Hard Water1998
Hard Water
A hydroelectric town puzzle game that never quite ends.
Position in the list
This entry sits at #001 of games.← lower-ranked · higher-ranked →
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Above
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This is the summit.
Just below
#002
Verdigris
About this entry
A hydroelectric town puzzle game that never quite ends. The editors’ note placed it here on the basis of three criteria: durability across re-reads (or re-watches, or re-plays), influence on the entries that came after it, and the degree to which it could only have been made by the person — or team — who made it.
In the comparative table maintained by the Games desk, Hard Water sits within a band of 1 – 4 that contains some of the most contested swaps of the year. Editors vote with arguments; a swap requires three editors and one written defense.