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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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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      Chants of Sennaar screenshot
        Highly recommended! Similar to Heavens Vault. It's puzzle game about climbing an alternative take on the tower of Babylon, slowly translating fictional languages by giving symbols meaning and later co…
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        Jusant screenshot
          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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            Pseudoregalia screenshot
              Short:One of the greatest platformers I've played in a while! Unique movement mechanics and fantastic level design ala Super Mario Odyssey & Celeste. You have to play this!Abilities and how they c…
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              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.
                  Viewfinder screenshot
                    If you like mind-bending puzzle games like Superliminal, you'll love this! I can highly recommend it!The core mechanic is brilliant and it keeps being expanded in many creative ways.It's very short bu…
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