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
Mech combat games
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medium
God games
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These games hand you power at the scale of a deity. You are not just another character in the world. You shape the world itself, or the people trying to survive in it.
hard
Demolition is the job
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These games do not treat destruction as collateral damage. Breaking things apart cleanly, efficiently, or spectacularly is the actual work.
tricky
Digging downward is the game
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All four games make downward digging the main verb. Progress means carving deeper, managing risk, and surviving whatever the next layer throws at you.