1535 – Bastion (2011 video game)

spacetime coordinates: the aftermath of the Calamity, a catastrophic event that suddenly fractured the city of Caelondia (/seɪˈlɒndiə/) as well as the surrounding areas of the game’s world into many floating pieces, disrupting its ecology and reducing most of its people to ash.

Bastion is an action role-playing video game developed by independent developer Supergiant Games and originally published in 2011 by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. In the game, the player controls “the Kid” as he moves through floating, fantasy-themed environments and fights enemies of various types. It features a dynamic voiceover from a narrator, and is presented as a two-dimensional game with an isometric camera and a hand-painted, colorful art style. (wiki)

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (Windows):  OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7 / Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core or Greater / Memory: 2 GB / Hard Disk Space: 1.0 GB / Video Card: 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card (shader model 2) / DirectX®: 9.0c / Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible

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1511 – Castle of Illusion (2013 video game)

Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse is a 2.5D platform game developed by Sega Studios Australia and published by Sega. The game is a remake of the original 1990 Sega Genesis/Sega Mega Drive video game of the same name, which was the first title in the Illusion series of Mickey Mouse video games.

The game was released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows in September 2013, and later for iOS, Windows Phone, Android, and OS X. (wiki)

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (MINIMUM): OS: Windows Vista SP2+ / Processor: 2.8 Ghz Dual Core (minimum) / Memory: 2 GB RAM / Graphics: ATI 2600/Nvidia 8600 (minimum) / DirectX: Version 10 / Storage: 2 GB available space

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1500 – Jelly Killer (2016 video game)

Jelly Killer – Retro Platformer  In this game you will act like a young bioweapon. You will encounter lots of traps and puzzles. You will have to possess human bodies to pass the game to the end.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (MINIMUM): OS: Windows XP SP 3 / Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo / Memory: 512 MB RAM / Graphics: 256 MB graphics / DirectX: Version 8.0 / Storage: 128 MB available space

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1478 – The Gardens Between (2018 video game)

The Gardens Between is a puzzle video game developed by Australian studio The Voxel Agents, released in September 2018 for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. (wiki)

The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (MINIMUM): OS: 7 / Processor: 1.8 GHz / Memory: 4 GB RAM / Graphics: Intel HD 4000 Series / DirectX: Version 10 / Storage: 2 GB available space

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1468 – Figment (2017 video game)

Figment is a hand-drawn isometric puzzle game with combat elements that invites you to explore a unique surreal universe filled with music, humor and multi layered narrative. Join Dusty and his ever-optimistic friend, Piper, on an adventure through the different sides of the mind seeking to restore the courage that’s been lost.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (MINIMUM): OS: Windows 7/8/10 / Processor: Intel Core i5 4670T @2.3 GHz, AMD FX 8370E @3.3 GHz / Memory: 8 GB RAM / Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 480, Nvidia GeForce GTX 580M, AMD Radeon R7-265 or equivalent / DirectX: Version 11 / Storage: 3 GB available space / Sound Card: Compatible with DirectX 11 / Additional Notes: Screen with support for either 16:9 or 16:10 aspect ratio / Additional Notes: Controller Support: Xbox One (requires Windows 10), PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Logitech F710, Logitech F310 and several other controllers)

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1463 – Grim Dawn (2016 video game)

timespace coordinates: Cairn, a dark, war-torn world (loosely based on the Victorian era) where a once proud empire has been brought to ruin and the human race driven to the edge of extinction. Cairn has become ground zero of an eternal war between two otherworldly powers, the Aetherials and Chthonians, one seeking to use human bodies as a resource, the other intent upon destroying the human race before that can happen.

Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This Isometric Hack and slash ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence. (steam)

Crate Entertainment is a small indie studio founded by the lead gameplay designer of Titan Quest and includes veterans from such companies as Blizzard North, Irrational and Harmonix.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (MINIMUM): OS: Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 / Processor: x86 compatible 2.3GHz or faster processor (Intel 2nd generation core i-series or equivalent) / Memory: 2 GB RAM / Graphics: 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series or ATI Radeon X800 series or better / DirectX: Version 9.0c / Storage: 5 GB available space / Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card / Additional Notes: 4GB of memory is required to host multiplayer games