Games I wish I played earlier

Stardew Valley seemed too simple when I first saw it. 200 hours later I understand what everyone was talking about.

Celeste treats difficulty as an accessibility setting and as an emotional metaphor simultaneously. Brilliant design.

Disco Elysium is unlike anything else. It's the only game that reads like a novel and plays like a dream.

Hollow Knight is a masterpiece that I almost quit in the first hour. The learning curve is brutal but worth it.

The original Portal is two hours long and contains more creative design than most franchises manage in a decade.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is the game I wish I'd played ten years ago. Nothing has matched the feeling of that world.