In this game, you can…

• …hit a chapter title that literally says "this is the part where he kills you" as the game turns it into a set-piece
• …bounce across chambers with repulsion gel, build insane speed with propulsion gel, then paint walls to make new portal surfaces
• …play co-op where each robot has its own portal gun, and your solution can break the bridge your partner is standing on

In this game, you can…

• …sacrifice a past version of yourself so they hold a switch while you move on.
• …make moving left reverse time and moving right push it forward, turning basic movement into the puzzle.
• …record your actions so a shadow version of you repeats them, letting you coordinate with your own past movements.

In this game, you can…

• …slow time until bullets hang in the air, then slice them back into shooters.
• …finish a level and watch a security-camera replay of your one perfect run after all the rewinds.
• …interrupt someone mid-sentence and shatter the text box to force your response through.

In this game, you can…

• …use the chain as a real tool that wraps, swings, snags on platforms, and lets you counterbalance, catch a falling teammate, or haul them up.
• …jump from a flaming frying pan onto a flying radiator while you're still physically chained to your partner.
• …play a mode where rising lava chases you upward, so you have to keep climbing fast or get engulfed.

In this game, you can…

• …watch a boss go from two battletoads into a slot machine, then keep warping into stranger cartoon forms as you keep landing hits.
• …bounce off pink bullets in midair to charge your super meter, then cash it in for weapon specials or a full super.
• …run local co-op where one player can parry to revive the other mid-fight, turning near-deaths into sudden comebacks.

In this game, you can…

• …drop a checkpoint almost anywhere, but only by spending the same energy you need for powers and survival.
• …freeze the action, latch onto an enemy or projectile, aim, and launch yourself like a slingshot across the room.
• …dash off an enemy, projectile, or lantern to fling yourself forward while kicking that object away in the opposite direction.

In this game, you can…

• …redirect enemy projectiles in midair to launch yourself in a new direction.
• …set your own save point wherever you are, then respawn back to it almost instantly.
• …hit a projectile, freeze time for a moment, aim, and slingshot yourself off it to chain jumps and course-correct midflight.

In this game, you can…

• …mutate a character's moveset mid-run by unlocking new attacks, follow-ups, and whole branches of command inputs.
• …stay airborne against bosses by spending limited skills that reset your aerial attack limit and let you keep extending combos.
• …hold off the final boss and keep clearing tougher rooms to stack more power before choosing when to end the run.

In this game, you can…

• …carve your own tunnels and have the mine stay permanently changed, so your route back up depends on what you dug.
• …use dynamite and falling rocks as weapons, collapsing boulders to crush enemies while you keep digging.
• …place a teleporter exactly once, locking in a permanent return point that can save future expeditions or strand you if you choose wrong.

In this game, you can…

• …run the same iconic level twice as two completely different acts, one built for Classic Sonic and one built for Modern Sonic.
• …unlock and equip abilities that rewrite how stages play, including letting Classic Sonic use a homing attack and giving Modern Sonic near-infinite boost.
• …replay levels as challenge missions where the rules change, like racing Tails' plane, chasing your own ghost, or clearing the goal with only one ring.