The Beauty of Short Games

Ghost of Games
Ghost of Games
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Published 2024-07-19
Short games truly are a thing of beauty for the working, tired, and time-restricted person. As a person who checks all those boxes, I've found a lot of comfort in shorter games like Stray and other Indie games as I've entered adulthood. Enjoy and let me know some of your favorite short games in the comments!

Music:    • STRAY Sad Music Mix | Lonely + Ambien...   by Yann Van Der Cruyssen
All Comments (18)
  • @KanyeWestLyricalGenius
    I’ve been saying this for years. I’d rather have a short but packed game over a long and bare game like Ubisoft releases.
  • @R4r4Gamez
    I definitely prefer shorter games. I want to be immersed in the story, and bigger games do lose a bit when the story is dragged for so long
  • @rey-1337
    Stray, ori, death's door, one shot are just some of the short indie games that have proven more worth to me than most triple As. Short immersive stories with great music.
  • @italoandrade7763
    Sometimes out of random, YouTube recommends me a "unpopular" video.. Just saw yours and I was amazed on the quality of it.. Loved the video content and I super agree with you
  • @zoetak
    god i FEEL YOU on this one
  • @WoodenCases
    I’ve been playing ori recently on Xbox. It’s really amazing; and it certainly benefits being on the shorter side. Such good games, I wish bigger developers didn’t drag their games out so much.
  • @Recylops
    just at the point in my life where i appreciate a manageable adventure
  • @Readydaer
    Great video! One of my favorite short games is Signalis. Though on a first play through it might take over 10 or 12 hours, on subsequent ones (which are ABSOLUTELY worth it, this game is pure art and I mean that literally) it takes about half that. I’m also a fan of shmups since they take 30 or 40 minutes to “beat”, my favorite being Touhou 18. I know I can always boot it up and have fun no matter how much time I have
  • @db_27yt82
    This is a really great video for such a small channel, keep the work up!
  • @miyazakisimping
    I don't know if anyone else said this, but based on your words I believe you will love Furi. Also SOMA is one of my favorite experiences in a game.
  • @asian_joe_biden
    Hollow knight (its on the longer end of "short games" about 30 hours if you focus on story)
  • @TheMostInspiredFool
    My most favorite games have been long games like God of War/The Last of Us series as well as others. However now I feel like with me trying to beat Red dead 2 it’s so time consuming that I feel like I’m not making much progress when I get on. So instead I’ve played some indie games and found Super Liminal and it was a treat, I really recommend it. It all depends on how much time your willing/able to spend on a game and how much your invested in the story/gameplay.
  • @ryandavid1277
    Sing it from the mountaintops! I am not into those bloated games