Games that are tumblr bait, but good. Doesn’t have to be intentional.

I think the main thing that mired Night in the Woods was... what's his name, Scott Bentley or whatever as a writer because you could tell whenever he wrote something in it; it was cringy, fucking stupid and vapid. Half the writing was actually pretty good and if you ignore that really dumb ending/explanation for the plot, it was a decent game. The artstyle was nice, the music was rad and when they weren't screaming random shit at each other (ie Gregg) or being an obvious edgelord neckbeard (Angus), the characters weren't bad.
 
Celeste. An awesome platformer where you play as a girl that climbs a magic mountain to deal with her personal problems. It tackles topics regarding self-worth and social anxiety, which draws tumblrites like moths to a flame. It's also got promotional and cinematic art (even though gameplay is retro 16-bit style) that looks like something you'd find off of someone's tumblr page.
 
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