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The Séance of Blake Manor

The Séance of Blake Manor is a 2025 first-person supernatural detective game by Spooky Doorway and Raw Fury, set in 1897 Ireland, where Declan Ward investigates Evelyn Deane's disappearance before a séance using a minute-per-action time mechanic.

The Secret of Monkey Island

The Secret of Monkey Island is a 1990 Lucasfilm Games point-and-click adventure by Ron Gilbert, Dave Grossman, and Tim Schafer, starring Guybrush Threepwood, built on the SCUMM engine, known for insult swordfighting, and remade as the 2009 Special Edition.

The Secret World

The Secret World (Secret World Legends) is Funcom's 2012 contemporary-horror MMORPG where every conspiracy is true; classless 500-skill progression, real-world investigation missions, Illuminati/Templars/Dragons factions, 200k launch sales, free-to-play 2017 relaunch.

The Settlers

The Settlers, city-building real-time strategy series launched 1993 by Blue Byte (Serf City: Life is Feudal), acquired by Ubisoft 2001; seven mainline entries to 2010, New Allies 2023, known for production chains and indirect control of settlers.

The Simpsons: Hit & Run

The Simpsons: Hit & Run, also known as Simpsons Hit and Run, is a 2003 driving and action-adventure game by Radical Entertainment set in an open-world Springfield.

The Sims

The Sims, life simulation game series created by Will Wright at Maxis, first released 4 February 2000 by EA; over 100 million copies sold, four mainline games, The Sims 4 still active with rivals InZoi and Paralives.

The Sims (video game)

The Sims (2000), Maxis life simulation game by Will Wright, published by EA February 4, 2000; best-selling PC game, spawned a 125M+ unit franchise, The Sims 2-4, and 25th-anniversary Legacy re-releases.

The Sims 2

The Sims 2 (2004) is Maxis/EA's life simulation sequel to The Sims, adding aging, genetics, memories, and the aspiration/fear system. Metascore 90 PC, best-selling PC game of 2004, re-released digitally as the Legacy Collection in 2025.

The Sims 3

The Sims 3 (2009), Maxis/EA life simulation game for PC, Mac, and later consoles; first open-world Sims without lot loading screens, trait-based personalities, 11 expansions, 9 stuff packs, over 7 million copies sold by 2015.

The Sims 4

The Sims 4 is Maxis and EA's life simulation game, fourth in the series, released September 2, 2014 for PC and later Mac, Xbox, and PlayStation; base game free since October 18, 2022, with Gallery, Create a Sim, Build Mode, and paid expansion packs.

The Sinking City

The Sinking City is a 2019 open-world action-adventure and investigation game by Ukrainian studio Frogwares, following private detective Charles Reed through a half-submerged Massachusetts city inspired by H.P. Lovecraft.

The Sinking City 2

The Sinking City 2 is a Lovecraftian survival horror game by Frogwares, released August 18, 2026, set in a flooded 1920s Arkham and shifting the series from detective adventure to combat-focused survival.

The Stanley Parable

The Stanley Parable: 2011 Half-Life 2 mod by Davey Wreden, remade 2013 with William Pugh (Galactic Cafe), narrated by Kevan Brighting; metafictional game about player agency; Ultra Deluxe remake released April 27, 2022 in Unity.

The Suffering (video game)

The Suffering (2004) is a third-person action-horror game by Surreal Software and Midway, set in a Maryland prison island; protagonist Torque, moral choice system, three endings, Metacritic 77-80, sequel Ties That Bind (2005).

The Talos Principle

The Talos Principle: philosophical first-person puzzle game by Croteam (Zagreb), written by Tom Jubert and Jonas Kyratzes, published by Devolver Digital, released December 11, 2014; 120+ puzzles, Elohim narrative, 85% Metacritic, Road to Gehenna DLC, Reawakened remaster 2025.

The Talos Principle 2

The Talos Principle 2 is a 2023 first-person philosophical puzzle game by Croteam, published by Devolver Digital for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S; player 1k explores the megastructure from New Jerusalem, with Road to Elysium DLC in 2024.

The Thaumaturge

The Thaumaturge is a 2024 story-driven isometric RPG by Fool's Theory and 11 bit studios, set in 1905 Russian-ruled Warsaw, where Wiktor Szulski captures flaw-born demons called salutors for dialogue and turn-based combat.

The Thing (video game)

The Thing (video game): 2002 third-person survival horror shooter by Computer Artworks, sequel to Carpenter's 1982 film; trust/fear/infection squad mechanics, over one million copies sold, remastered by Nightdive Studios in December 2024.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter: 2014 first-person detective narrative game by The Astronauts (ex-People Can Fly, Bulletstorm), photogrammetry-built Red Creek Valley, no combat, BAFTA Game Innovation winner, ~2 million copies.

The Walking Dead (video game)

The Walking Dead (Telltale Games) is an episodic narrative adventure series launched April 2012, starring Lee Everett protecting Clementine, with timed moral choices, end-of-episode choice statistics, and over 80 Game of the Year awards.

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier is Telltale Games' 2016–2017 third season, a five-episode episodic adventure starring Javier Garcia alongside Clementine, with 42 imported-choice paths, a December 20, 2016 two-part premiere, and a 2020 Switch re-release.

The Walking Dead: Destinies

The Walking Dead: Destinies is a 2023 third-person action-adventure game by Flux Games and GameMill covering seasons 1-4 of the TV show with story-altering choices; it was critically panned, scoring 29 on Metacritic (PS5).

The Walking Dead: The Final Season

The Walking Dead: The Final Season (2018) is Telltale's fourth and final Walking Dead game, following Clementine and AJ at a boarding school; Skybound Games finished it after Telltale's 2018 closure. Metascore 77.

The Warriors (video game)

The Warriors (video game): 2005 beat 'em up by Rockstar Toronto, published by Rockstar Games, based on the 1979 film and 1965 novel; PS2, Xbox, PSP; Metacritic 84-85.

The Wayward Realms

The Wayward Realms is an upcoming open-world fantasy RPG by OnceLost Games, founded by Ted Peterson, Julian LeFay, and Vijay Lakshman, billed as a spiritual successor to Daggerfall, with a virtual Game Master, procedural archipelago, and a 2024 Kickstarter that raised $902,119.

The Witch's House (魔女の家)

The Witch's House (魔女の家, Majo no ie) is a 2012 freeware RPG Maker VX puzzle-horror game by Fummy, starring Viola in a shapeshifting house; remade as The Witch's House MV in 2018 with a body-swap true ending.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is CD Projekt RED's 2011 PC action RPG (Xbox 360 2012), sequel to The Witcher, starring Geralt of Rivia, with two mutually exclusive Roche/Iorveth paths, 16 endings, and over 15 million copies sold.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Wiedźmin 3: Dziki Gon) is CD Projekt RED's 2015 open-world RPG starring Geralt of Rivia hunting Ciri. Sold 6 million copies in six weeks, won 2015 Game of the Year, and received a 2026 Remastered edition.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine is the second expansion for the 2015 role-playing game, released by CD PROJEKT RED on May 31, 2016.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone

Hearts of Stone is the first paid expansion to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, released October 13, 2015 by CD PROJEKT RED for PC, Xbox One, and PS4, adding over 10 hours of story in No Man's Land and Oxenfurt.