For years I sat on the sideline of the BR hype train, waiting for my turn. Fall Guys delivered it in the form of a massively multiplayer platformer, where out-smarting and out-grabbing are your keys to winning the Crown.

Something about bean physics was made for me. This game gave me and my friends some incredible moments and lobbies during the COVID era (especially after they finally did something to address cheaters). Once they started introducing more lobby variety (duos, special queues, etc.), very little remote work got done in weeks where Fall Ball Cup or Hexagone-only was live. I'm eternally grateful to the devs for this game, even though it's entered its free-to-play, one-too-many-currencies arc. A few hundred crowns in the pile, and every single one felt special.

Bonus: my most improbable clip.