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Limbo vs Stardew Valley vs Factorio

vs Super Hexagon vs Terraria vs Cave Story+ vs FEZ vs Rogue Legacy vs FTL: Faster Than Light vs Overcooked vs Shovel Knight vs World of Goo vs Undertale vs Colony Survival vs Gemini Rue vs The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth vs Axiom Verge vs Shantae: Risky's Revenge vs Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten vs Papers, Please vs Game Dev Tycoon vs Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri vs Shantae and the Pirate's Curse vs Portal vs Broforce vs Swag and Sorcery vs Fallout Shelter vs Noita vs Warsim: the Realm of Aslona

Specs

Steam Rating

Very Positive

Genre

Co-Op

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Genre

Farming Simulation, Role-Playing

Co-Op

Online and Local, up to 4 players

Platforms

Windows, OS X, Linux, PS 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, Android

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Overwhelmingly Positive

Genre

Realtime Strategy (RTS)

Co-Op

16+ Player Online (100+ has been done)

Platforms

Windows, Linux, Mac, Steam

Game engine

Allegro

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Genre

Action / Arcade

Co-Op

None

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Genre

2D platformer / Minecraft-like

Co-Op

8 Player Online / 8 Player LAN

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Xbox 360/One, PS3, PS4, Nintendo 3DS, Switch, iOS, Android

Game engine

Controller Support

Android (MOGA / HID), Steam (Full)

Multi-Player

Local WiFi/Servers

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Very Positive

Genre

Co-Op

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Very Positive

Genre

Co-Op

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Genre

Co-Op

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Genre

Roguelite

Co-Op

Single player

Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Genre

Cooking / Simulation

Co-Op

4 Player Local

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Genre

Action, Platformer

Co-Op

2 Player Local

Platforms

Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Windows, Mac, Linux

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Very Positive

Genre

Puzzle (physics-based)

Co-Op

None

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Overwhelmingly Positive

Genre

Role-Playing

Co-Op

Single Player

Platforms

Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Linux, macOS

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Very Positive

Genre

Co-Op

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Very Positive

Genre

Co-Op

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Genre

Co-Op

2 Player Local

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Very Positive

Genre

Co-Op

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Very Positive

Genre

Co-Op

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Genre

Tower Defense

Co-Op

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Overwhelmingly Positive

Genre

Co-Op

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Overwhelmingly Positive

Genre

Co-Op

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Genre

Co-Op

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Very Positive

Genre

Co-Op

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Overwhelmingly Positive

Genre

Co-Op

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Genre

Action / Indie / Platformer

Co-Op

4 Player Online / 4 Player Couch

Platforms

Win / Mac

Game engine

Controller Support

Full

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Mixed

Genre

Co-Op

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Genre

Co-Op

Platforms

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Very Positive

Genre

Action / Platformer / Roguelike / Indie

Co-Op

Platforms

Win / Steam+Linux

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Minimum System Specs

Steam Rating

Very Positive

Genre

Kingdom Management, Simulation, RPG, Adventure

Co-Op

Platforms

Windows

Game engine

Controller Support

Multi-Player

Available

Itch.io and Steam

Minimum System Specs

This game could literally run on a potato if that potato had Windows installed on it

Pros + Cons

Pro
Artistic puzzle

Limbo has very unique environment with highly creative puzzles that offer a great experience with monochrome, b/w and other dim colors.

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Quite addictive

Limbo's puzzles keep becoming harder and harder and more interesting as you progress keeping the player hooked to the game and never becoming stale.

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Unique black and white aesthetic

Limbo uses (what was once) a very unique monochromatic color scheme to give an atmospheric feel.

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Pro
Immerses the player fully

Since there are no cutscenes or loading screens, Limbo makes you fully immerse yourself in the puzzles and atmosphere of the game.

Comment

The first half of the game is filled with interesting creatures that you as a player encounter on the journey. While in sharp contrast, the second half of the game takes place in a deserted industrial area devoid of any lifeforms and even though puzzles become more and more interesting as you approach the end of the game, this sharp contrast between the two halves of the game creates some serious pacing issues. The pacing issues are even more evident as you reach the ending, which while good comes quite unexpectedly.

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Pro
Does not become frustrating even if you die a lot

Most players die a lot in Limbo. fortunately this does not translate to a frustrating experience while playing the game. If you die from a trap, the game immediately reloads and takes the character right before reaching that very same puzzle. This way you can try again immediately and find a solution.

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Pro
Astonishing sound design

The sound design is simply great. Even though there's virtually no soundtrack to speak of, the sound effects do a great job of creating the perfect atmosphere in which the players immerse themselves. What's more is that if you pay close attention to the sound cues while solving a puzzle, you will find out that the sound effects are quite helpful in reaching your objective.

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Pro
Limbo is just EPIC

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Con
I NEVER FRIKIN PLAYED IT!!!

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Pro
Manages to communicate circumstance and casualty in a unique way

Being completely devoid of text, dialogue, and explanation Limbo manages to communicate circumstance and casualty to the player in a simple way not found in other games. Having a game completely devoid of those three things is hard but Limbo manages to pull it off perfectly.

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Pro
Good for people who don't want to waste too much time on a game

Being a relatively short game (five or six hours long), it's perfect for people who love interesting puzzle games that don't overstay their welcome.

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Con
Keyboard controls not that good

Movement is locked to the arrow keys instead of wasd.

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Con
Rather short

At five or six hours long, Limbo is a rather short game.

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Pro
A great mix of genres

While Stardew Valley is primarily a farming simulator, it also has social interaction elements and combat elements. The social interaction elements allow you to interact with people around the town. You can befriend them, get quests from them, hang out with them, and even find a significant other to go out with and eventually marry. It can be very addictive to max out your relationship with everyone. The combat elements are introduced when you unlock the dungeon, allowing you to battle creatures such as slimes, golems, and even mummies. While the combat is pretty simple, having you just swing your weapon, it's very satisfying to whack away at enemies. If farming ever starts feeling stale you can try either of these to mix it up, allowing you to keep the game fresh for a longer time.

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Pro
Great freedom in designing your farm

When creating your own farm you aren't just limited to plowing fields for planting crops. You can also dig wells, put down fences, and even build various structures such as barns or stables. This allows you to build a farm that firmly matches your goals and sense of aesthetics.

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Con
Can get really repetitive

Living on a farm is a lot of work, so you'll have to repeat the same tasks quite often. This includes tilling land, planting seeds, chopping trees, and many other farm related activities. While it's normally pretty fun and relaxing, it can get incredibly tedious during long play sessions, especially if you're just trying to progress.

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Pro
Very fulfilling to play

Stardew Valley is a very simple game where you're free to do anything and everything at your own pace. This includes building your farm, planting and harvesting crops, and exploring the world among many other things. It will feel enjoyable no matter how fast or slow you do it. This coupled with the colorful/pleasing art style and the great soundtrack makes it an extremely pleasing experience.

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Pro
Great soundtrack

When you work on your farm, go fishing, explore or just walk around the town you'll be accompanied by a really nice soundtrack. It's sometimes upbeat, sometimes soothing, and sometimes even melancholic, with every track matching each location and season perfectly. There's also a wide variety of instruments used, including a piano, accordion, banjo, synths, and many others. This allows you to listen to the soundtrack for hours without getting tired of it. Sometimes it's very hard to believe Stardew Valley and its soundtrack was produced by just one person.

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Pro
Endless solutions

With proper planning users can "code" together very precise ways to create all the things needed for the game, some in very inventive ways that can differ quite a bit. This allows for tons of replayability.

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Pro
Under active development

The game is still in Alpha which means endless future possibilities.

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Pro
Massive and infinite procedurally generated world

The playing world is as large as you want to explore, it automatically generates it as you explore more areas.

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Pro
Cooperative or PvP building

Factorio also supports multiplayer, allowing many players to cooperate and assist each other, or work against each other in PvP. By default, multiplayer games run the CO-OP freeplay scenario where all players work together to launch a rocket with a satellite into space.

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Con
Can become rather repetitive

There's really little payoff for being able to build really long chains of automation, it usually results in being able to open a new tech tree which allows the player to continue the process of building automation chains ad infinitum, which, admittedly can become rather boring after a while.

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Pro
Charming old school graphics

While not the most technically advanced graphics the look of the game is much like a game from the 90s but seeing it in action when an assembly line starts moving there is an impressiveness to it that suits the game quite well.

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Con
Still in Alpha

The game is still in Alpha which means there will be bugs as well as missing features.

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Pro
Aggressive aesthetic that forces the player to adapt to succeed, which keeps the gameplay interesting

The visual design of the game consists of basic geometric shapes in bright colors that turn and blink, all while you are trying to stay focused on a little triangle in the middle. This can be distracting and is by design in order to try to trip up the player in their goal of continuing as long as they can.

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Pro
Great soundtrack that complements the gameplay perfectly

The soundtrack is done by BossFightSwe, who is very well known for their video game sounds.

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Pro
Addictively challenging gameplay where "just one more game" is a constant

You will die, a lot, and that is the point. The game is challenging, but fair. It is as much about memorization as it is about precision of movement. This makes for a game that needs to be practiced, quite a bit, which should appeal to those who enjoy working for their achievements.

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Pro
Fun combat

It starts out simple, with you whacking away at slow moving zombies and flying eyes, gradually shifting to more fierce and fearsome enemies such as flying demons, agile lizardmen, and many more. To survive you'll have to be always on the move, dodge enemy attacks, and be accurate when you retaliate. There are also plenty of weapons to choose from. Melee weapons such as swords, hammers, lances, and flails. Ranged weapons such as bows, crossbows, rifles, and miniguns. And various items that allow you to cast spells. Whatever you choose, it feels great to destroy hordes of enemies.

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Pro
Intriguing world

Terraria uses a bright color palette and an upbeat chiptune soundtrack to ease you into its world. However, once you start exploring and spend time in it you'll notice it's not as cozy as it first seemed to be. Blood Moons that rouse the dead from their graves. Goblin armies trying to destroy everything in their wake. Vast and dark cave systems, filled with odd creatures and various dangers. Ancient ruins, teeming with the restless dead and evil spirits. Pockets of decaying land, thriving with misshapen monstrosities. It's really fun to explore and discover something new about the world of Terraria.

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Pro
Playing with friends allows for endless scenarios

Up to 8 players can join any Terraria world. You can progress through the game normally, build a race course and compete in it, or split into factions and wage war against each other. The scenarios are endless, you just have to let loose your creativity.

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Pro
bets game ever

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Pro
Allows for freedom of expression for all ages, all at your own pace

Terraria has all kinds of tools and materials you can use to build whatever you can imagine. From housing, to furniture, to weapons, to types of structure, the possibilities are almost endless. This is great for children who enjoy building and problem solving, and for adults who enjoy the same. It also makes for a great objective-less game, where you can do just about anything you want at your own pace.

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Lots of community servers, tutorials, and streams

Terraria has a large community of players on every platform including mobile, desktop, and console. Because of this, there are many servers to play on, as well as tutorials and Let's Plays. Finding content or help getting started is quite easy.

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Con
Progress can feel slow

Quite often you'll have to collect tons of materials to craft the necessary tools, equipment, and boss summoning items to advance. This can take a really long time, especially if you're unlucky with the items dropped by mobs.

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Con
Low replay value for those who play it as an adventure game

Terraria is a sandbox platform-adventure game, so it partly hinges on beating various bosses. If you play it purely for the sake of defeating all the bosses, you might have little else to do afterwards. Restarting the game won't be as enjoyable either because you'll already know what to expect, causing continued play without a new goal feel mundane or boring.

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Con
Clunky crafting

It's never clear what can be crafted until after the required resources are first acquired. All the ingredients, needed to craft a particular item, must then be within the character's inventory, at the time of crafting, instead of simply having them in storage. It can also be a challenge to locate which item to craft, since the organization of the crafting menu isn't always categorized effectively.

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Con
Cumbersome storage

There are so many items and resources, it requires numerous chests and containers to store them -- which can be a challenge to organize and locate.

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Pro
Tons of fun and unique weapons

In cave story you have access to tons of upgradable weapons with unique properties for different situations.

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Pro
Great soundtrack

Great soundtrack, superb.

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Incredibly challenging, with hard mode for veterans

Cave Story is hard and the hard mode even harder, which makes this game great for players looking for a new challenge.

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Pro
Great storyline

Cave Story offers a pretty deep storyline, more than one would think by just taking a quick glance at the game. There is a reason this game is still so popular after being around for so many years and it's story is it.

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Multiple versions available

After the initial release in 2004, the game has been ported to other platforms and updated along the way by various fans and indie devs.

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Great atmospheric soundtrack

Soft synth sounds mixed with chiptunes makes for an enjoyable soundtrack that evokes a feeling of nostalgia while creating a fitting atmosphere that complements the graphics.

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Pro
Brilliant puzzles

Fez has some deviously hard puzzles and mysteries that will require gathering clues from around the world to solve them.

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Clever 2D rotation game mechanic

The core mechanic of FEZ is the ability to spin the world around in 3D, and then traverse and interact with the resulting terrain in 2D. This allows you to experience navigation puzzles that are rarely found in any other game.

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Charming graphics and world

The characters are interesting and expressive and the world they inhabit varies between vibrant forests and villages, foreboding caves, rainy cityscapes, and more.

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Unique gameplay

The primary, gameplay mechanism is the ability to rotate between four 2D views of its 3D world. Flipping it's cube-like space allows for the numerous, navigation puzzles to be solved.

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Retracing steps

The world is an intertwined maze that rely on specific portals to travel between. Since the entire game revolves around locating cubes -- a minimum of 32 cubes are required to reach the game's ending (64 cubes and "anti-cubes" exist in total). A considerable amount of backtracking is needed to locate the needed cubes; which are intentionally difficult to find and acquire.

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Slow gameplay

Navigation isn't quick, and each missed jump can make ascending an area feel like a laborious chore.

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Pro
Lineage affects gameplay in an interesting way

Rogue Legacy has an interesting mechanic where each play-through is with a new descendant from the previous character, and they each have various traits and disabilities they inherit that effect how they play.

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Player does not lose purchased loot

The upgrade system in Rogue Legacy works by spending the money you gained in the last level (you lose all your money when you start a new one), with upgrades passing down through generations by being either upgrades to the family manor, or family heirlooms. This way even when the player dies (which happens a lot) the player will not lose their purchased items allowing them to continue without starting completely over.

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Player does not lose purchased loot

The upgrade system in Rogue Legacy works by spending the money you gained in the last level (you lose all your money when you start a new one), with upgrades passing down through generations by being either upgrades to the family manor, or family heirlooms. This way even when the player dies (which happens a lot) the player will not loose their purchased items allowing them to continue without starting completely over.

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Lots of upgrades to buy

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Tons of replayability through procedurally generated levels

Rogue Legacy has procedurally generated levels, which means every time a player restarts the game it will be a different experience that plays out making for a ton of replayability.

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Pro
Responsive controls

Jumping, moving, dodging, and attacking are precise and responsive (when using a gamepad). When death comes (and it certainly will), it's never because a jump or swing failed to register.

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Con
Repetitive gameplay

Upgraded monsters are just palette shifts of old monsters that throw more projectiles. Even with the upgrade tree and armor/runes, the game always feels the same.

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Con
Keyboard controls are a bit finicky

Very few side-scrollers have ever played well with a keyboard, and Rouge Legacy is no different. If you don't have a precise and responsive controller, then this game isn't for you.

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Pro
High replayability

Each adventure is a new one.

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Pro
Stress free timely decision making

The game can be paused at any time, which allows for one to contemplate their next move in the game. This makes for a less stressful experience since one can leisurely make their decisions without it impacting the gameplay.

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Pro
Allows for highly strategic gameplay

The rougelike game design combined with the huge amount of choices that can be made in both encounters as well as ship management makes FTL a highly strategic game as you never quite know what the game is going to throw at you. There are many decisions that can be made in the game, such as what parts of an enemy ship to target (their shields, their weapons) or where to concentrate your defensive strategies, such as powering up an ion engine to run, or powering up ones shields to stay and fight. These choices can all effect the final outcome of the game, so it is up to the player to make the best decisions at their disposal. There are also many choices of ships to use and equipment layouts for each that can be tweaked. Depending on the ship used and what equipment is used or where it is place can greatly affect how the game will play out as well as how the game will need to be played. If choosing a fast ship with low shield power, it will be best to outrun a lot of encounters. Where as if choosing a slow ship with good gun capabilities and a high shield power, a good strategy would be to go in guns blazing for each encounter.

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Pro
Morality based decisions

The game works a lot like a text adventure in a roguelike wrapper. The decisions asked of the player during this adventure can affect much of the stories plot, making for an interactive story through choices such as telling aliens you are a god in order to potentially receive less trouble in your encounter with them, to abducting aliens in order to sell them for a profit. One choice may appeal to the player more than another, it also provides a way to role play as a morally bankrupt space captain. All in all though this is all up to the player, which can be really fun to see what may happen.

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Pro
Has modding support

There are multiple mods available for FTL that can greatly change up the gameplay and looks of the game. This adds a lot of replayability to the title.

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Con
Late game battles are long and boring

In the later parts of the game battles are very long which can make for a bit of a boring experience, especially for those that would rather be exploring than spending so much time on battles.

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Con
Can be pretty difficult

The amount of choices to be made (many not being good ones) and the randomization of the game makes for a situation that may be too difficult for some. This is not a game that you will beat in one play session nor 10, it takes a lot of time to get in a good run that results in winning, which some people may not have patience for.

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Pro
Couch co-op

Playing with friends results in a great time and hilarious moments -- as long as no one is easily frustrated.

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Con
No online multiplayer

Local multiplayer only. Can't play with friends online.

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Pro
Simple to pick up and learn

Overcooked is easy to figure out right from the get-go. The recipes for each dish are familiar even if you're not much of a chef, so you can remember which raw ingredients you need as you make your way around the kitchen and work with your co-op partner(s). Once you play a few rounds, you should have a good handle on things, helping you focus on getting everything done as quickly as possible from there on out.

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Fast and frantic cooking action

Overcooked is really fast-paced and keeps you on your toes. You play as a chef in a crazy kitchen with a ton of things going on all at once, with you mixing, preparing, and cooking in between the chaos of moving platforms and environmental obstacles. There's a time limit constantly ticking down at the bottom of the screen; finishing your tasks on time or ahead of schedule earns you a better score in the end. It's such a manic yet well-done mix of many different genres and ideas that all come together in the best ways.

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Pro
Requires close cooperation

There is a lot of task handoff and delegation so it's not just multiple players doing the same thing, but requires actual strategizing, communication, and cooperation.

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Pro
Lots of scenarios that require different strategies

Some levels in Overcooked are dynamic and greatly adapt the way you have to play in order to successfully complete a level. For example, at one point you and your partner(s) will be split up across multiple moving trucks and it requires quite some strategy to create meals together.

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Pro
Play happens on a single screen

Everything in Overcooked happens on a single screen, meaning you won't have to deal with annoying split-screen modes where you view is limited.

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Laggy game

Some situations make the game very laggy, especially if more players are in the same situation. Like if some food is on fire it is almost unplayable. Still worth it though, if you can play it with friends.

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Can be incredibly frustrating

Trying to work at such a fast pace with so much mayhem going on at once can wear on you after a while. There's a lot to keep track of at once, and it's easy for things to spiral out of control as your mistakes pile up. If your group isn't doing well and you're running out of time, you might find yourself losing your patience with your team and yelling at them. This might not be the game for you if you don't have a team that's willing to be patient and cooperative with each other, even when you're not doing so well during a particular round.

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Pro
Pretty fun risk versus reward system

In each stage, there are multiple checkpoints you can revive at if you die. The twist is that you can destroy the checkpoints for extra treasure. Doing this also means you’ll have to start from the beginning of the stage if you die. It’s a pretty cool way to increase difficulty and add tension to a playthrough, especially because it’s never forced on you.

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Pro
Feels great to play

Shovel Knight has very colorful pixelated graphics, a decent chiptune soundtrack, excellent 8-bit sound effects, and the controls feel really fluid and responsive. So whether you’re just running through a castle, shoveling away at gems in a tunnel, or even jumping on a dragon’s head, Shovel Knight is a blast to play.

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Pro
A unique experience

Shovel Knight has 2D pixel art, a simple gameplay, and a retro feel. It stands out in an era dominated by 3D titles with super detailed graphics and convoluted gameplay because of its influences from classics like Zelda, Castlevania, Duck Tales, and even Super Mario Bros. It’s not just trying to cash in on the nostalgia of older players because it’s a game that can be enjoyed by anyone thanks to its polish.

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Con
Can be frustrating

While Shovel Knight captures a lot of SNES era’s good parts, it also brings back some of the bad parts. It's mostly the hidden enemies that attack you as soon as you approach their hiding spots, causing you to take needless damage or even die. This adds a really tedious trial and error aspect that forces you to memorize all enemy placements just so you can beat a stage.

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Pro
Physics-based puzzler

World of Goo has a habit of making you think alot before building a structure in it, and this allows for an immersive gameplay experience, where you'll have to try multiple different ways to get through the game.

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Pro
Your choices lead you down different story paths

Depending on your choices, your playthrough can change in drastic ways. If you don't want to kill enemies in battle, you can choose to have a dialog with them instead. Doing this consistently is basically a pacifist playthrough where you don't kill anyone, and characters respond to you in certain ways based on that. Or you can go for a genocide playthrough, which is basically what it sounds like, where you kill everyone you come across whenever you get the chance. This can have serious consequences, since the game does its best to make you feel bad about this approach, by having certain characters hate you. It's an interesting way to get to see the world and story from different angles.

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Pro
Incredible soundtrack

Just like the simple but pleasant graphics in the game, the music matches this with a lo-fi score that is very fitting.

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Amazing characters

The characters in the game are written well, each with their own personality. One may be too nice, and will lower their hit points when you attack, just to not offend you. Another may have personal goals of validation from their friends and family. This well fleshed out world works thanks to the characters contained within, making for an enjoyable story filled with humor.

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Pro
Full of interesting easter eggs

There are many secret mechanics to be discovered in the game. It may take a couple of playthroughs to discover them all, but when found it will make for a mind bending discovery. How the game appears is not how the game is actually being played.

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Pro
Unpredictable gameplay

Various ways too tackle the game that depends solely on the choices you make.

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True choices

Choices have lasting consequences.

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Many interesting secrets to find

There are many secrets to discover in the game, like hidden mechanics that might take you by surprise. It may take a couple of playthroughs to find them all, but once you do, it may completely change how you see the story, the characters, and a lot more. There's a lot more to Undertale beneath its simple-looking surface.

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Con
Punishes you for playing an RPG game like you would normally do.

Remember when you accidentally killed that monster? Well, we're going to make you hate yourself for it.

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Con
Art could be better

Much of the game is plain looking with simple graphics, and some with downright bad looking graphics. While it can be appreciated this was all created by one person, the graphics could use some polish in order to really make the game shine.

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Con
Replaying can be a chore

The first time going through the game it's a nice experience, especially when we know nothing about the game. A different story is when we try going the same route and try changing one thing. Not only all the jokes and plot points have already been experienced, it can take a while to get to the point when we decide to do something different.

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Pro
Parallel stories

There are two stories that the player switches between while playing.

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Great story and aesthetics

The story is a really good Sci-FI tale that takes advantage of good music and wonderfully made pixel art.

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Con
Poor combat sequences

The combat sequences feel a bit forced and not all that fun.

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Con
Letterboxed on the sides

There are black bars on both sides of the game.

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Addictive gameplay that keeps you entertained

Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is very easy to pick up and play with each playthrough lasting about 30 minutes on average. It’s just really fun shooting enemies, collecting treasures, and dropping the occasional bomb, making it really hard to stop playing. One playthrough will turn into ten and many hours will have passed before you know it.

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Great replay value

The levels in Binding of Isaac are randomly generated. They will have different layouts, monster combinations, upgrades, secrets, and bosses each time you start a new playthrough. You can even change characters to mix up the playstyle, swapping to a really fast but fragile character or a very durable but weak character. As a result, no two playthroughs will ever feel the same, allowing you to replay the game countless times without getting tired of it.

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Randomness can be really frustrating

You can have really bad luck in some playthroughs like finding very few keys, bombs, or coins, causing you to miss out on a lot of potential upgrades. There can also be times when the upgrades you find are bad. In both cases, a playthrough becomes unbearably hard and you probably won’t get very far. It’s very annoying when this happens multiple times in a row.

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Very creepy themes

Binding of Isaac is a story about insanity, religious fanaticism, ritual sacrifices, and even worship of the devil. Once you start paying attention to the various details, it can be genuinely terrifying and dark.

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Character upgrades are really fun

One of the best parts about Binding of Isaac is collecting upgrades and watching your character evolve. This can be nuances in the physical appearance of your character, adding a cute hat, changing its skin tone to green, or even lodging a rock into its skull. It can also be modifications to the way your tear bullets look and shoot, changing their color, speed, firing arc, or even turning them into a massive laser. It’s just really cool seeing your character turn into something entirely different by the end of a playthrough.

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Incredible amounts of content for a low price

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth has all the content of the previous releases and even new content. As a result there are tons of unlockable items, secrets, bosses, power-ups, hidden characters, challenges, and item combinations. There’s just so much to do and try out you’ll be entertained for dozens of hours, adding up to more hours you can spend in a lot of fullprice games.

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Can be really disgusting

While on the surface Binding of Isaac: Rebirth looks very cute and colorful, it actually has some pretty gruesome details within it. Blood, various bodily fluids, excrement, disfigured flesh, umbilical cords, and many more things that can make your stomach churn.

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Great soundtrack

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Tons of power ups to collect

In addition to having lots of things to find, the power ups give you diverse abilities that allow you to interact with the world in new unique ways.

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Great but repetitive soundtrack

This sounds like an odd con but while the soundtrack is some great electronic music, it becomes pretty repetitive when you find yourself wandering around looking for items or the next destination.

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Great story line in the tower defense genre

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Pretty outdated graphics

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Endless mode

Once the main story is beaten there is an optional endless mode for those that want to see how long they can play without losing.

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Will require making ridiculously hard decisions

There is a fine line to walk while playing, whether it is worth following the rules and ruining lives or bending the rules at the risk of getting caught in order to help destitute people. The moral choices in the game are often difficult and require hard decisions.

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Unique puzzle solving through clue based deduction

Papers Please has a unique puzzle solving element. Instead of using mathematical logic, or quick matching thinking, the puzzles in Papers Please involve checking people's background information to make sure everything matches the immigration requirements and following clues to find anything amiss.

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Simplistic gameplay mechanic

The gameplay itself, once the player gets a grasp of it can get repetitive pretty quick due to there really being not much deviation from a singular gameplay mechanic.

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It is easy to understand

The gameplay and the construction of its own studios are easily explained and easy to use. It also seeks not to give the whole menus, just what you need.

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You can interact with the community

There are conventions, interviews, and requests from fans for old engines that you can possibly ask for free.

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Fun real life gaming representations

In the game there are many interpretations of real-life gaming history. Seeing how the game represents the NES or the Dreamcast is fun and drives the player to see what will come next as to see how it appears in the game itself.

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It can be very easy

If you have created a blockbuster and the reviews are simply superb, the game can be quite easy after that. To make the game more difficult, you should work without a publisher because otherwise you've got quite a lot of money and that distorts the real-life economic situation.

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Great references to the 80s action movies

Much like an 80s action movie, the violence, destruction, and plot are all overly exaggerated. The playable characters are the members of an underfunded, under equipped military organization that somehow outguns everyone else. Their bullets seem to have the magical property to explode everything they come in contact with. There's also an insane amount of explosions and blood everywhere. Even their names are references such as Brobocop (Robocop), Bro Lee (Bruce Lee), or Brominator (Terminator).

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Varied characters keep the gameplay fresh

There are more than 20 different unlockable characters to try out. This keeps otherwise really simple gameplay from going stale as fast by allowing you to enjoy a variety of playstyles.

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Excellent at co-op

Four players can join a single game both locally and online. It just feels really awesome spreading mayhem and destruction with three of your friends as blood, guts, and explosions surround you from all sides.

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Extremely fun gameplay

Destructible environments, large explosions, dirt and blood flying everywhere, scaling a wall with just your knife, shooting rockets larger than the body of a man, and many more over-the-top gameplay elements. Broforce is just a blast to play.

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Dying in co-op can feel a lot more punishing than it should be

If you run out of lives in co-op, you'll be forced wait until your teammates revive you by freeing a prisoner or until the level ends. If you're not very good at the game, this might happen a lot more often, which just turns into you watching others play the game and not playing yourself.

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Poor character balancing

Some characters are obviously better than the others, or are highly situational. For example, the shotgun wielding character has really low range, so sometimes it's really hard to take out the enemies before they rip you to shreds from afar.

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Can be pretty difficult

You can be killed by just one bullet, which creates a trial and error type of gameplay where you have to perfectly memorize all enemy locations and/or movement patterns. This gets multiplied by a hundred during boss battles, so after dying a lot of times you might start feeling frustrated.

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It is really addictive

When playing this game, you don’t notice how time passes. It is relaxing and enthralling.

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The game is funny

Even reading quests' descriptions is hilarious.

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There is a sarcastic cat!

It is just amazing!

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The game is family friendly

Intuitive control makes the game possible to play even for kids - they will definitely like the story!

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Amazing pixel art

2d pixel animation is charming and make us nostalgic, but in this game it is more than that - it is enchantingly smooth and made with love.

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Procedurally generated races

It has over 300'000 procedurally generated fantasy races with varying effects that are put into the world Explained here: https://medium.com/@huw2k8/how-one-rpg-contains-over-three-hundred-thousand-fantasy-races-62613a340eab

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Procedural face generation

The game procedurally generates most character faces, these are pulled from quadrillions of possible faces

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Full control

The game has been shaped around the idea that you as the player should be in control of the world as ruler of your kingdom, meaning you can fire staff, jail pesants and charge people to breathe air

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Countless minigames and entertainment

There is a huge effort put into allowing the player to entertain themsleves, be it through playing one of 6 tavern dice games, a mini dnd campaign, arm wrestling, brawling, arena fighting, bat racing, rat racing, snail racing, find the lady, a copycat game with a vampire bard and tons of others, you can also invite acts to perform for you in your court

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