Which games blow your mind, but only if you know nothing about them in advance?

Best examples I can think of are:

  • Outer Wilds
  • Doki Doki Literature Club
  • The Stanley Parable

What are yours?

(please no spoilers)

  • leftzero@lemmynsfw.com
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    Morrowind.

    I mean, it's a 22 year old game, but since you asked nicely... 🤷‍♂️

    Seeing that silt strider just outside Seyda Neen after the intro to what looked like your run of the mill D&D style fantasy RPG was a surprise, to say the least…

    … and it was just the beginning.

    It’s a real shame later Elder Scrolls games mostly lost that otherworldly feel.

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      What they did to The Summerset Isles in ESO is a crime against Auriel and the 9 divines. I was expecting mushroom houses, and they made rivendell.

      I’m not salty and bitter. Bethesda is salty and bitter.

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      It’s almost impossible to have not been bombarded with the main story and setting of Morrowind by this point. But when this game came out, it was an experience and a half. Unlike anything I had seen before at least. Sure, Ultima, TES 2, etc all existed. But none of them had never sold their world so effectively if you ask me.