Superhot
Part first-person shooter and part puzzle game, Superhot is one of the most creative games released in the last decade, and that extends to both the gameplay and the narrative structure in its campaign. In each level, time only moves when you move, enabling you to think through seemingly impossible combat situations and handle them with John Wick finesse. Grab a baseball bat, throw it at an enemy so he drops his gun, grab that gun, duck, and then fire it at a target across the room. In standard shooters, doing that is practically unfathomable, as only one bullet kills you here, but Superhot isn’t a standard shooter.
Superhot would probably get a spot on our list from that action alone, but Superhot Team didn’t stop there. A bizarre cyberspace story told through an IRC-like chat between several hackers drives the game forward, and it’s just as interesting as blasting seven baddies before they can react. If the original isn’t enough, a completely separate game called Superhot VR is available, as is the standalone expansion Superhot: Mind Control Delete.
