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• inFamous (series) (Sucker Punch Productions, 2009–2014).
• Mass Effect (series) (BioWare, 2007–2012).
• Papers, Please (Lucas Pope, 2013).
• Shadow of the Colossus (Team Ico, 2005).
• Spec Ops: The Line (Yager Development, 2012).
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (BioWare, 2003).
• The Walking Dead (Telltale, 2012).
• The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt (CD Projekt Red, 2015).
• This War of Mine (11-bit Studios, 2014).
• Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (Origin Systems, 1985).

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