You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
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Plot-driven, unpretentious, nostalgic and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
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About the game
- Platforms
- Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Developer
- Minor Key Games
- Publisher
- Minor Key Games
- Released
- May 6, 2012
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Time to beat
- 2 h main story
IGDB rating 7.0/10 from 17 ratings.
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