An excellent use of game mechanics as metaphor.

The handcrafted environments and the haunting yet somehow comforting isolation end up making this just a fantastic few hours.

Perhaps the best blend of theme and tone with the brutal difficulty and random structures of roguelike gameplay.

The sequel to Analogue, continuing the themes and also exploring the limits of the relationship between game and player.

A desperately empathetic game that explores the same kind of questions as, say, The Last Of Us, but with ten thousand times the humanity.

Particularly recommended for those that aren't familiar with Depression, DQ is an important and empathetic game about an all too common mental illness.