A point-and-click with a tiny clown. Poco’s visuals hark back to late PS1-early PS2’s oddball RPGs like Chulip and Moon, with its vibrant mix of children’s book-like backdrops and lively 3D models.

A puzzle horror with a style reminiscent of Henry Selick's works. The Midnight Walk’s Grimm-esque narrative plays well with its hauntingly beautiful world, more than making up for its basic gameplay.

A bullet-hell RPG about the clash between freedom and fate. Toby Fox continues to employ mechanics and music to deeply characterize his worlds' cast in a tale equal parts crushingly sad and hopeful.

A co-op survival game where you’re likely to see friends Looney Tunes howl off a cliff. While Peak is roughly designed, the overall mechanics reward thoughtful cooperation in incredibly silly areas.

A Paper-Mario inspired narrative game about helping others move on. Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo beautifully pairs its visually vibrant afterlife with genuinely heartbreaking stories about closure.

A third-person runner where you run away from your past. Aside from a roughly designed late-game, Haste’s solid momentum based movement and cutely existential writing make it worth the marathon.

Guitar Hero mixed with Necrodancer's combat. Despite the cast of unique enemies and sometimes hectic songs, Rift of the Necrodancer remains accessible both through its options and intuitive charting.

An (ab)normal survival horror RPG. The way Look Outside treads lines between absolute oblivion and strands of hope in its gorgeously grotesque world brings its oddball situations and weirdos to life.

A jank-embracing dungeon (creepy) crawler. Flyknight lovingly pays tribute to early 2000s MMORPGs and action RPGs through its hectic but whimsical areas that are a joy to explore cooperatively.

Magic guerrilla turn-based tactics. Tactical Breach Wizards streamlines an often daunting genre by focusing on cause-and-effect rather than raw numbers, allowing its synergistic characters to shine.