Questions tagged [video-games]
For questions about the plot or backstory of a game with science-fiction/fantasy elements. Questions about playing the game or the mechanics are off-topic here, but may be on topic at Arqade (https://gaming.stackexchange.com/). Use to either identify the media on a [story-identification] question or disambiguate works where the tag covers the game and its form in other media.
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Game with shrinking one's self as main gimmick/mechanic
I remember seeing a trailer or possibly gameplay for this 3D video game back in like 2013.I think it was free, but I could not get it to work or something.
Basically, somehow the player character was ...
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Game set during an apocalypse where people mutate into tall, black beings
I never played it, but I saw gameplay of this 2D pixel game years ago, like back in 2013-2014. I do not remember the full plot, but you play as this dude in an apartment I think, during a pandemic of ...
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Who are the three superheroes shown with Robert in Dispatch's banner image?
The banner/header image (as seen in Steam and the PlayStation Store) for the superhero adventure video game Dispatch (2025) shows several characters in a men's bathroom at the Superhero Dispatch ...
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PC game - Criminal Investigation First-Person with trippy amnesia device?
I played a PC game some time after 2021. It would have been recently released. It was a first-person walking simulator/FP with surreal elements. I think you've suffered some kind of injury and are ...
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Flash game from early 2010s, city is infected with zombies and you have to find a female relative and bring her to the escape area
This was a Flash game which I had played on Newgrounds some time between 2008 and 2015. I think I stumbled on it approximately at the time Lab of the Dead was released/featured on the home page (it ...
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Fantasy game involving animal-headed mummies, possibly marketed as an adult game
I think I played this about 2-3 years ago, maybe as a download from itch.io, possibly it showed up in some software bundle (I've bought a few "hundreds of indie games for a few bucks that will be ...
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Does the black explosive energy from Doctor Doom's Mauser pistol in Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls have any basis in the comics?
I was watching the announcement trailer for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, a fighting video game. In the game, Doctor Doom is shown picking up his pistol and shooting at the enemy character, creating ...
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Seeking old space strategy game for PC
There was this old space real-time strategy game that I played when I was young, around 2007 to 2010, and I cannot remember the name of it.
What I remember from it is that there was a number of ...
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Why can't the Zealot in Warhammer: Vermintide 2 use shield weapons, lore-wise?
In Warhammer: Vermintide 2, set in the Warhammer Fantasy universe, the Zealot is one of the four careers you can play as Victor Saltzpyre. What's unique about it compared to the other two non-DLC ...
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What is the large white bird in the Asgard stage of Marvel vs. Capcom 3?
In the Asgard stage of Marvel vs. Capcom 3, there's a large white bird that flies and hovers in the background. Is it a specific Asgardian creature or character from the Marvel universe?
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Ad for a sci-fi game involving joining the "Imperial Navy"
There was an ad for a sci-fi game that I saw once, a good couple years ago. It was an ad the took the form of a recruitment ad for some kind of "Imperial Navy" or something (I can't find it ...
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What does Leon mean when he says "the sewer seems fitting" in response to Ada's plan to confront Annette Birkin in Resident Evil 2?
In this scene from the Resident Evil 2 remake (2019), I'm curious about the meaning behind Leon's response:
Ada: And that’s why I’m looking for Annette Birkin— She’s the one at Umbrella responsible ...
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Roguelike, tile-based. Redhead protagonist. Lutefisk features into the loot somehow
This is a case where I found the answer while assembling details for my question, but I'd already put enough effort into it that I felt it was worth posting.
The game is a Roguelike. Art style was 2D, ...
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What does the Flower Peddler mean by "You know—you're right!" in Final Fantasy VII Remake?
During the scene with the Flower Peddler in "Chapter 2: Fateful Encounters" of Final Fantasy VII Remake, the following dialogue occurs (at the 44:46 timestamp of the video):
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(mostly) Black and white horror game for Gameboy Colour
I saw a playthrough of this on Youtube but have since forgotten the title. It is a top-down adventure set in the modern age (or at least late-mid 90's), is black and white with the occasional splash ...
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