region: Systems & Chaos

Games about decisions under uncertainty

Games about building a system that turns randomness into an advantage.

You optimize the fun out of things, then complain the game's solved - and go straight off to break another one.

Examples: Balatro, Hearthstone, Phasmophobia

Life is Strange cover art

Life is Strange

Systems & Chaos · narrative adventure

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Life is Strange
Borderlands 2 cover art

Borderlands 2

Systems & Chaos · looter shooter RPG

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Borderlands 2
Baldur's Gate 3 cover art

Baldur's Gate 3

Systems & Chaos · turn-based CRPG

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Baldur's Gate 3
L.A. Noire cover art

L.A. Noire

Systems & Chaos · detective adventure

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L.A. Noire
XCOM: Enemy Unknown cover art
+1 edition

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Systems & Chaos · turn-based tactics

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Slay the Spire cover art

Slay the Spire

Systems & Chaos · deckbuilding roguelike

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Slay the Spire
Darkest Dungeon II cover art
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Darkest Dungeon II

Systems & Chaos · gothic roguelike RPG

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Darkest Dungeon II
FTL: Faster Than Light cover art

FTL: Faster Than Light

Systems & Chaos · roguelike strategy

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FTL: Faster Than Light
Don't Starve cover art

Don't Starve

Systems & Chaos · wilderness survival

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Don't Starve
Diablo IV cover art

Diablo IV

Systems & Chaos · loot-grind ARPG

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Diablo IV
Balatro cover art

Balatro

Systems & Chaos · deckbuilding roguelike

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Balatro
The Last Guardian cover art

The Last Guardian

Systems & Chaos · puzzle adventure

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The Last Guardian
RimWorld cover art

RimWorld

Systems & Chaos · colony sim

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RimWorld
Murdered: Soul Suspect cover art

Murdered: Soul Suspect

Systems & Chaos · detective adventure

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Murdered: Soul Suspect
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me cover art
+3 editions

The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me

Systems & Chaos · interactive horror drama

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The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
Layers of Fear (2016) cover art

Layers of Fear (2016)

Systems & Chaos · psychological walking horror

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Layers of Fear (2016)
Her Story cover art

Her Story

Systems & Chaos · FMV detective

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Her Story
The Banner Saga 3 cover art
+2 editions

The Banner Saga 3

Systems & Chaos · tactical RPG

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The Banner Saga 3
Evil cover art

Evil

Systems & Chaos · horror walking sim

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Evil
Amnesia: The Bunker cover art
+1 edition

Amnesia: The Bunker

Systems & Chaos · immersive horror survival

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Amnesia: The Bunker
Crusader Kings III cover art
+1 edition

Crusader Kings III

Systems & Chaos · grand strategy

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Crusader Kings III
Phasmophobia cover art

Phasmophobia

Systems & Chaos · horror investigation

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Phasmophobia
The Quarry cover art

The Quarry

Systems & Chaos · interactive horror drama

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The Quarry
DREDGE cover art

DREDGE

Systems & Chaos · fishing horror adventure

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DREDGE
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut cover art

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut

Systems & Chaos · narrative RPG

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Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
Lethal Company cover art

Lethal Company

Systems & Chaos · co-op horror

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Lethal Company
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors cover art

999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors

Systems & Chaos · escape room visual novel

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999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
The Long Dark cover art

The Long Dark

Systems & Chaos · wilderness survival

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The Long Dark
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket cover art
+12 editions

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket

Systems & Chaos · digital card game

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Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
R.E.P.O. cover art

R.E.P.O.

Systems & Chaos · co-op horror extraction

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R.E.P.O.