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2019PC92 % positive28.99 €

A VR adventure built around a thorough physics simulation, where weapons, objects and your own body are handled physically to beat enemies and puzzles. Climbing, throwing and melee combat feel tangible and experimental.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

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2015PC97 % positive4.99 €

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A programming puzzler where you write assembly-style code for a broken, fictional computer to fix its nodes. Dry, demanding and all about tinkering and optimizing solutions.

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Prey

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A linear 2006 sci-fi shooter in which you play Cherokee mechanic Tommy aboard a living alien mothership. It stands out for its gravity-flipping and portal puzzles, spirit-walking ability, and inventive level design that shakes up the usual shooting.

Red Matter 2

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You play agent Sasha, exploring an abandoned lunar base, solving puzzles and uncovering the secrets of the mysterious Red Matter. Its tense, claustrophobic atmosphere and blend of brain teasers with brief combat set it apart.

SpaceChem

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A demanding programming puzzler where you lay out waldo paths and instructions to build reactors that break apart and assemble molecules. Open-ended solutions and optimization histograms reward creative, engineer-style thinking.

Hadean Lands

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A pure text adventure about alchemy aboard a crashed starship. You solve intricate, interlocking puzzles by planning rituals and typing commands, making for a demanding and rewarding experience.

Exapunks

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A programming puzzle game set in a 1990s hacker world, where you write assembly-like scripts for tiny spider-bots that crawl through other people's networks. It pairs a grim cyberpunk story about a deadly virus with a charming zine-style manual.

Tomb Raider: Chronicles

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A classic Tomb Raider adventure told as four flashback episodes, with Lara exploring tombs, platforming and solving environmental puzzles. New moves like tightrope walking and bar swinging add some variety to the blocky retro formula.

The Swapper

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An atmospheric puzzle platformer where you create clones of yourself and swap between them to solve puzzles on an abandoned space station. Its handcrafted, claustrophobic look and philosophical story about consciousness and identity set it apart.

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