Death Stranding
A game that made me think about what is “playing”. I’d walked hours and hours in that barren-yet-beautiful world, listening just winds, rain, and my footsteps. It was such a soothing and fulfilling experience. Few game can provide more satisfactory in-game travel experience.
Also features a villain with an impressive introduction:
“The name’s Higgs. The particle of God that permeates all existence.”