One of the best parts of our jobs at Polygon is recommending awesome new games to play. Whether it’s indie games, cozy games, board games, or just the best of the year, we’re always trying to introduce readers to new and exciting picks. Lists are a great way to share a variety of games in a short amount of time. But sometimes it’s fun to do something more personally curated.
That’s why we have this regular open thread dedicated to helping you, our dear readers, find the perfect game to play right now. Looking for a narrative-rich sci-fi epic that will have you fight the techno embodiment of god? We’ve got you. Want a five-minute distraction to break up the daily grind? We’ve got you there, too.
From 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT, I will be in the comments section down below answering your questions and fielding requests for what you should play. We previously programmed this as a weekly movie column but will be moving that version to a monthly schedule with more non-movie recommendation threads coming your way week over week.
I should add that this is also a great place to share what you’ve been playing, if you want to talk about that with your fellow Polygon readers! Participation is very welcome, even without questions.
Now to share a bit about your curator this time around: I’m Ana Diaz, a culture writer at Polygon. I am a contributor at MinnMax, a podcast and Patreon-supported network started by a fantastic group of ex-Game Informer folks. Online, I can be a bit over the top. Listeners will likely know me for going “feral” during our Cream of the Steam show, where we play random games on Steam, and screaming about Final Fantasy 7. But that doesn’t mean I don’t like to think about games in different contexts. I love all things local, including video games. As a result, I’m deeply invested in the games being made in Minnesota, and even spoke to one developer as part of an ongoing series for the contemporary art museum in the Twin Cities.
At Polygon, I play a lot of
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