A few of the things that have us hooked this week.

What have you been playing?

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A top-down image of a man sat at a computer using one finger to press a button, over and over and over. This image is boredom manifest: grey, nondescript desk and accoutrements, drab office uniform, brown soulless carpet. There is nothing pleasant about this image. It’s a screenshot from The Stanley Parable.

Perhaps I’ll do a masterclass on it one day.

Oh now I’ve given it away.

What I wanted to say here was that The Stanley Parable absolutely holds up.

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And I don’t think that’s a given.

That The Stanley Parable should still shine so bright is borderline remarkable.

I’ve also put a couple of hours into Split Fiction alongside my son.

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I’m not sure what was more disturbing, though, the twerking pig or the meat grinder.

But we’re looking forward to seeing what happens next.

And I like that because I know that.

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Place them perfectly and you’ll get a big score.

It really is that simple.

It’s like playing against myself, which is odd.