A game where you just walk and listen
Sometimes gameplay just means aggressively holding the 'W' key for an hour. Dear Esther popularized the 'walking simulator' genre by completely removing all action, puzzles, and jumping. You simply walk across a depressing Scottish island while a disembodied voice reads you gloomy letters. It was a groundbreaking revelation that games could just be atmospheric strolls.

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