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Try to guess these games by their outlandish, absurd Steam Tag pages

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By Addie Burke published 14 February 2014

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Riddle me this...

Riddle me this...

Steam's userbase has been busy as a hive of caffeinated bees ever since Valve gave them the ability to tag games. Suddenly, game descriptions were being crowdsourced, taken from the creators to the users. But... because this is the internet, the tags themselves bounce between hilarious, informative, and bitter. Sometimes they're helpful, other times they're not.

One thing they are, though, is descriptive. They definitely describe... something. All the furor over tagging got us to thinking: can you name a game based soley on its tags? You've got 24 examples to work with here, and you'll find the answers at the back of this gallery. Let us know how you fare in the comments, below!

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Pencils down!

Pencils down!

1. Lets Sing
2. Papers, Please
3. Pacman Championship edition DX+
4. DmC: Devil May Cry
5. Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition
6. Lost Planet 3
7. Remember Me
8. Payday 2
9. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
10. Resident Evil 4
11. Call of Duty: Ghosts
12. Team Fortress 2
13. Octodad: Dadliest Catch
14. Fez
15. Gone Home
16. Eve Online
17. Nidhogg
18. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
19. Rome 2: Total War
20. Kerbal Space Program
21. Out of the Park Baseball 2014
22. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
23. Company of Heroes 2
24. Dota 2

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Are you worthy of Gaben's power?

Are you worthy of Gaben's power?

spirit of Gabe Newell

Didn't score as well as you wanted? That's okay--you can have a hug instead!"

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