Spoilers ahead: for the puzzle and the movies/games
This page reveals all categories and answers for this puzzle. It also discusses plot details, story endings, and other spoilers for some of the movies/games shown.
easy
Developed by Housemarque
Alienation · Matterfall · Nex Machina · Resogun
medium
First released on Game Boy Advance
Mother 3 · Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga · Golden Sun · WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!
hard
Live-action FMV / interactive-film games
Telling Lies · Immortality · Erica · Late Shift
These are not merely cinematic games; they are structurally built from filmed live-action performances and ask the player to progress through recorded footage.
tricky
Traversal built around a grapple or prosthetic tether
Bionic Commando · Just Cause 3 · A Story About My Uncle · Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
The shared link is a specific movement identity: each game makes a grappling hook, tether, or prosthetic swing tool fundamental to how the player traverses spaces.