All the games I've had a good time with

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I have decided that I will list some games I enjoyed or made a lasting impression in the last ten years ("recently") and then separately things before, so I can better understand what it is I like and spend less time fretting that I am wasting my time by playing things and not actually enjoying doing that.

Recently

New stuff

The Forgotten City. This game compelled me forward with its mysteries.

Outer Wilds. This game captured me with coseyness and tragedy.

Rogue Aces. This game tempted me for a few minutes and keeps me for longer.

FAR: Lone Sails. This game made me horde petrol in a world that didn't have any more need for it.

Hands of Fate. This game make me feel like I was having a dialogue with antagonism.

ADIOS Amigos: Galactic Explorers. This game has only the most fun bits of orbital mechanics.

Grow Home and Grow Up. These games were full of playfulness, character and dynamism,

The Magic Circle. I replay this often, it reminds me of my own creative failures.

Retro stuff

Metal slug 1 and 2. Paying these felt like having a big sweet fizzy drink of illustration and animation.

Lost Eden. This game is a grand epic experienced in a single afternoon.

Previously (~15 years ago)

Far Cry 2. This game captured my imagination and let me be playful.

Mass Effect 1. This game let me experience wonderment, optimism and exploration.

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