Gamescom continues to be an astonishingly huge event. So many people, so many games! We're going to cover a lot of those in the coming weeks and months. For now, here's just a tiny glimpse of the wonders available on the show floor and behind closed doors.

Solo (Team Gotham, 2018)

Described as a personal experience for puzzle lovers and players interested in interesting narratives, Solo has you helping a little sailor travel through an archipelago chock-full of puzzles and philosophical musings. These puzzles seem quite varied and the narrative interludes don't really serve any purpose except making you think hard about your own life. What most impressed me, though, were all the little details that made Solo's world come alive, from the lively fauna to the ability to take pictures with your camera just because it's nice. What a wonderful world to lose yourself in (and think about heartbreak).
Real Farm Sim (Triangle Studios, 2017)

Well, I can tell you right away that I don't quite see the appeal here, but apparently there's a huge market for agricultural simulators out there. So, what makes this indie outing by a small Dutch studio noteworthy" There's both a sandbox mode that lets you mess around in all kinds of tractors and farming equipment and a mission-based career mode which lets you build up your farm from humble beginnings to the mother of all farms. All of this without getting your hands dirty.

Children of Morta (Dead Mage, 2018)

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