-puzzler game where you play as a fox with the ability to change seasons at will. By manipulating the environment, you uncover secrets and solve puzzles to gain the powers of the four Guardians, all while accompanied by a live string quartet soundtrack. The changing seasons significantly affect the world, allowing you to explore and interact with it in different ways.

"Omno is a single-player Fantasy Platformer game with marvelous mechanics, stunning graphics, and a stellar soundtrack. Embark on an epic journey through a dense, highly emotional atmosphere, discovering an ancient world filled with puzzles, secrets, and enchanting creatures. Created by animator Jonas Manke as a hobby project over 5 years ago, Omno promises an unforgettable adventure."

"Lifeless Planet" is a single-player mystery action-adventure game with an intriguing old-school sci-fi story and stunning visuals. As an astronaut searching for life on a distant planet, you discover an abandoned Russian town and evidence of past human life, leading to questions about time travel and Cold War hoaxes. Despite its impressive atmosphere, the game is plagued by bugs, lack of optimization, and grinding gameplay, with low replayability but high emotional impact.

"A Story About My Uncle" is a first-person platformer adventure game. The player explores a fantastical world by using a magical gas-powered grappling hook to swing through the air. The game follows the story of a young boy searching for his lost uncle, uncovering the secrets of his uncle's adventures and the world he discovered.

In "Caravan SandWitch," play as a traveler in a mystical Provence-like world, seeking your missing sister while interacting with various communities and upgrading your van. With no combat or death, explore at your own pace on foot or in your van, discovering new areas, and uncovering ancient ruins. The game features a serene and immersive experience, emphasizing exploration and puzzle-solving.