Author: Karoliina Kotilainen
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Robots reporting about unstable and unpredictable colonies in Sad Robot
First try at TTRPGs was full of imagination but lacked the concentration and skill needed to make it last long.
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One-armed cook: Gravity-defying mechanics, fires and dissatisfied customers
The rat stole our sausage! Now the oven is on fire! A co-op cooking simulator where chaos is present.
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Train robbery which outcome depends on luck – Colt Express
First you scheme and then steal, two-phased rounds make sure you never know what’ll happen next in this board game.
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An open world is not merely a setting, it needs to engage just like in Red Dead Redemption 2
A realistic open world that engages and interests you while also making you feel like a bystander.
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Socializing, exploring or perhaps challenging oneself – different motivations of play.
Eleven motivations of play were found in this research, some more obvious than others.
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Bramble: The Mountain King – Nordic fables with explicit violence and gore
A platformer with mythological creatures, a grim atmosphere and frustrating camera angles
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If you’ve got time, this game will take it – Genshin Impact
Stunning visuals, puzzles and diverse enemies with over a hundred hours’ worth of quests – something for everyone