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Update : The Darkest Files added at rank #11.
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What we like:
- Thought-provoking questions
- Introspective exploration
- Interesting music
What could be improved:
- Scary scenarios
- Difficulty understanding puzzles
- Potential consequences for dishonest answers
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Hypnospace Outlaw (2019)
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Hypnospace Outlaw is a unique game that takes you to the world of the early internet circa 1999. As an assigned moderator of the Hypnospace community, you have to investigate unapproved commerce, strike down images and links with copyright infringement and page through personal blogs and projects. You will explore a web browser as well as a customizable desktop with programs and documents, while having to scan for references and redirects.
What we like:
- Unique game setting in the early internet
- Investigative detective work
- Engaging storyline
- Eye-searing kitsch comedy
- Built with consistent world elements
What could be improved:
- Limited color palette
- Grainy pixelated artwork
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Scrutinized (2020)
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Work to expose the numerous criminal degenerates that plague your quiet town. Use citizen-issued reports, police records, social media accounts, text conversations, and more to determine who’s an actual threat and who’s harmless, all while avoiding the killers trying to infiltrate your home.
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