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
Rebellion against occupying regimes
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The player is pushing back against a power that has already taken over: soldiers in the streets, surveillance, propaganda, and a city that needs someone reckless enough to resist.
medium
American Revolution-era strategy and action
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These games put the American Revolution, or its wider 18th-century war world, into play through campaigns, factions, battles, or historical strategy.
hard
Open-world games in real U.S. cities
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tricky
Titles start with U.S. state names
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California, Michigan, Delaware, Oregon. The trick is that the geography is in the title before the game has a chance to explain itself.