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THE CURIOUS PLAYER

Make a discovery trailThe Obsidian Games Review journal

A good collection is a conversation between the things you already enjoy and the things you have not tried yet.

Choose a familiar starting point

Begin with a genre you already understand. Read one catalogue summary carefully and identify what attracts you: the setting, the kind of decision or the way the experience is described.

Try an adjacent genre

Change the genre filter and look for a description that shares one of those qualities. The aim is a manageable change of perspective, not a promise that two different games will feel identical.

Arrange your route

Add a few games to your local selection. Move them up or down to make a reading order, then follow the review links one at a time. The route is a personal list, not a ranking of the games themselves.

Return with a question

When you revisit the collection, ask what you are in the mood to do rather than which game has the largest score. Curiosity is more useful than finishing a list for its own sake.