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Reposted by Stephen Strong

Alien Bob but also @jeremyoduber.com · 09/04/2026

There's this influential first person game from the mid-2000s that's a short but very tight experience, isn't gun focused, has unique gameplay mechanics, is all about platforming, only received one massively expanded sequel, and has an ending theme song called "Still Alive." No wait, there's two.

The box art for Portal, featuring a stick figure diagram of someone falling through a portal.

The box art for Mirror's Edge, featuring its protagonist Faith, a young Asian woman, in front of a white city scape.

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