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1994PlayStation

You live through a hard science fiction story told like an interactive film, written and directed by Hideo Kojima. Its strength lies in the dense narrative and characters rather than in gameplay.

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The friends of Ringo Ishikawa

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2018PCXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable89 % positive12.49 €

A melancholic slice-of-life game about a Japanese high school gang leader spending his final autumn before graduation with friends, brawls and small everyday moments. The mood is quiet, nostalgic and distinctive.

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Brok the Investigator

Strong, story-driven narrative

A grim detective adventure in a world where animals have replaced humans: Brok solves cases through point-and-click puzzles and brawls his way through beat 'em up fights in between. Hand-drawn visuals and a noir mood define the experience.

Steins;Gate

Emotional impact

A celebrated visual novel about a self-styled mad scientist in Akihabara who accidentally sends messages into the past and gets tangled in shifting timelines. Its playful, nerdy humor gradually turns into a gripping, emotional sci-fi thriller.

Steins;Gate 0

Emotional impact

A dark, emotional visual novel sequel to Steins;Gate in which Okabe struggles with trauma and guilt in a timeline without time travel, torn over whether to change the past again. Your choices lead to different endings in a dense, time-travel-driven story.

Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star

Strong, story-driven narrative

An anime hack-and-slash set in the Fate universe where you play a Master alongside one of sixteen Servants, cutting through hordes of enemies and capturing territory in a virtual world. The story is text-heavy and aimed mainly at series fans.

Omikron: The Nomad Soul

Strong, story-driven narrative

A genre-blending 1999 adventure where your soul inhabits bodies in the dark futuristic city of Omikron, mixing exploration, puzzles, shooting and fighting-game combat. Notable for its David Bowie soundtrack and the idea of reincarnating into different bodies.