Great Short Games

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Created Sep 5, 2019 by Julien Kaspar
A list of my personal favourites of short games. These might have a their genius in their story, storytelling, gameplay-mechanics, art-style, soundtrack or a great mix between them.
These games generally don't take longer than 10 hours. Some that go above that are episodic games which divide the run time into a couple hours each.
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    A hard as nails melee combat game. Only 5 levels, each ending with a boss but optional time investment to perfect your fighting skills and get more out of the story and gameplay.It's crazy how good th…
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    Sunblaze screenshot
      I can't undersell how fantastic the blend of puzzles and precision platforming is. It's extremely satisfying not just to execute the levels but figure them out. You don't just bash your head on a wall…
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        Pretty rare kind of game. Beautiful and really well written.I love the interactions with the world. Instead of giving you an 'action button' prompt, the game requires you to photograph or audio-record…
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        The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo screenshot
          Point and click game with exceptional 2D animation. A true labor of love. Funny, unique and jaw dropping.
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            As a calm game compared to Journey this game works great.I was a bit disappointed since I expected a bit more challenging and intricate mechanics like Death Stranding.It's beautiful and super fun. Bu…
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              A beautiful minimalistic exploration game with a focus on text based story telling and learning about fictional nautical ecosystems.I had a blast with this one.The core gameplay is tight and satisfyin…
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              Indika screenshot
                Wonderfully weird and unconventional game. Surprising how well it tells its story within the medium of games, while at the same time lovingly poking fun at video game conventions.
                Ugly screenshot
                  Another fantastic example of a genre blend of Puzzles and Platformer.It leads to moments where the trial and error of inputting and finding the solution is made more fun. Pure puzzle games are being …
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                  South Scrimshaw, Part One screenshot
                    A surprising masterpiece. Download it for free and play it blind! Highly recommend 1.5 hour visual novel.The writing, humour worldbuilding and style is exceptional.
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