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Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Apr 19, 2012
They may be good or evil, but mad scientists are always performing experiments that are on the outer fringes of science. Ever since Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, they've been in the scene.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
A game where you eventually receive a map of an area. Like in Metroid Prime you have map download stations to get a map outline of the area. This is the same concept in the exploring Castlevania games.
Ever since Pac-Man, games have had us navigating mazes.
These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
A movie reference in a game, is where a game references a film. This can be done in many different ways.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
Some games feature protagonists that are not humanoid in nature. These are creatures that do not have human characteristics (i.e. stand on 2 legs, have 2 arms, a body and a head).
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
Games that can be played with one hand, typically using only half of a standard controller or only the mouse/keyboard.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Penguins are flightless birds that are found in usually cold areas; they have appear in several videogames, notably the Club Penguin franchise.
Enemies that are adamant in their will to hunt you down. Example: Pac-Man ghosts.
Point and click is an interface featured in a specific kind of adventure game, where players click on objects and characters to interact with them.
Referencing a TV show, celebrity, song, trend, historical event, etc. is one of the easiest ways to get a laugh. This can be either a throw-away gag, like the name of an achievement, or the main subject of the game.
Puppets are a type of doll that people use to play with and pretend that they are real. In some video games a puppet may become real and even join the hero on his or her quest. Or they could be used in battle as a weapon or attack.
The game uses a Faux puppet mechanic such as dangling limbs and floating as if held on strings.
Puzzles may need to be solved before the player can progress to the next section of the game. Often it may not be clear to players exactly what the puzzle is, or whether the an in-game items needs to be attained before it is even possible to solve it.
Rain can heavily increase the atmosphere of a video game. Some games use it to add detail to an environment, while other games use it to make it difficult to see.
A sound effect that plays once the player has gained a level, solved a puzzle or reached a milestone within the game.
Not all scientists are mad and/or hell-bent on dominating worlds. Some are just your ordinary egghead with a coat.
Sometimes the creator's logo or name can be found in the product's game world.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
Snails are molluscs that leave a trail of mucus. Slugs are snails without the shell.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
An eight legged arachnid. Some make webs to catch prey and some are poisonous. None have made a web grand enough to be called a parlor, though.
Botanicula has 52 Steam achievements
Games officially verified by Valve to be fully playable on Steam Deck.
A series of Steam features related to cross-platform play, including cross-buy, cross-play, and Linux compatibility layers.
Games that conclude with a screen displaying "The End" or a variation thereof, such as "Fin."
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