Ghostrunner adheres quite closely to tenets of cyberpunk's visual aesthetic. (She also nearly killed him a while back, so it's a twofer! Revolution and revenge.) There's a twisty, turny plot, but it's often very detached from what you're actually playing, as it's told almost exclusively through voiceover. Set in a cyberpunk-style post-apocalyptic world, Ghostrunner puts you in control of a robot ninja assassin on a mission to kill his world's authoritarian ruler. It's a high-risk, high-reward situation: Struggling with failure after failure, even on simple tasks, is incredibly frustrating early on, but that anger eventually dissipates as your skill grows to reveal a thrilling test of your abilities. Running circles around gunmen, dodging bullets, and cutting them down without a scratch is exhilarating. Bouncing from wall to wall feels like flying. Ghostrunner is quick to punish, but it's also more than willing to reward players who rise to its challenge. Anything less isn't up to robot ninja spec. Every swing of your sword should be deadly. Whether you're clearing out a neon cityscape of cyberpunk goons or racing on walls and sliding through vents of a gigantic factory, even a small miscalculation will get you killed.

Ghostrunner's intense first-person parkour platforming demands perfection.