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1. Bleeding Roots
Bleeding Roots is a free fifteen minute horror game about a man taking care of his plants throughout the seasons. Bleeding Roots is a horror, atmospheric and linear game. Released on September 07th 2024 has received 424 reviews of which 393 were positive and 31 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played linear games.
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2. South Scrimshaw, Part One
South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary. South Scrimshaw, Part One is a sci-fi, linear and hand-drawn game. Released on June 09th 2023 has received 1,572 reviews of which 1,556 were positive and 16 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played linear games.
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3. Momotype
An experimental, horror visual novel about raising a virtual pet. Help a tamagotchi-like creature navigate his angst. We love Momo! Momotype is a visual novel, cute and dark game. Released on December 03rd 2021 has received 783 reviews of which 761 were positive and 22 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played linear games.
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4. Crow Story
Jump, dive, and platform through this minimalistic indie 3D platformer about a little crow trying to save his friends. Crow Story is a 3d platformer, 3d and atmospheric game. Released on December 24th 2021 has received 356 reviews of which 340 were positive and 16 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played linear games.
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5. Han'yo
After witnessing her village being destroyed and slaughtered by the Oni demon, Hiroko has only one goal: revenge. Join this young samurai in this 2D side-scrolling platformer. Han'yo is a action, side scroller and action-adventure game. Released on September 24th 2022 has received 352 reviews of which 295 were positive and 57 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played linear games.
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