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
World War II shooters
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These shooters put infantry combat in World War II at the center of play, with campaigns or multiplayer built around that conflict.
medium
Terminal hacking is the game
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Each game makes simulated hacking, command-line work, scripting, or computer intrusion the main way players interact with the world.
hard
You are the threat, not the hero
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These games cast the player as the force that heroes, agents, or humanity are trying to stop, from dungeon lords to world-ending pathogens.
tricky
Text parser adventures
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These are interactive fiction or text adventure games where typed commands and parser responses do the heavy lifting.