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2021 PC −80 % 9.75 € 1.95 € 👍 98 % Overwhelmingly positive, 17,499 reviews on Steam

A short, deeply emotional narrative about a soul's journey into the afterlife, controlled by your real blinks through your webcam. Blinking skips through memories, making the fleeting nature of time tangible.

What defines Before Your Eyes:

  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Fantasy setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

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Blackwood Crossing

93 %

2017 PCPlayStationXbox 15.99 € 👍 83 % Very positive, 429 reviews on Steam

  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Accessible and relaxed
  • Linear, curated structure

A short, emotional first-person adventure about two orphaned siblings on a train ride that turns into a magical journey through memory, loss and grief. It focuses on narrative and atmosphere rather than challenge.

Road 96: Mile 0

Distinctive, stylised art style

The prequel to Road 96 tells the backstory of Zoe and Kaito in an authoritarian country. A linear, story-driven ride where music-driven sequences like rhythm and rollerblading segments express the characters' emotions.

Kentucky Route Zero

Distinctive, stylised art style

A magical realist adventure about a secret highway beneath Kentucky, putting atmosphere, characters and poetic storytelling ahead of puzzles or skill challenges. Its minimalist, theatrical look and sound make it a singular experience.

The Dark Queen of Mortholme

Fantasy setting

A roughly 20-minute anti-game where you play an all-powerful Dark Queen repeatedly challenged by a persistent would-be hero. Told in pixel art, it explores an unconventional relationship and the capacity for change.

That Dragon, Cancer

Dark, serious atmosphere

A deeply personal, poetic narrative game about a family's fight to save their young son from cancer. Short and intimate, it centers on faith, hope and loss, and is emotionally powerful.

Until Then

Distinctive, stylised art style

A narrative adventure about a Filipino high schooler's everyday life in Manila, with smartphone chats, friendships and romance that grows into an emotional mystery. Moody 2D/3D visuals and a strong soundtrack carry the story.

The Wolf Among Us

Distinctive, stylised art style

A moody noir murder mystery where you play Bigby Wolf, the reformed Big Bad Wolf turned sheriff, investigating killings among fairy-tale exiles in grimy New York. Your dialogue choices decide whether you're feared or trusted, all wrapped in a striking neon comic-book style.

Tsukihime

Fantasy setting

A classic visual novel about Shiki, who can see the "lines of death" after an accident and gets drawn into a world of vampires, mages and dark secrets. Multiple routes and endings put the story front and center.

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