5. Hypnospace Outlaw

You all know about this game already, right? If not, it couldn't be more up your alley (by virtue of you even being on here).

Here's the premise: It's alternate reality 1999. MerchantSoft Inc. has released a headband that allows you to use your computer and browse the internet while asleep! Their service is called Hypnospace and is just starting to take off with the mainstream.

You are a Hypnospace user who's been chosen to basically be the cyberbully police. You have to look through people's homepages in different themed zones to find instances of bullying, illegal software, black markets, etc.

But really, the job is secondary. Hypnospace Outlaw presents a wonderfully off-kilter representation of the AOL-style walled-garden internet alternatives of the late 90s and early 00s. All the influences we take from on MySpace93 are represented in Hypnospace Outlaw in such an accurate, yet otherworldly fashion (You'll get it the first time you see someone say BWL or talk about CoolPunk music.)

Surprisingly, the game's soundtrack is equally as quality, if not better than the rest of the experience. And this is achieved in a setting where every song belongs to genres that were made up exclusively for this game! So much effort went into this thing; it's unbelievable.

Anyway, check out Hypnospace Outlaw on Steam. It usually goes for about $15 or so, but you're easily getting a 8+ main story and 40+ hour 100% completion.

9/10
-JBM-