Avner Shanan

Helmet Gaming Challenge 2026

Inspired by Juhis’ post on Mastodon and his blog, I’ve decided to join the Helmet Gaming Challenge myself. It helps that when making this decision I have just spent the last three and half days in a cabin with my friends playing a bunch of board games.

Helmet Game Challenge 2026

1. A game where you are something other than human
2. A game set in a snowy and cold world
3. A game where you build a village or city
4. A game where you are given very little help or instructions
5. A game set underwater
6. A game where you collect things from the forest
7. A game where the passage of time matters
8. A game where you are an orphan or have been separated from a loved one
9. A game where you can customise your character’s outfit or appearance a lot
10. A game where you sneak around or hide
11. A game made by a small indie team or individual developer - Stardew Valley
12. A game where you try to save someone else
13. A game set in or inspired by the 1980s
14. A game where you can draw - Telestrations Against Humanity
15. A game with game mechanics based on light or shadow - Dark Tales
16. A game where sleep and sleeping matters
17. A game where you travel to different worlds or realities
18. A game featuring a robot
19. A game where you play a villain or anti-hero
20. A game set at night
21. A game where battles are fought with playing cards - Inscryption
22. A game where you have to take care of others (animals, people, plants) - Ecologies
23. A game about friendship
24. A game where the main character is a child or young person