As you can see, I have decided against the idea of making up for my delay by posting two games a day.

I'm still over 10 days behind, so I'll probably spam the thread again soon, but I am done for now. Sorry about that!

No problem, I'm just impressed you got so many done. I'm still so far behind 🙃

I'll try to get some graphics done this afternoon but in the meantime might as well throw down some more hints up to the to Top 20.

27) The titular character is back for the third time, better kill him again

This title was controversial for a number of missteps at launch, but hands down has the best combat in this extremely influencial action RPG series

The Devil. Literally the Devil.

Historically mainly a PC series

26) From needing the help of an orb to fight in the first game, to straight up slamming enemies with a sledgehammer or shooting them with a bow in this one

25) This game has at least 3 things in common with A Hat In Time

24) 2007 saw two (three?) GOTY candidates that were mindblowing in different ways. I would argue this one has held up better

23) When the light is running low and the shadows start to grow

22) When you run out of bullets you ______

21) A real-world landmark is a significant part of a fictional location in this game

27) Diablo III

26) Ori and the Will of the Wisps

24) Super Mario Galaxy

22) Reload? Is there a game called Reload?

21) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 maybe? With the Eiffel Tower being the landmark in Lumière

All correct except technically 22 (but you're close )

Guessed by @mZuzek 

Super Meat Boy was the first challenging 2D platformer I got hooked on, but Celeste has since dethroned it by a significant margin. I don't know what to say other than this is the definitive 2D platformer as it stands and I hope to eventually see another game like it.

Next clues up.

#25

• The fourth time around in Erebonia
• The main character is being held captive by the main villain, and the rest of the group resolves to save him
• Pretty much all major characters that are still alive from every single game in the series gather together for the first time here

#24 Hollow Knight

• The once glorious kingdom fell once it was overrun by an infection that took over most of its inhabitants

#23

• Two games before #25
• No longer attending classes between missions
• Civil war in Erebonia

#22

• One last time on an adventure, this time with a previously unseen brother
• Just don't let the wife know you're leaving on an adventure, I'm sure nothing will go wrong
• Going after pirate treasure

#21

• A recent remake of the very first game in the same series as #25 and #23
• Sky
• 1st Chapter

Guessed by @mZuzek 

It's wild that this game is already 10 years old. It might not be deepest in terms of (most of its) gameplay but there's a reason why it's one of the most iconic indie games of all time, the soundtrack, the bosses, the humor, the vibe, it just shows how good even a "simple" game can be (and for one developer it is definitely not simple).

Guessed by @mZuzek 

OMORI is another modern Earthbound-like like Undertale (with how much they share conceptually it's almost a more legitimate genre than souls-likes) only with the dark aspects (that Undertale certainly also has) turned up to 11. If I played them both today I'm not really show which one I would enjoy more, but OMORI hits harder emotionally and actually has a pretty unique interesting combat system (same can be said for Undertale ofc, but outside boss battles it's almost a novelty). And yeah don't let the screenshot fool you, it's both colorful and fun and a pretty disturbing horror game.

25, 23, 21) Trails of Cold Steel IV and II and Trails of the Sky Remake (sorta guessing on the subseries here, but think that's right)

22) Uncharted 4