The Greatest Videogame Genre You Didn't Know Existed

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Have you ever left utterly, completely lost when playing a videogame? It can sometimes be pretty frustrating - but, more often than not, that confusion and stress can eventually give way to a sense of understanding and mastery so powerful that it's a wonder that someone hasn't made a whole game about capturing that feeling. Oh wait, they have - we just didn't realize.

After traversing spooky mansions, stringing up clues on a corkboard and shamelessly looking up a few things on the internet, The Architect has discovered an entire undiscovered genre sitting right under our noses, and it felt really good to find. But what's the secret to the appeal of games about getting lost, and how can we unlock the mysteries of just how they work?

You Saw:

Elden Ring - 2022
Fallout 4 - 2015
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - 1998
Counter Strike 2 - 2023
DOOM - 1993
Lorne's Lure - 2024
Forza Horizon 5 - 2021
Horizon Forbidden West - 2022
The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe - 2022
The Plucky Squire - 2024
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - 2022
Cocoon - 2023
Resident Evil 2 Remake - 2019
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 2017
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - 2023
The Legend of Zelda - 1986
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - 2000
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - 2011
Penny's Big Breakaway - 2024
Cyberpunk 2077 - 2020
The Witcher 3 - 2015
World of Warcraft - 2004
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned - 1999
Minecraft - 2011
Tunic - 2022
Rain World - 2017
Chants of Sennaar - 2023
Antichamber - 2013
Outer Wilds - 2019
Blue Prince - Not Out Yet
The Witness - 2016
Return of the Obra Dinn - 2018
Animal Well - 2024
Heaven's Vault - 2019
Fez - 2012
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes - 2024
The Talos Principle 2 - 2014
BABA IS YOU - 2019
Braid - 2008
Satisfactory - 2024
A Hat In Time - 2017
Botany Manor - 2024
Overboard! - 2021
Void Stranger - 2023
Her Story - 2015
Leap Year - 2024
Immortality - 2023
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 2006
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 2011
Dark Souls 3 - 2016
Dark Souls - 2012
Dark Souls 2 - 2014
Metroid Dread - 2021
Metroid Prime - 2002
Super Metroid - 1994
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - 1997
Ori and the Will of the Wisps - 2020
Dead Space - 2018
Genshin Impact - 2020
God of War: Ragnarok - 2022
UFO 50 - 2024
Deadlock - Early Access
The Looker - 2022