Recommendations

Books, games, documentaries, and other things I think are worth your time.

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The Art of Thinking Clearly

Rolf Dobelli 2013

Book

Common thinking errors definitely worth knowing.

Non-fiction

1984

George Orwell 1949

Book

I don't think I need to write a description for this book.

Dystopia

Animal Farm

George Orwell 1945

Book

I read this book in my childhood by chance and it is really influential.

Dystopia

Fluent Python

Luciano Ramalho 2022

Book

(If you are interested in Python)

PythonProgramming

Hyperbolica

CodeParade 2022

Game

A playful first-person adventure that makes non-Euclidean geometry something you can explore and gradually understand.

PuzzleMathIndie

4D Golf

CodeParade 2024

Game

The only actual 4D game in first personal view AFAIK.

PuzzleMathGolf

Silent Hill 2

Team Silent / Bloober Team 2001 / 2024

Game

A haunting psychological horror story whose oppressive town gives grief, guilt, and memory a physical form.

Survival horrorPsychologicalStory-rich

Journey

thatgamecompany 2012

Game

A brief and beautiful pilgrimage that creates a powerful sense of companionship without using dialogue.

AdventureAtmosphericIndie

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

CD Projekt Red 2015

Game

A vast role-playing game where careful worldbuilding and unusually strong side stories make wandering worthwhile.

RPGFantasyOpen world

Ghostwire: Tokyo

Tango Gameworks 2022

Game

A supernatural tour through an eerily emptied Tokyo filled with urban legends, spirits, and striking visual detail.

Action-adventureSupernaturalOpen world

Hogwarts Legacy

Avalanche Software 2023

Game

A richly realized visit to Hogwarts that makes exploring the castle and its surroundings the main attraction.

RPGFantasyOpen world

Cyberpunk 2077

CD Projekt Red 2020

Game

A dense first-person role-playing game whose characters, quests, and neon city leave a lasting impression.

RPGCyberpunkOpen world

Superliminal

Pillow Castle 2019

Game

A compact puzzle game that repeatedly turns forced perspective and visual assumptions into satisfying surprises.

PuzzlePerspectiveIndie

A Plague Tale: Innocence

Asobo Studio 2019

Game

A focused medieval journey that uses stealth, swarms of rats, and a sibling bond to sustain its tension.

AdventureStealthStory-rich

Minecraft

Mojang Studios 2011

Game

An enduring sandbox whose simple blocks support creativity, exploration, engineering, and shared adventures.

SandboxSurvivalCreative

HITMAN

IO Interactive 2016

Game

An intricate assassination sandbox that rewards observation, experimentation, improvisation, and repeated play.

StealthSandboxPuzzle

Half-Life franchise

Half-Life

Valve 1998

Game

A landmark first-person shooter that tells its science-fiction disaster without taking control away from the player.

FPSScience fictionClassic

Half-Life 2

Valve 2004

Game

A masterfully paced resistance story whose physical world makes every encounter feel tangible.

FPSScience fictionPhysics

Half-Life 2: Episode One

Valve 2006

Game

A focused escape from City 17 that puts Alyx at the center of the journey.

FPSScience fictionStory-rich

Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Valve 2007

Game

A broader and more varied road trip through the outskirts of Combine-controlled territory.

FPSScience fictionStory-rich

Portal franchise

Both of Valve's first-person portal puzzle games.

Portal

Valve 2007

Game

A perfectly economical puzzle game that turns one brilliant mechanic into an unforgettable escape.

PuzzleScience fictionComedy

Portal 2

Valve 2011

Game

A larger sequel with ingenious test chambers and impeccable comic writing.

PuzzleCo-opComedy

Assassin's Creed franchise

Assassin's Creed

Ubisoft Montreal 2007

Game

The original establishes the Animus, the Assassin–Templar conflict, and an unusually contemplative approach to historical stealth.

Action-adventureStealthCrusades

Assassin's Creed II

Ubisoft Montreal 2009

Game

Ezio's Renaissance journey expands the original idea into a warmer, richer, and more varied adventure.

Action-adventureStealthRenaissance

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Ubisoft Montreal 2010

Game

Ezio rebuilds the Brotherhood in Rome while the series sharpens its combat and recruitment systems.

Action-adventureStealthRome

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Ubisoft Montreal 2011

Game

A reflective Constantinople-set finale that brings Ezio and Altaïr's stories together.

Action-adventureStealthConstantinople

Assassin's Creed III

Ubisoft Montreal 2012

Game

Connor's life intersects with the American Revolution across cities, wilderness, and naval battles.

Action-adventureStealthAmerican Revolution

Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

Ubisoft Sofia 2012

Game

Aveline de Grandpré uses distinct social personas to navigate eighteenth-century New Orleans.

Action-adventureStealthNew Orleans

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Ubisoft Montreal 2013

Game

A superb Caribbean pirate adventure where sailing and exploration confidently share the stage with assassination.

Action-adventurePiratesOpen world

Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry

Ubisoft Quebec 2014

Game

Adéwalé leads a focused and forceful standalone fight against slavery in Saint-Domingue.

Action-adventureStealthStandalone

Assassin's Creed Rogue

Ubisoft Sofia 2014

Game

A former Assassin offers the series' rare Templar perspective while sailing the icy North Atlantic.

Action-adventureStealthOpen world

Assassin's Creed Unity

Ubisoft Montreal 2014

Game

Revolutionary Paris provides the series' densest city, fluid parkour, and cooperative assassinations.

Action-adventureStealthFrench Revolution

Assassin's Creed Syndicate

Ubisoft Quebec 2015

Game

Twin Assassins reclaim Victorian London through gang warfare, stealth, and lively character work.

Action-adventureStealthVictorian London

Assassin's Creed Origins

Ubisoft Montreal 2017

Game

Bayek's journey through ancient Egypt reinvents the series as a broad open-world action RPG.

Action RPGStealthAncient Egypt

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Ubisoft Quebec 2018

Game

A sprawling Greek odyssey embraces player choice, mythology, and flexible role-playing builds.

Action RPGOpen worldAncient Greece

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Ubisoft Montreal 2020

Game

A Viking settlement anchors a vast journey through ninth-century England and beyond.

Action RPGOpen worldVikings

Assassin's Creed Mirage

Ubisoft Bordeaux 2023

Game

A compact return to social stealth and rooftop movement in ninth-century Baghdad.

Action-adventureStealthBaghdad

Assassin's Creed Shadows

Ubisoft Quebec 2025

Game

Dual protagonists offer complementary shinobi stealth and samurai combat in feudal Japan.

Action RPGStealthFeudal Japan

Remedy Connected Universe

The released games in Remedy's connected Alan Wake and Control continuity.

Alan Wake

Remedy Entertainment 2010

Game

A missing writer searches a Pacific Northwest town where darkness is turning fiction into reality.

ActionPsychological horrorMystery

Control

Remedy Entertainment 2019

Game

A shifting brutalist headquarters turns paranormal bureaucracy into an exhilarating supernatural action game.

ActionNew weirdMetroidvania

Alan Wake 2

Remedy Entertainment 2023

Game

Two intertwined investigations push Remedy's storytelling and survival horror into daring new forms.

Survival horrorMysteryStory-rich

CONTROL Resonant

Remedy Entertainment 2026

Game

Dylan Faden crosses a warped Manhattan in an action RPG built around extraordinary powers and a reality-bending cosmic threat.

Action RPGSupernaturalStory-rich

Uncharted series

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Naughty Dog 2007

Game

Nathan Drake's first treasure hunt establishes the series' easy charm and cinematic momentum.

Action-adventureTreasure huntingCinematic

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Naughty Dog 2009

Game

A globe-trotting pursuit of Shambhala delivers exceptional pacing and still-spectacular set pieces.

Action-adventureTreasure huntingCinematic

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Naughty Dog 2011

Game

Drake's search for a lost desert city digs deeper into his history with Sully.

Action-adventureTreasure huntingCinematic

Uncharted: Golden Abyss

Bend Studio 2011

Game

A substantial handheld prequel carries Drake's climbing, shooting, and treasure hunting onto the Vita.

Action-adventureTreasure huntingHandheld

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Naughty Dog 2016

Game

A mature final Nathan Drake adventure balances breathtaking spectacle with quieter questions about obsession.

Action-adventureTreasure huntingCinematic

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Naughty Dog 2017

Game

Chloe and Nadine lead a tighter adventure through India's Western Ghats with a welcome open-ended middle act.

Action-adventureTreasure huntingCinematic

The Last of Us series

The Last of Us

Naughty Dog 2013

Game

A harrowing cross-country journey grounded by the slowly changing relationship between Joel and Ellie.

Action-adventureSurvivalStory-rich

The Last of Us Part II

Naughty Dog 2020

Game

An uncompromising cycle of violence asks the player to inhabit perspectives they may resist.

Action-adventureSurvivalStory-rich

Death Stranding series

Death Stranding

Kojima Productions 2019

Game

A solitary trek across a fractured America turns delivery, terrain, and indirect cooperation into meaningful play.

ExplorationScience fictionOpen world

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Kojima Productions 2025

Game

Sam's second expedition broadens the strange world while questioning the connections built by the first journey.

ExplorationScience fictionOpen world

Tomb Raider franchise

Tomb Raider

Crystal Dynamics 2013

Game

Lara's survival-focused reboot combines cinematic momentum with a satisfying island to explore.

Action-adventureSurvivalOrigin story

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Crystal Dynamics 2015

Game

The reboot's strongest blend of exploration, optional tombs, survival systems, and cinematic adventure.

Action-adventureExplorationSurvival

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Eidos-Montréal 2018

Game

A darker finale emphasizes dense jungle exploration and elaborate challenge tombs.

Action-adventureExplorationSurvival

Metro series

Metro 2033

4A Games 2010

Game

A claustrophobic journey through Moscow's underground where ammunition, air, and courage are always scarce.

FPSPost-apocalypticSurvival horror

Metro: Last Light

4A Games 2013

Game

A more polished return to the tunnels deepens the factions, moral choices, and fragile hope of the first game.

FPSPost-apocalypticStory-rich

Metro Exodus

4A Games 2019

Game

The series leaves Moscow aboard the Aurora for a year-long journey through varied open environments.

FPSPost-apocalypticExploration

Red Dead Redemption series

Red Dead Redemption

Rockstar San Diego 2010

Game

John Marston's pursuit across the fading American frontier remains a superb open-world western tragedy.

Action-adventureWesternOpen world

Red Dead Redemption 2

Rockstar Games 2018

Game

Arthur Morgan's slow-burning final ride unfolds in an extraordinarily detailed and responsive world.

Action-adventureWesternOpen world

The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

Brian Knappenberger 2014

Documentary

A portrait of Aaron Swartz and a clear-eyed account of open access, online activism, and disproportionate prosecution.

InternetOpen accessActivism