A fungus has ravaged the world, a girl is immune to it, and a broken man has to get her across.

It is one of the most torn profiles of the bunch. On gut feeling, the community ranks it right at the top, ahead of 99% of games. And yet, with a controller, it is the total opposite: it drops to the very bottom of the ranking, behind almost every title. That gap is exactly what makes it unforgettable. You do not love it for its gunfights or its stealth, you love it for what it does to you. The wish to live it again for the first time comes first, its art style sits ahead of almost all others. Attachment and the hours you chain stay, by contrast, more measured.

Next to other action and survival games, it bets everything on its writing and on the bond between its two leads. Gameplay is just a support, and it owns that choice like few titles dare to.

So, who is it for? For you if you want a story that grips your throat, characters that stay. Much less if you judge a game first on its mechanics and the depth of its action.