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84) Viewfinder (2023)
Starting as an experiment by Matt Stark in 2019, early footage of the prototype went viral in 2020, leading to him dropping out of university to focus on development. By 2021, he had developed the concept enough to establish the studio Robot Turtle in order to fully build out the game alongside Robot Teddy. The team took influence from other puzzle games, chief among them being Portal, including the way in which Portal slowly introduces players to new mechanics. The game cent
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83) Far Cry 4 (2014)
Beginning development in 2012, Far Cry 4 was originally going to serve as a direct sequel to 2012's Far Cry 3, set on the same island, expanding on the players' story and bringing back familiar faces such as Vaas Montenegro. After about four days of brainstorming, the team realized that this wasn't the game they wanted to make, and scrapped the idea to focus on a brand new setting and story. While I obviously can't comment on the direction the game didn't take, I can say that
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82) Meg's Monster (2023)
Released in 2023, Meg's Monster is an RPG that takes very clear inspiration from Undertale, both in terms of world design and in its sense of humor. We play as Roy, an incredibly strong monster with a love for toxic sludge as he sets out to protect a young girl, Meg, in his quest to return her to the surface world. What the game lacks in length or difficulty, it makes up for in spades with its adorable sprite work and a genuinely novel and engaging combat system. Though the w
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