Only just a few years ago did I actually figure out how to play minesweeper properly. As a kid, I was mystified. I like the explosions that they added since the Windows Vista version, I think

The OG .io game. I always love games that I could imagine building myself, and this is one of them. I love the dynamics of a bunch of cells swirling around trying to absorb each other, the emergent behaviour that comes out of that. The simplicity is beautiful. I have fond memories of consuming poor little players with a big blob with "ASSIMILATE" written on it

I enjoyed playing this with my friend back in the day, trolling people, pulling off ridiculous lies and conspiracies. But eventually it got boring for me staring at the same uncanny-valley town, with the ridiculous flair that people paid to have on their characters. My friend began to take the games too seriously, and my mental capabilities are pretty hit and miss when I'm honestly trying at a social deduction game

I played this as a substitute for Spore when I didn't have access to it. Pretty game. Nice visuals. I have fond memories of it.

This was the first game I ever played on a smart phone, on my childhood crush's dad's iPhone 3GS. Which blew my mind at the time. I enjoyed terrorizing all the poor little problematically-portrayed island people, and discovering all the secrets the game had to offer.