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* [[spoiler: ''Bombastic'']]: Five cousins attempt to stay alive in the [[StuffBlowingUp deadliest game of Yahtzee]] ever created.


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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/CoffeeTalk'']]: Barista Simulator.

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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/CoffeeTalk'']]: Barista Simulator.Simulator, where most of your conversation topics with your customers are about racism.
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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/CoffeeTalk'']]: Barista Simulator: The Game.

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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/CoffeeTalk'']]: Barista Simulator: The Game.Simulator.

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* [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/CodeVein'']]: Come for the soulsborne gameplay, stay for the waifu character creation.

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* [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/CodeVein'']]: [[spoiler:''VideoGame/CodeVein'']]: Come for the soulsborne gameplay, stay for the waifu character creation.


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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/CoffeeTalk'']]: Barista Simulator: The Game.
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* [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/CaptainToadTreasureTracker'']]: Take [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros a franchise]] that helped spawn [[PlatformGame a genre]]. Make another game in that franchise, very similar to [[VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld the last one]], and remove the ''one thing'' that defines both the franchise and the genre. This is the result.

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* [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/CaptainToadTreasureTracker'']]: Take [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros a franchise]] that helped spawn [[PlatformGame a genre]]. Make another game in that franchise, very similar to [[VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld the last one]], and remove the ''one thing'' that defines both the franchise and the genre. This is the result.

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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/{{Abuse}}'']]: A convict armed with a combat suit escapes from a hellish prison when a biological agent that turned everyone into murderous mutants.



* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/{{Astebreed}}'']]: A cleanup man gets drafted to pilot a mecha save the world from mechanical HordeOfAlienLocusts.



* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/BallisticNG'']]: Classic-era ''VideoGame/{{Wipeout}}''-styled racer with [[GameMod a modding sandbox]].



* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/{{Bleed}}'']]: A girl with big dreams and a bigger heart wants to become the next greatest video game hero by gunning down the previous heroes.



* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/BloodOver'']]: A GunFu demon hunter and her [[GatlingGood Gatling gun-toting maid]] fight off supernatural monsters [[StylishAction with style]].



* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/BunnyMustDie'']]: A little girl really hates her ears.

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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/BunnyMustDie'']]: A little bunny girl who really hates her ears.


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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/BulletWitch'']]: A witch who wields a broom that transforms into high-powered guns and destructive magic fights with a resistance group from a demonic invasion.


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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/{{Caladrius}}'']]: Magitek fantasy shoot 'em up with ClothingDamage.


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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/ChaosField'']]: Pilot a dimension-swapping SpaceFighter to fend off an invasion from the DarkWorld.
* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/ChaosLegion'']]: A ChurchMilitant MagicKnight harnesses the powers of demonic entities to find the answers of his friend's betrayal and [[StartOfDarkness descent into wickedness]].


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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/{{cloudphobia}}'']]: A mecha pilot darts through the skies while protecting a mothership from being attacked by escaping enemies.


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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/CrescentPaleMist'']]: A fantasy country was swallowed up by twisted dimension created by an ancient and dangerous form of magic, and a MagicalKnight who wields said dangerous magical powers takes a daunting journey to confront those abusing its powers.


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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/CrimzonClover'']]: A ShootEmUp superplayer makes his own Creator/{{CAVE}}-esque shoot 'em up game filled with more expansions than the 4th of July.


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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/CrossCode'']]: A amnesiac girl plays in a super-advanced MMO game in [[QuestForIdentity a search of her past]].
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Gag Boobs was renamed to Boob Based Gag. It's for comedy based on boobs, not "big boobs exist".


*** [[spoiler: ''Borderlands: Mad Moxxi's Underdome'']]: A lady with [[GagBoobs heavy armaments]] and a love for violence throws a gladiatorial combat.

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*** [[spoiler: ''Borderlands: Mad Moxxi's Underdome'']]: A lady with [[GagBoobs heavy armaments]] armaments and a love for violence throws a gladiatorial combat.

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* [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/BabaIsYou'']]: You have to make a bunch of sentences with poor grammar to win.
* [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/BackToTheFutureTheGame'']]: The long awaited sequel to everyone's favorite [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture trilogy]].

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* [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/BabaIsYou'']]: [[spoiler:''VideoGame/BabaIsYou'']]: You have to make a bunch of sentences with poor grammar to win.
* [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/BackToTheFutureTheGame'']]: [[spoiler:''VideoGame/BackpackHero'']]: Five furries must [[InventoryManagementPuzzle seriously consider how they're packing their things]] as they explore the dungeons.
* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/BackToTheFutureTheGame'']]:
The long awaited sequel to everyone's favorite [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture trilogy]].
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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/AShortHike'']]: A teenage girl tries to get cellphone reception.
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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/BarrySteakfries'']]: A businessman with classified scientific propulsion technology fights a green-haired scientist.
** [[spoiler:''VideoGame/AgeOfZombies'']]: A businessman without classified scientific propulsion technology slaughters living dead and befriends a dinosaur.
** [[spoiler:''VideoGame/MonsterDash'']]: A businessman (sometimes) with classified scientific propulsion technology slaughters even more living dead.

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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/BarrySteakfries'']]: A businessman with classified scientific propulsion technology fights a green-haired scientist.
gets in red-nosed scientist's way.
** [[spoiler:''VideoGame/AgeOfZombies'']]: A businessman without classified scientific propulsion technology slaughters kills red-nosed scientist, goes back in time to slaughter living dead and befriends a dinosaur.
** [[spoiler:''VideoGame/MonsterDash'']]: A businessman (sometimes) with classified scientific propulsion technology slaughters even more living dead.dead, except now he can't stop running.



** [[spoiler:''VideoGame/JetpackJoyride2'']]: A businessman with classified scientific propulsion technology shoots down the laboratory's security system.

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** [[spoiler:''VideoGame/JetpackJoyride2'']]: A businessman with classified scientific propulsion technology shoots down the laboratory's security system. Red-nosed scientist turns out to have several friends with their own labs, which become businessman's next targets.
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*** Alternately: A real-time RaisingSimulator that could send you text messages on your phone. You, the actual player, is explicitly one of the main characters.

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*** Alternately: A real-time RaisingSimulator RaisingSim that could send you text messages on your phone. You, the actual player, is explicitly one of the main characters.

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** [[spoiler:''VideoGame/ArNosurgeOdeToAnUnbornStar'']]: Second kidnapped girl regains memory, attempts to stop first kidnapped girl from causing the end of another world.

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*** Alternately: The sun notices people using an EldritchAbomination to get free high-speed internet; decides self-destructing is the best option to deal with it. Clearly, the best way to avert disaster is to summon ''another'' EldritchAbomination and have them figure it out.
*** Alternately: A real-time RaisingSimulator that could send you text messages on your phone. You, the actual player, is explicitly one of the main characters.
** [[spoiler:''VideoGame/ArNosurgeOdeToAnUnbornStar'']]: Second kidnapped girl regains memory, attempts to stop first kidnapped girl from causing destroying a GenerationShip.
*** Alternately: The second EldritchAbomination couldn't stop
the end sun from exploding. Millennia later (but minutes from the events of another world.the previous game); you, the actual player, is controlling a robot body [[spoiler:and one of the other main characters]] and expected to fix this somehow.
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** [[spoiler:''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot4ItsAboutTime'']]: Marsupial and his sister, after many years of [[CanonDiscontinuity events that never happened]], are fighting back against the balding scientist and genie guy with the turning fork as they uses mask that control space, time and matters. They are helped by a former friend who went from BuxomIsBetter to HartmanHips, a former enemy from another dimention, the masks and [[spoiler: the balding scientist himself... or is he.]]

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** [[spoiler:''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot4ItsAboutTime'']]: Marsupial and his sister, after many years of [[CanonDiscontinuity events that never happened]], are fighting back against the balding scientist and genie guy with the turning fork as they uses mask that control space, time and matters. They are helped by a former friend who went from BuxomIsBetter BuxomBeautyStandard to HartmanHips, a former enemy from another dimention, the masks and [[spoiler: the balding scientist himself... or is he.]]
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** [[spoiler:''Saturn Bomberman'']]: A mad cyborg scientist, a musclebound man with no pants, and their gang of robots [[SealedEvilInACan release an ancient monster]], take control of it, and attempt to TakeOverTheWorld. Two demolitions experts set off to stop them with the help of [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dinosaurs]]. Anything else that moves, no matter how cute and innocuous-looking, is [[EverythingTryingToKillYou deadly on contact]].

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** [[spoiler:''Saturn Bomberman'']]: A mad cyborg scientist, a musclebound man with no pants, and their gang of robots [[SealedEvilInACan release an ancient monster]], take control of it, and attempt to TakeOverTheWorld. Two demolitions experts set off to stop them with the help of [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dinosaurs]].dinosaurs. Anything else that moves, no matter how cute and innocuous-looking, is [[EverythingTryingToKillYou deadly on contact]].
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** [[spoiler: ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]]'']]: Former mass murderer goes on a killing spree to keep himself from relapsing.
** [[spoiler: ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow]]'']]: He hunts down his fanclub. Two of them end up killing themselves first, and the third runs away like a little girl.

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** [[spoiler: ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]]'']]: ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow'']]: Former mass murderer goes on a killing spree to keep himself from relapsing.
** [[spoiler: ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow]]'']]: ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaDawnOfSorrow'']]: He hunts down his fanclub. Two of them end up killing themselves first, and the third runs away like a little girl.
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* [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/BestOfThree'']]: A woman has to survive a reunion with some guy she hated back in high school.


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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/CounterfeitMonkey'']]: Get new stuff by removing letters from old stuff.


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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/CragneManor'']]: Look for your lost husband while running into constant {{Big Lipped Alligator Moment}}s.
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*** Alternatively, a rebellious FarmersDaughter with [[ShesGotLegs lovely proportions]] gets bored of her [[SmallTownBoredom remote island village]] and travels literally ToHellAndBack with her RagtagBunchOfMisfits to synthesize items and gain her village's respect.

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*** Alternatively, a rebellious FarmersDaughter with [[ShesGotLegs lovely proportions]] proportions gets bored of her [[SmallTownBoredom remote island village]] and travels literally ToHellAndBack with her RagtagBunchOfMisfits to synthesize items and gain her village's respect.
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* [[spoiler:''Videogame/CultOfTheLamb:'']]: Babysit a bunch of animal people that can't even cook or clean up after themselves, so you can sacrifice them to a death god to pay off your resurrection(s). You get to murder a lot more animals in your off-time.

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* [[spoiler:''Videogame/CultOfTheLamb:'']]: [[spoiler:''Videogame/CultOfTheLamb'']]: Babysit a bunch of animal people that can't even cook or clean up after themselves, so you can sacrifice them to a death god to pay off your resurrection(s). You get to murder a lot more animals in your off-time.
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* [[spoiler:''Videogame/CultOfTheLamb:'']]: Babysit a bunch of animal people that can't even cook or clean up after themselves, so you can sacrifice them to a death god to pay off your resurrection(s). You get to murder a lot more animals in your off-time.
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** [[spoiler:''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'']]: A lawyer with spiky hair defends the innocent through {{courtroom antic}}s and [[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger really dramatic pointing]], beating down an old friend and said friend's mentor in the process. His old boss sticks around to help from beyond the grave via possessing her younger sister's body.

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** [[spoiler:''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'']]: A lawyer with spiky hair defends the innocent through {{courtroom antic}}s CourtroomAntics and [[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger really dramatic pointing]], beating down an old friend and said friend's mentor in the process. His old boss sticks around to help from beyond the grave via possessing her younger sister's body.



** [[spoiler: ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'']]: A different lawyer with slightly less spiky hair and a bracelet that makes him a LivingLieDetector defends the innocent through {{courtroom antic}}s and [[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger really dramatic pointing]], while being assisted by a StageMagician. They go up against TheRockStar, who was involved in making the first lawyer lose his job. The original lawyer still manages to dominate the story anyhow.

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** [[spoiler: ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'']]: A different lawyer with slightly less spiky hair and a bracelet that makes him a LivingLieDetector defends the innocent through {{courtroom antic}}s CourtroomAntics and [[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger really dramatic pointing]], while being assisted by a StageMagician. They go up against TheRockStar, who was involved in making the first lawyer lose his job. The original lawyer still manages to dominate the story anyhow.
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*** Alternativaly, guy lost his frog and gains a waifu. [[spoiler: literally.]]
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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/TheCaligulaEffect'']]: A group of high school students attempt to run away from their school, and use superpowers to beat up those who actually like being here.
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* [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/BubbleBobble'']]: A curse [[BalefulPolymorph transformed two human boys into cute little dragons]]. They defeat enemies by blowing bubbles and jumping on them to rescue their girlfriends from a drunken giant.

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* [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/BubbleBobble'']]: A curse [[BalefulPolymorph [[ForcedTransformation transformed two human boys into cute little dragons]]. They defeat enemies by blowing bubbles and jumping on them to rescue their girlfriends from a drunken giant.
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** [[spoiler:''Shadow of A Dying Sun'']]: You find out the incident that sent you to a cyro-sleep is a succession war that your CEO daughter was a designed heir to. Now you go to not!Britain to fight her essentially-EvilUncle, who allied himself to not!Vortigern, with the help of not!King Arthur.
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** [[spoiler:''Art Of Fighting 3'']] The other martial artist's friend is kidnapped by a rich guy who wants to be [[Comicbook/IncredibleHulk The Hulk]]. A young girl who tells people to "grow up" is the only memorable and most successful new character.

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** [[spoiler:''Art Of Fighting 3'']] The other martial artist's friend is kidnapped by a rich guy who wants to be [[Comicbook/IncredibleHulk The the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]]. A young girl who tells people to "grow up" is the only memorable and most successful new character.
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** [[spoiler:''VideoGame/JetpackJoyride2BulletRush'']]: A businessman with classified scientific propulsion technology shoots down the laboratory's security system.

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** [[spoiler:''VideoGame/JetpackJoyride2BulletRush'']]: [[spoiler:''VideoGame/JetpackJoyride2'']]: A businessman with classified scientific propulsion technology shoots down the laboratory's security system.

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* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/BarrySteakfries'']]: A businessman with classified scientific propulsion technology fights a green-haired scientist.
** [[spoiler:''VideoGame/AgeOfZombies'']]: A businessman without classified scientific propulsion technology slaughters living dead and befriends a dinosaur.
** [[spoiler:''VideoGame/MonsterDash'']]: A businessman (sometimes) with classified scientific propulsion technology slaughters even more living dead.
** [[spoiler:''VideoGame/JetpackJoyride'']]: A businessman steals classified scientific propulsion technology.
** [[spoiler:''VideoGame/JetpackJoyride2BulletRush'']]: A businessman with classified scientific propulsion technology shoots down the laboratory's security system.



* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/TheBattleOfOlympus'']]: A musician brings his girlfriend back from the dead using brute force, taking credit for the actions of his contemporaries along the way.



* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/TheBattleOfOlympus'']]: A musician brings his girlfriend back from the dead using brute force, taking credit for the actions of his contemporaries along the way.
* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/BattleRacingStars'']]: A businessman with classified scientific propulsion technology, his RobotDog, some guy in a HazmatSuit, a dinosaur that businessman befriended, a pineapple kid, a strawberry girl, an old man who is also their teacher, a silent video game protagonist, his pregnant girlfriend, a royal skeleton and a bear try to determine who is the fastest.
* [[spoiler:'' VideoGame/BattleTanx'']]: Blow up a post-apocalyptic America with tanks while stealing women from other people with tanks.
** [[spoiler:''Battletanx: Global Assault'']]: Same as above, though add tanks that shoot lasers, tanks that hover, and most of northwest Europe to blow up with them.



* [[spoiler:''VideoGame/BattleRacingStars'']]: A buisnessman, his RobotDog, some random guy in a HazmatSuit, an undead dinosaur, a pineapple kid, a strawberry girl, an old man who is also their teacher, a silent protagonist, his pregnant girlfriend, a royal skeleton and a bear try to determine who is the fastest. They often resort to violence.
* [[spoiler:'' VideoGame/BattleTanx'']]: Blow up a post-apocalyptic America with tanks while stealing women from other people with tanks.
** [[spoiler:''Battletanx: Global Assault'']]: Same as above, though add tanks that shoot lasers, tanks that hover, and most of northwest Europe to blow up with them.
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** ''[[spoiler:VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsColdWar]]'': A [[{{Gamebook}} choose-your-own-adventure story]] presented through the medium of a first-person shooter.
** ''[[spoiler:VideoGame/CallOfDutyVanguard]]'': The World War II simulation reinvigorates itself by becoming a cursed gun simulator.
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* [[spoiler: ''Videogame/CavesOfQud'': Be a horrific mutant, set out for adventure, befriend random creatures by giving them water and die in a post-apocalypse so messed up even the plants want to kill you.

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* [[spoiler: ''Videogame/CavesOfQud'': ''Videogame/CavesOfQud'']]: Be a horrific mutant, set out for adventure, befriend random creatures by giving them water and die in a post-apocalypse so messed up even the plants want to kill you.

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