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Shiftlings

Everybody gets to be the big guy in this dynamic duo with a dissymmetry. Two codependent buddies use their accidental mass excess (and the cord it magically travels through) to bounce and rappel off of each other through treacherous levels where separation and a closing door mean instant death. Shiftlings features solo, local and online co-op puzzle-platforming over 5 planets, each comprised of 10 levels plus a bonus obstacle course. There's also a screen saver included, and a free demo is available. The one thing missing is a "puns off" switch for the in-game announcer.

Layers of Fear

A broken artist's plunge into madness in search of six sickly relics with which to paint his masterpiece... Take a spooky stroll down the confusing corridors of a deranged mind as you explore impossible architecture and rummage through beautifully recreated period furniture. Despite the game's confined and linear structure, some rooms and clues may elude you on your first visit and each chapter can be re-entered ad delighful nauseam without affecting general progress.

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is the sixth major installment in the series. While it introduces a new historical protagonist, its modern-day story continues the overarching plot, particularly the arc that started in Assassin's Creed III. Most of the familiar elements from the previous installments return, including free-form movement, the possibility to climb on buildings, a mission-based system with main and secondary quests, weapon management, collecting, etc. Besides a few tweaks, combat system largely remains unchanged as well.

Kholat

Investigate the deaths of nine students on an expedition in the Ural in 1959. Armed with a list of coordinates, use your map and compass to reach haunted landmarks - and your ears to locate clues along the way. A chilly adventure with a shroud of mystery, a hint of danger and a lot of hiking.

Batman: Arkham Knight

The Batster in his Tumbler. The butler and the copper. The chatter of the Riddler, the shadow of the Joker, a familiar mass poisoner, an usurper in shining armor... Nevermind the weather, Arkham games have never been fuller. The console port however is a stinker to remember.

Coffin Dodgers

Coffin Dodgers sees you take on the role of saving one of seven quirky retirement village residents, each racing for their soul in "pimped up" mobility scooters against none other than the Grim Reaper himself. Our old heroes are armed with a variety of homemade weapons and gadgets to take on anything the Grim Reaper and his Zombie army may throw at them. Can you survive the retirement village?

Assassin's Creed Syndicate

This game takes place in London in 1868 during the Industrial Revolution. Like many of the earlier games it is told as a simulation played in the present using the Animus technology from the Abstergo company from the viewpoint of an anonymous Assassin initiate. In the present Rebecca Crane and Shaun Hastings clash with the Templars who are searching for a Piece of Eden in modern day London. There are regularly short sequences in modern times, but the game is almost entirely played in the simulation of London following the Assassin twins Jacob and Evie Frye who look for Pieces of Eden.

X Rebirth

X: Rebirth is set in the Albion space system which was established in X³: Albion Prelude. The player takes the role of Ren Utani who discovers the legendary space ship Albion Skunk and, together with his co-pilot Yisha, gets involved in the faction war between the governing Pultrach Mining Corporation and the Heart of Albion rebels. The campaign mostly serves as introduction to the game elements as the game's focus is still on player freedom.

Cradle

Mongol cyberpunk, a rare glimpse of humanity's dys-steppe-ian future. Helped by a broken gynoid, a man looks for his past between a cozy yurt and a derelict amusement park. Cradle is part point-n-click, part puzzle-action - although the most action-oriented puzzle rooms may be skipped (or tackled later on) without interfering with the story. Streamlined checkpoint and inventory systems also make hoarding useless, so you can lose yourself to the atmosphere and mysteries of a dying world.