Stephen’s Top 10 of 2012

Posted by on December 27, 2012


#10 Zaga 33
by Michael Brough


#9 Soulcaster
by MagicalTimeBean


#8 Craequ
by Jonathan Whiting


#7 T in Y world
by Tom VII


#6 Tape Dream
by gargonherd


#5 Asphyx
by Droqen


#4 Turnament
by Nitrome


#3 Game Title
by Michael Brough


#2 Game Title: Lost Levels
by Michael Brough


#1 Corrypt
by Michael Brough

Best of 2012

12 Comments.

  1. L December 27, 2012 at 1:49 pm

    Maybe I misremember, but last week Stephen tweeted that he ranked Lost Levels higher than Corrypt. Did something in the latter manage to unexpectedly win him over, perchance?

    • increpare December 27, 2012 at 2:04 pm

      It’s better, but not #1 material (Corrypt’s more ambitious, more original in one significant way (but more conventional in many others, admittedly), more exciting).

  2. Harry Harrison December 27, 2012 at 2:24 pm

    Looks to me like we may have found Michael Brough’s biggest fan 😉

    • Buttons December 27, 2012 at 7:22 pm

      Man, why is Glitch Tank missing though?

      • Stephen December 27, 2012 at 7:59 pm

        his multiplayer stuff leaves me unmoved. but that’s the stuff he seems to want to make the most from what i can tell rather than these mostly incidental puzzle games. so i have mixed feelings about expressing delight at them because of this. because he could end up mistaking my endorsement for advice and wasting his time on things he’s merely good at rather than projects that might result in a more sincere self-realisation.

        • auntie December 31, 2012 at 4:37 am

          don’t listen to him, michael.

          you make some of the most inspired two-player games i’ve ever loved.

          • Michael Brough December 31, 2012 at 12:19 pm

            where’s the fav star button>

            it’s cool, i’d rather make a game i’ll play with my wife 3000 times than something that impresses stephen. although i’ll hopefully keep managing to do a bit of both!

  3. PacifistGames December 27, 2012 at 4:53 pm

    I got sucked into Corrypt for a few hours yesterday and the “magic” mechanic actually reminded me of the “Half Sided” puzzles in English Country Tune. In both you have to strategically manipulate the puzzles so that they’re actually solvable.

  4. st33d December 27, 2012 at 7:52 pm

    hrmm, what shall I pick, what shall I pick?

    EVERYTHING BY BROG!!

  5. Curly December 27, 2012 at 8:33 pm

    You were all terribly remiss in not picking that one game that was like a picture book that you interacted with by clicking on words in the text and I have no idea what it was called. Good, though.

  7. Buttons January 1, 2013 at 3:03 pm

    This year I resolve to finally beat the secret boss in Zaga-33.