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71) Bum Simulator (2021)
While video games have been host to simulation titles as far back as the 80's, there's a newer sub-genre that has developed in recent years. Starting, arguably, with 2013's Surgeon Simulator, which took a far more tongue in cheek slapstick approach, this new generation of simulator games focus less on accuracy and more on the sheer absurdity of the genre itself. More recently, the trend seems to be churning out sims for every role imaginable, often using pre-made assets and A
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70) Thank Goodness You're Here! (2024)
Developed by studio Coal Supper, a team consisting of programmer Will Todd and artist James Carbutt, Thank Goodness You're Here! is an adventure puzzle game with a distinctly British sense of humor. The initial concept for the game was a series of sketch comedy vignettes with plans to incorporate deep puzzles, complex controls, and non-linear elements to string them together. Fearing that without a stronger vision for the game that they would end making a bad puzzle game, the
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69) Astro Bot (2024)
Introduced in 2013's The Playroom, the general concept for the Astro Bot series has always been fairly straightforward, serving as essentially a tech demo and tutorial to the myriad of functions present in the PS4 and PS5. Generally consisting of minigames that take advantage of the unique features of the Sony consoles, the games serve as an introduction to the DualSense controller and Sony's VR headset, all in a cute, family friendly package. After finishing work on Astro's
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