The deep meta levels of BABA IS YOU become so perplexing that they go back to being good after you hardwire your brain to solve puzzles on two separate layers at once. You WILL need a guide.

If you like its gameplay loop, Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3 has a helpful “checklist” achievement design that guides you through its bountiful amount of content. The extra challenges are also welcomed.

Yooka-Laylee follows the Collectathon design perfectly in both achievements and spirit. Hopefully, Playtonic can iron out all gameplay issues and controls sluggishness in the remake.

Call of the Sea’s achievement design expects you to replay levels, so a chapter selection exists. You might also obtain all collectables on your 1st run, as their placement felt very natural to us.

Bioprototype doesn’t take too long to complete, and the achievements give you some extra side content to work towards. Its build complexity really spices the bullet heaven subgenre in a good way.

Despite featuring a hub, Narita Boy has several Points of No Return between worlds. The game is short, so missing an achievement on your 1st run is not an issue. Play it just for the art direction.

Getting some missable achievements in Zwei is a matter of careful planning and consideration into NG+. Zwei’s design feels grindy and outdated by current standards, but its 2001 charm still persists.

Kid Mystic requires at least 5 full playthroughs to get all achievements. These are way too many and become a deterrent by the end. Getting Starkid in Challenge Classic may be impossible right now.

The Somnium Files doesn’t tell you which interactables trigger character dialogue, so you will be clicking the same objects repeatedly throughout the whole game. Makes one achievement quite annoying.

Digseum has all of Cookie Clicker’s dopamine hits condensed in one gaming session. All achievements are obtained passively, so relax and keep enjoying the digging minigame. Male fantasy appealed.