A few cool things to play and watch over the long weekend

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By Andrew Webster, an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories.

Thanksgiving is a time to spend with friends and family, and also a time full of periods where you definitely don’t want to move from the couch. You could spend that time mindlessly scrolling on your phone, or you could squeeze in a game or streaming show that fits nicely into a long weekend. If you aren’t planning to catch up some of the big recent TV shows or video games, here are a few things that I’ve been digging lately.

This show manages to be silly, scary, and strange all at once. It’s a story about a group of humans stranded on an alien planet, but it’s the latter that’s really the star here. Each episode of Scavengers Reign is packed with absolutely bizarre alien life, from hypnotic killer monkeys to aquatic egg-eating monstrosities. Not all are dangerous, though; there are odd little critters that somehow double as gas masks or flashlights. And it’s all rendered in a gorgeous art style that makes the show feel like a classic pulp comic brought to life. All 12 episodes are streaming now.

It’s not the straight adaptation that some Scott Pilgrim fans were probably waiting for. Instead, Takes Off remixes the story, switching things up in dramatic ways, allowing characters beyond Scott to get some solid screentime. It’s a great companion piece to the original comics and live-action film. It also looks (thanks to anime studio Science Saru) and sounds (thanks to chiptune rockstars Anamanaguchi) absolutely incredible. The whole eight episode season is streaming now.

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