List of video games I liked very much

Note on the "star" system: I liked all of these games and consider them to have a base score of "average" (no stars). Stars (up to 3 per category) indicate additional points.

Completed

2025

Hollow Knight (2017, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️

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Sword of the Sea (2025, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Gorogoa (2017, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Manifold Garden (2019, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Purrgatory (2021, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️

[short]

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Lightmatter (2020, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Some Distant Memory (2019, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Haak (2022, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️

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Superliminal (2019, PC) ⭐⭐⭐

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SANABI (2023, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️❤️

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Rime (2017 , PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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A Story About My Uncle (2014, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Valley (2016, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Mirror's Edge (2008, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[replayed - first played 2008]

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Titan Station (2022, PC) ⭐

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SOMA (2015, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️

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Titanfall 2 (2016, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Still Wakes the Deep (2024, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Viewfinder (2023, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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The Invincible (2023, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Poppy Playtime 1,2,3 (2021, PC) ⭐⭐

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Indigo Park (2023, PC) ⭐⭐

[short]

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Sheepy: A Short Adventure (2023, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️

[short]

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Tails Noir: Prologue (2022, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[short]

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Half-Life 2, EP1, EP2 (2004, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️

[replayed - first played 2007]

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Black Mesa (2020, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Cry of Fear (2013, PC) ⭐

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Journey (2020, PC) ⭐⭐⭐

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2024

Faith The Unholy Trinity (2017, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️

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Cocoon (2023, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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The Talos Principle 2 (2023, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[not finished, >80%]

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Song Of Nunu (2023, PC) ⭐⭐

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Jusant (2023, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Portal: Revolution (2024, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Oneshot (2016, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️

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Nine Sols (2023, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️❤️

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Baba is You (2019, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[not finished, >50%]

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Outer Wilds (+DLC EotE) (2019, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️❤️

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Outer Worlds (2019, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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SIGNALIS (2022, PC) ⭐⭐

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2023

The Entropy Centre (2022, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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The Turing Test (2016, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Stray (2022, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Animal Well (2023, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[not finished, >50%]

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2022

Pode (2018, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Beacon Pines (2022, Switch) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Sonic Frontiers (2022, Switch) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022, Switch) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Ori 1, 2 (2015, 2020, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️❤️

[replayed - first played 2021]

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Pokémon Legends: Arceus (2022, Switch) ⭐⭐

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Zelda BOTW (2017, Switch) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️

[not finished, >80%]

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Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon (2016, 3DS) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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<= 2021

Deponia 1,2,3,4 (2012-2016, PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 1,2,3 (2001, 2006, 2007, DS) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️

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Mega Man ZX and ZX Advent (2007, DS) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️❤️

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Fallout 3, 4, New Vegas (PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️❤️

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Portal 1,2 (PC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️❤️

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<= 2010 (notable games I could remember)

• Fallout 3
• Alone in the Dark 5
• Crysis 1, 2
• GTA Vice City

TODO

• Hi-Fi Rush (2023) [PC]
• Obduction (2016) [PC]
• Atomfall (2023) [PC]
• Astro Bot (2023) [PS5]
• Fe (2018)
• New Tales from the Borderlands (2022) [PC]
• Deliver Us The Moon (2018) [PC]