Ununnilium

An extremely good, emotionally heavy story about generational trauma, with a bunch of interesting, sympathetic, deeply fucked up characters, set in the far future (mostly) but with a lot of resonance to things that are happening right now, and with a big connection to the Hong Kong diaspora and people of Chinese descent in North America. Definitely one of those games that's about walking around, exploring a space, and talking to people above all else, with occasional twitch elements.

23 _11%

Ripper (1996) - Rated 08 Jul 2026

Deeply goofy 90s FMV nonsense that should be approached with a walkthrough and a readiness to riff on ridiculous bullshit.

88 _80%

Cirno! Lifts a Boulder (2026) - Rated 14 Apr 2026

A fun little collectathon in the classic low-poly style, featuring the best character in Touhou! It's just as long as it needs to be, there's a bunch of fun movement tech, the pace that you get upgrades at feels right, and you get to run around the Misty Lake and look at frogs!! Also, did I mention Cirno is there? :D

90 _85%

Slice & Dice (2021) - Rated 14 Apr 2026

Extremely solid, endlessly customizable, full of crunchy little decisions. If you like dungeon-crawling and rolling dice, you'll enjoy this a lot!

93 _93%

Slay the Princess (2023) - Rated 14 Apr 2026

Sometimes ridiculous, sometimes horrifying, sometimes achingly lovely, this is one of the great meta-storytelling games of all time. There are no premature endings. There are no wrong decisions. There are only fresh perspectives and new beginnings. This is a love story.

92 _90%

Balatro (2024) - Rated 14 Apr 2026

As solid as you've probably heard. There's no actual gambling in this, but there *is* a lot of playing around with chance and probability, leading you off in new paths every game. It's easy to get into but has tons of depth and room to explore. And it's surprisingly colorful and spectacle-y for something with no characters and no plot! Fun times!

86 _76%

Beacon Pines (2022) - Rated 14 Apr 2026

Sort of a less intense, more fantastical, kid-friendly version of Night in the Woods, with a cute keyword system that gives going back and forth across different story branches an almost Metroidvania-ish feel. The characters are good and the story isn't afraid to mess with them, and it's got some solid anti-capitalism. Plus it's cute!

94 _95%

Scarlet Hollow (2021) - Rated 14 Apr 2026

An amazing game, pushing out into the possibility space of visual novels, full of deep and complex relationships, adorable and hilarious goofery, and fucked-up horror shit. The system of character traits is just the start of the variety of characters you can build thru your choices, and the spectrum of story you can see based on their consequences. It's obvious to say, but if you like Slay the Princess, check this out ASAP. Also, Kaneeka is absolutely the best, what a cutie.

68 _53%

The Shapeshifting Detective (2018) - Rated 22 Jun 2025

An absolute cheesefest, which is just what I was looking for. A deeply pulpy FMV detective story with weird-ass SFF elements, featuring tarot readers, murderous dimensonal travelers, cults, inappropriate romance, horror stories being read over the radio, and of course, shapeshifting.

86 _76%

Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil (2022) - Rated 28 Apr 2025

A good platformer with easy-to-absorb mechanics with depth and a cute, thoughtful, emotionally resonant story.