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June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM

You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

Child of Light is a platforming role-playing video game. It puts players in the shoes of Aurora, a child stolen from her home, who, in her quest to return, must bring back the sun, the moon and the stars held captive by the mysterious Queen of the Night.

Gameplay mixes the attributes of a side-scroller with RPG elements such as leveling-up to increase stats over time. Battles with enemies utilize a system similar to the Active Time Battle system found in games like the Final Fantasy series and Grandia.

Narbacular Drop is an environmental puzzle video game. The gameplay consists of navigating a dungeon using an innovative portal system. The player controls two interconnected portals that can be placed on any non-metallic surface (wall, ceiling, or floor).

The plot involves the plight of a Princess "No-Knees," so named because she is unable to jump. Captured by a demon, the imprisoned princess discovers that the dungeon she is held in is actually a sentient elemental creature named Wally. Using Wally's portal-making ability, the princess sets out to escape and defeat the demon.

ArcheBlade is a free to play 3D multiplayer fighting game that captures the essence of combo-based fighting games combined with unique game modes.

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Empirical Extraterrestrial Environment Exploitation: that's 4 Es for one 2.5D game of seed-tossing, jetpack-powered SCIENCE.

Ah, archeology: the millenia-old-yet-fully-functional trapped temples to ransack, the countless mummies and nazis to mow down, the mandatory female sidekick to flirt with.

Two factions, one big map: Rivals combines the dual career mode and high-speed freeway chases of 2010's Hot Pursuit with the openness and upgradeability of 2012's Most Wanted. New features include dynamic weather and optional MMO-like connectivity.

Explore mysterious caverns to collect treasures while avoiding traps and monsters.

Spelunky is a freeware game first released in 2009; it was renamed to Spelunky Classic following the release of an enhanced commercial version in 2013.