Use the power of music to reawaken long forgotten memories in Distortions, a story-driven journey through a world of unparalleled beauty.

Welcome to Island City, a bustling metropolis that's fallen prey to feeders, undead hordes who feast on the living. Government and its military have been wiped out leaving survivors to fend for themselves. The Children of Arms carve out their territory, mowing down the living and undead alike. The Purified seek to rid the world of feeders and humanity itself through fire. The Marauders wreak havoc, taking what they want and partying 'til the end of it all. And the Quartier is one of too few fortified communities forced to endure the chaos. But this microcosm is exhausted, depressed, overwhelmingly on the brink of collapse. Its survivors could use a distraction. You are The Distractor, the Pied Piper of the Undead, and the master of the Distraction Machine, a musical device cobbled together with bike parts & found objects that seems to control feeders. It also has the power to soothe, embolden or manipulate the living. The power and mystery of this machine can only be wielded by You. Will your music save your people or lead them to ruin?

Distractor is a Bullet Hell mixed with a survivors-like, where you choose your own destruction. Fight an arms race against a strange entity, where every ability offered, both yours and the entity's, is influenced by your actions. Choose your favourite way to lose!

DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. You step into the shoes of an ambitious young man named Price. In order to forge a partnership from a famous company, Price seizes a property of an elderly woman. In that very moment he finds out the price of his humanity.

You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. DISTRAINT 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose.

A sci-fi visual novel where the lives of your crew are in your hands. Investigate a mysterious space station. Make your choices, live with the consequences.

Distressed is a 5 player online co-op. You have been hired to locate, identify and extinguish paranormal entities.

Distributor Simulator is open world, third person game. You are a company owner and here you have to buy goods al lowest possible price, load it to your car and deliver it to shops. Increase your level and unlock more contracts with other shops and companies for different cargos. Buy trailers or bigger vehicles to increase load capacity and earn bigger profit. Plan routes to lower fuel costs. After some time you will notice what price is high, what price is low so you can buy more goods on cheap and store it in your warehouse for next delivery. Eventually become a successful merchant and earn your first million.

A railroad simulation game with roguelike elements. Use resources wisely to expand your infrastructure and satisfy industries, contracts, citizens, and engines. Respond quickly to ever-changing circumstances and don't get kicked out of your office.

In District 187 players band together with friends and fight to control areas in the city. Not only does controlling an area make a name for their clan, but they also gain great rewards from weapons and modifications to in-game gold and even cash currency!

An action-packed arcade shooter that takes you deep into the heart of a computer under siege. You're the system's last line of defense.

Sent from an alternate dimension, SenTRI corporation robots are occupying various locations on Earth and are preparing for an all out AI takeover. There is only one person left to put an end to this... Half human, half machine, you are equipped with a mechanical arm that gives special time bending powers, while in the other hand wielding a selection of deadly weapons. Blast your way through the underground facility, smashing robot skulls and going in guns blazing. Can you reach the Central AI Core? Can Earth still be saved? District Steel is a full locomotion VR action game, inspired by the FPS classics.

This is a first-person city exploration game similar to a walking simulator. It is an open-world game that takes place in a real Chinese city called XiLin.If you haven't been to China, just play this game, cause playing this game is similar to traveling.

"Distro Horizons Vs. Galaximo's Army" is a 3D collectathon project created by Kitatus Studios. Inspired by the greats (Banjo Kazooie, Super Mario 64, Crash Bandicoot, Conker's Bad Fur Day), Distro Horizons takes what made the collectathon genre so great and propels the genre into the modern day! In Super Distro Horizons Vs. Galaximo's Army, you play as cat-man Distro as he travels many different dimensions to build an army and an arsenal to combat evil alien overlord Galaximo. Armed with a range of abilities and with his trusty sidekick Teddy, Distro is set on an epic quest spanning many different worlds and dimensions, each one given their own unique art-style and each one feeling radically different to the last.

A helicopter crash left a group of explorers stranded near an Arctic base. As they try to find a way back, all they are doing is sinking deeper into a nightmare scenario. When they sleep, they attract a terrifying force that sucks the life out of their bodies, but the longer they battle exhaustion and stay awake, the less likely they are to survive... As the survivors try to sleep just enough to stave off fatigue without dying, they slowly go mad and eventually reach the point where they can no longer trust their senses. In time, they can't even tell the difference between reality and a hallucination. Guide the survivors through a randomly generated Arctic base, overcome the severe climate and fight the unfathomable.

Disturbed is an adventure/horror visual adventure, inspired by experiences of depression and addiction. All visuals are hand-drawn to express personality and a sense of horror. Play as Von, a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something. You figure that you will die and it is just a matter of how and where. What difference is there to make? What can a simple farmer do? Only you can answer these questions.

2.5D Platformer Action-Adventure game. An illusory adventure in the form of a linear uroboric path. Or a short narrative story with platforming elements.

Taunted by the anxiety and horrors beneath the shadows of his mind, fate finds Gabriel, exiled away on Greyrock Island. With a past forgotten due to the many years that have passed, his future depends on you. With religious and fantastic themes that play on a depressed mind, what adventure will you choose as your explore the disturbed islands afar? Navigate your way through this new adventure using point-and-click features along with menu choices, party building, and combat.

You are a former military man, unjustly thrown into the dungeons. When you feel that you've found yourself at a dead-end, you get an unexpected visit from an old friend who offers you a deal: freedom in exchange for a favor for his principal. Sounds good, eh? The problem is that the "favor" in this case involves someone losing their head. With your help. Disturbing Forest is a first-person puzzle adventure game where you fight, craft, and solve puzzles in detective mode. The action is set in an original fantasy universe, covered with a layer of fairy-tale paints, superimposed on expressive, three-dimensional structures.

Aboard Skyway Airlines above the Bermuda Triangle, the cabin is caught in an endless loop. Each time you walk the aisle, reality changes—small details twisting into something deeply wrong. Spot the difference just got more....DISTURBING!

DitherDream is a trippy little exploration game set across an archipelago of strange islands. In each island, you must attune to the world to reach your next destination. This can mean attuning to specific objects to open the portal to the next island in the primary cycle, or activating other means of going to other places in The Archipelago. Each island is a unique, hand crafted experience, some with unique mechanics, and all beautiful in their own way.

Physically place down trusses and barricades to cobble together a base. Craft new weapons to increase your firepower. Explore a pseudo-procedurally generated Land. Light and maintain bonfires the same way you would in real life. Also, watch out for large migrating packs of feral creatures. Find new ways to increase the amount of resources you can acquire. Explore the dark, cold but dynamic and beautiful world of Dithered.

This is a love adventure game for women set in the world of medieval fantasy. A peaceful era where demons have been destroyed and the concept of magic has long since been forgotten. The main character, Elaine, continues to train her sword under her master in order to become a regular knight of the Kingdom of Claire. The exam to become a regular knight from an apprentice will finally be held next week...At that time, she returns from her rigorous training and encounters a commotion in the city...

Divan Chroniclesshould we sit on the couch while others decide the fate of Meme Power? You will be a true Meme Son, of Sofa Island.

Dive is a 2d pixel art platformer that takes place underwater. You cannot jump in this game, instead you use the ability to raise and lower pillars of water to gain vertical movement and solve puzzles.

Play as members of the real life rock band DZ DEATHRAYS as you work your way up from backyard parties to the main stage while bringing in the cheers and dodging the flying beers! Grow your fan base by exciting the crowd in order to gain hearts and cash to unlock and upgrade your equipment and the band members themselves. Along the way you'll unlock over 30+ songs from the bands entire catalogue including some new and previously unreleased tracks as well as bigger gigs to play at. Its a light and fun 2D pixel art based beat-em-up styled game for fans of rock music.

The Night Sea is a mysterious secret place in the Pacific Ocean. The official status says it's a sea legend hyped up by journalists. In fact, hundreds of planes have disappeared here and a lot of shipwrecks happened. Command your submarine, customize and upgrade it, and explore the mysterious waters. Be careful with Monsieur X, reveal his goals and your reward will be all the gold hidden in the Night Sea. Ever wanted to dive into the sea? Dive Inside - Treasures of the Night Sea is best for you! Cruise through the depths of the sea surface, explore its nature and try on the role of a treasure hunter who agreed to a dangerous mission to find a mysterious object.

[Dive Into The Survival] is a cooperative zombie apocalypse survival game.

Dive The Depths is an action-roguelike set beneath the ocean's surface. As a humble diver, you must navigate the world filled with bizarre sea creatures, submerged ruins, and forgotten histories. Can you conquer the depths and unravel the secrets that hidden beneath the waves?

Dive in your submarine down through the deep 3-D sea to the legendary wreck of the Titanic. Navigate your camera robot through the many decks, rooms and aisles. Discover lost treasures and riches, and upgrade your equipment to complete more challenging missions through the wreck. With Dive to the Titanic, you can explore one of the world's most famous shipwrecks brought to life in stunning 3-D detail and with realistic sounds and effects. By completing more missions you can upgrade your underwater equipment, giving you access to more parts of the wreck. At a depth of almost 4,000 meters you must carefully watch the status of your batteries and communications equipment if you are to successfully complete your mission and return from the legendary wreck of the Titanic.

Explore the beauty and serenity of a real reef in Belize with famed oceanographer and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Dr. Sylvia Earle. No two dives are the same.

Dive: Starpath is a third-person runner set in the stratosphere of massive planets. Guide yourself through the perils of interstellar space as you pursue a mysterious traveler. Fight gravity, gather the data canisters, and don't lose orbit!

During the past five centuries, hundreds of ships flying every ensign have succumbed to the power of the ocean. Merchant boats, pirate ships, navy vessels - all have ended up covered in coral at the bottom of the ocean. All of them guarded secrets that remained hidden... until now. In Dive: The Medes Islands Secret, you are John Sanders, a treasure hunter and experienced diver who spends months planning and documenting a major expedition to locate and recover several ships of different ensigns around the world.

A story-driven romantic visual novel where your words shape each interaction. Choose the right responses to grow closer to three unique girls, uncover their hidden feelings, and experience a connection that deepens with every conversation.

DIVEKICK is a game of intense depth, strategy, and action have all been packed into just two buttons.

Divenia is a retro-futuristic hard-to-beat action sidescroller with comic style graphics and scifi story.

The player transforms into a deep-sea diver and uses the keyboard directional keys to control the movement of bubbles. The player and each bubble display a number above their head, and each time a bubble is successfully swallowed, the player's number is incremented by 1.

This is a rich graphic based game where you can swim, hunt and gather as well… Abstain from the dangerous and aggressive animals, because if you go to close to us they’ll attack you! Look for the treasure chests nearby the polyps and collect them.

Divergence is an immersive and thrilling gaming experience that transports players to a mysterious island shrouded in secrets and teeming with perilous robotic guardians. In this action-packed adventure, you'll step into the shoes of a fearless explorer armed with a unique time-reversing backpack, setting the stage for an epic quest like no other. Your ultimate goal in Divergence is to face off against the formidable guardian known as the Hoplite. Defeat this formidable adversary to save the island from impending doom and retrieve the coveted Heart of Kronos, an artifact of unimaginable power.

In the near future, where artificial general intelligence is reality, and androids are now a part of human society, you'll embark on an intriguing, elaborate and steamy journey. During your play-through, you'll be met with numerous choices, most of which result in different outcomes. The plan is to create a very complex story line, with many different paths to go down. Giving you the possibility to tailor it to your liking.​

The thrilling and steamy journey continues in Divergence: Beyond the Singularity Part 2! Pick up where your story left off and dive deeper into the fate of humanity, androids, and the very future of the world. If you loved Part 1, you won’t want to miss the next chapter, where your choices have even more profound consequences.

Divergence: Year Zero sets the stage for what would become the "Divergence" universe in a modern-survival adaptation and prequel to Divergence: Online. As the emergence of the first non-sapien humans to inhabit the Earth in over 200,000 years (Homo-Solitus) coincides with the catastrophic rupture of the Californian San Andreas fault, a lethal virus designed in the clean-rooms of Silicon-Valley biotech firms specifically to wipe-out the Solitus humans is released to the environment dealing a one-two punch to western American civilization. You play as a survivor to the initial catastrophe now cutoff from the rest of America behind "The Western Wall" erected to prevent the spread of the virus. No word comes in, no one gets out. A total communications blackout prevents cell-phones, internet or even television and radio from reaching survivors beyond the wall. Without the advent of civilization to protect him from his fate, man now once again lives at odds with the wild, although packs of hungry roaming animals are no longer the most deadly thing you may encounter. If you survive the wolves, the bears, the elements, starvation or thirst, you just may live long enough to find yourself robbed or murdered by bandits or bandit-groups, or even worse, accosted by hordes of infected humans seeking to devour your flesh.

Diverse Defenders is a strategy game that combines Roguelike and Go elements. Players need to recruit a variety of heroes and equip them with unique equipment to resist enemy attacks, defeat the final boss, and win!

Divide is a character-driven, science fiction action/adventure game with a modern take on isometric adventures of the past. Search for clues that reveal new insight into the story, interact with fully realized characters, and combat enemies by hacking out of sight, or launching a direct assault.

As the Commander of a battalion of troops, you plan out and execute troop movements to secure objective regions around the game board. Your opponent's competing troops will cause you to tangle and engage in the conflict taking on causalities and slowing your pace to victory. You must anticipate the other players' strategies by moving with precision and seizing the initiative. Sometimes your position is defensive to block an opponent from an objective and other times you are invading occupied regions to weaken the offensive of another player. Divide and Conquer is an abstract strategy board game. The game features challenging AI opponents, an intuitive point-and-click user interface, 3D graphics, and an original soundtrack. To play, plan your movements, reinforce your positions, and achieve your objectives.

A math puzzler focusing on friendship and slicing sheep in half with lasers.

In this colorful cartoon world, you will never think that math can be boring! Solve ever-changing puzzles with our fluffy sheep, divide like never before and get the most of an adventure full of riddles! Can you conquer the evil grim reaper from flooding the sheep and become the ultimate math hero?

Gather your party and build the ultimate deck in Divide TCG, a retro pixel-art card game inspired by classic tabletop RPGs. Draft powerful artifacts, craft winning strategies, and forge your legend starting with the Genesis set.

Fight in the Independence War, through the War of the Waters, and on into the Six Day War! The ardent beliefs on both sides, combined with modern warfare technology and tactics, produce a succession of wars sending shockwaves throughout the Middle East. [TalonSoft]

The full-scale, epic fantasy role-playing experience you've wanted for decades--Divided Reigns retains all that made the JRPG classics so fantastic while still feeling fresh. Expect strategic battles, an epic scale, well-developed characters, and a deep and emotional story.

Unite and fight your way to victory! Divided we Fall is a strategic close-combat multiplayer game that emphasizes the importance of building an effective cohesive squad and executing well thought-out tactics on the battlefield.

Discover the secrets of the Sea Captain's curse, investigate the rumors of a dark ritual and a trapped soul. Reverse the curse and break the ritual to free the souls of the occupants.

DIVINATION is a very short visual novel where you act as a fortune teller in a futuristic world. Talk and listen to people's stories, then foresee their future using the runes they had drawn.

Divine Academy is an ancient strategy, an incredible adventure and a god simulator. Build a magnificent heavenly city for your settlers. Create the greatest of kingdoms. Build a magical academy and learn from the best teachers of Olympus - the Greek gods! Create and destroy with one touch! Divine Academy - take care of your people, give them gifts, create new buildings and magnificent decor! Fight against mythical monsters and protect the splendor you created! You will have to complete a variety of interesting tasks, learn the basics of magic, find and study magical artifacts. And you can do all that while playing with your friends. Divine Academy - rule from the early centuries to the Middle Ages and become a real epic hero!

Months have passed since the death of the previous gods. The powers that be have decided that it is now your time to reign. Manage your universe and become the most powerful god in the universe. In this story rich text based RPG you must take up the mantle of the new god of destruction in this game you can expect thrilling adventures, exciting scenarios and many many characters. Customise your personal angel setting and defining your personal colour. Change the lives of the mortals in your universe; for good or for bad.

Step into a large and magical world where you rule not one but two universes. Fight evil, save evil or be evil. What you choose to do defines your character in this text based RPG.

Ages ago, the gods contacted several civilizations all around the world. But since then, they remained silent. Now they need to hear our calls. Six of the biggest civilizations of the ancient times compete against each other, to be the one taken by the gods to the heavens. To this end, they've elected builders whose sole purpose is to erect monuments as high in the sky as possible. Divine Ascent is a single and local-multiplayer strategy-puzzle game. The game is turn-based, in a board game style. The goal is to be the first to place three temples. A temple appears when you place a pawn on a tower five pieces high, or three pieces high in puzzle mode.

Divine Combat is a turn-based strategy game wherein you lead a team to victory against another team. Each team is led by a "Divine", or a being of immense power. Your goal is to win every battle and get the perfect team. In the main hub, walk around in 3rd person and talk to NPCs. You can also upgrade your units and purchase items from the shop in the hub level. In the combat zone, you will have a team of 6 characters and will fight an enemy team to the death in a top-down grid view. All units will automatically find the best path to a location, so you will not have to manually plan moving out each unit, they will do it automatically.

"Divine Comedy" restores classic art and gameplay. Players can freely formulate skill additions, runes, equipment attribute creation, main city building upgrades and many other development strategies to create a unique genre system. In terms of social interaction, players can match a series of cool appearance elements such as fashion, mounts, and wings to show their personality charm, make comrades-in-arms, form teams and guilds to compete for hegemony on the server. The Divine Comedy is coming again, let's find the original fun of magic RPG together!

An interactive story, with choices and endings. Diana, Iliana, Victoria and Alissa are the D.I.V.A.

Six (currently only two) young warriors from a future planet accidentally fall through a spacetime rift into the Chu-Han battlefield of the 3rd century BC. Armed with futuristic weaponry, they stage a time-traveling "divine intervention" on the ancient battlefield.

A Greek Myth-based, hearthfelt narrative game where you're a demigod named Aelius trying to find your godly father and re-forge your family.

Set in a new fantasy universe, Divine Divinity takes the player on a fantastic quest in a land torn apart by corruption and dark magic. Throughout his journeys the player will get the chance to develop his character as one of six character types, and meet a variety of people and fantastical beings. By combining the best features of the RPG genre, and introducing a lot of new features, Divine Divinity will appeal to both hard-core and new RPG players. [Larian Studios]

"Divine Dynamo Flamefrit" is a 2D action game inspired by classic games and anime. Play as the hero Yuto in top-down slashing adventure stages, and pilot the magical robot Flamefrit for first-person boss battles! Master both styles of gameplay to restore peace to the parallel world of Hologard!

This is a magical dungeon adventure, role-playing multi-play game. The player plays the role of enlightenment and constantly recruits heroes to fight against challenges. The trial land mode is currently open, and the selected heroes can be upgraded. At the same time, the game has a unique soul body transformation system. Every destruction of the Soul Eater corresponds to the rebirth of a new God Faller. In other modes, players will call these heroes to participate in group battles.

A man wakes up in Heaven. Divine Favor is a short (5-10 minute) kinetic novel that follows the story of Leon Montgomery, and the events following his untimely death. Bathed in darkness, with only the voice of a kindly old man to guide him, Leon has no choice but to acclimate to his new surroundings... but since this is Heaven, that shouldn't be a problem... right?

"The Five Books of Moses" serves as a compelling sequel to the acclaimed Divine Journey: The Life of Jesus. In this immersive game, players embark on a profound exploration of the foundational stories from the Bible across multiple chapters. Dive into the epic narratives of these ancient texts, experiencing the miracles, laws, and divine guidance that laid the groundwork for a nation. Engage with 13 unique types of minigames, each designed to enhance your understanding of these ancient tales.

Devine Journey - the Life of Jesus unfolds the extraordinary life of Jesus Christ across 25 compelling chapters. Begin at the miraculous birth in Bethlehem, witness transformative miracles, and delve into the profound teachings that have shaped civilizations for centuries. As you progress, engage in 10 distinct types of minigames that add layers of interactivity to the experience. As you complete each level, be inspired by carefully selected quotes from the Bible, providing a spiritual reflection on the themes explored in the game. Whether you're decoding ancient scrolls, finding hidden objects, or solving interactive puzzles, the biblical quotes punctuate each level, deepening the connection between the gameplay and the spiritual journey.

Welcome to Divine Knockout. A world of Mythological Multiplayer Mayhem! DKO is a brand new, fast-paced, Brawler set in a stylized world of Gods and Mythology. DKO combines physics-based combat, a vibrant roster of deities and Third-Person combat that puts you right in the heart of the action! No confusing button combos, unleash devastating abilities at a push of a button. Hurl boulders as Hercules, unleash the might of Excalibur and wield Mjolnir with ease. Juggle foes, don't struggle with controls!

The god of the damned declared war to the celestial kingdom, and Amburia, the human realm, suffer its consequences. In a world where all hope is lost, David Wildheart seeks to make things right once again, but he's only amburian... Or is he?

Divine Legacy: Neo Amburia is a medieval-fantasy RPG where a young woman must save her childhood friend, who’s been pulled toward a dark fate. With little more than determination, she'll battle powerful foes, form unexpected alliances, and uncover secrets that could reshape the world.

This game is a shooter where players pilot a high-tech spacecraft through vast skies. The background music is tense and exhilarating, complemented by impactful sound effects with every shot fired. The player's health is displayed in the upper-left corner of the screen, fluctuating throughout the intense battles.

As an exorcist who commands powers of the divine, Koyori is sent to a remote village to exorcise the area as part of her training. However, what should have been a simple task soon escalates to unforeseen magnitudes as the dark plot behind the whole incident begins to unfold...

Divine Miracle Defense is an tower defense game with an magic theme and few roguelike which make it very unique. You have to build an defense line with mages and upgrade them to stay alive as long as possible. when you die, you get a few special points depending on how long you survived.

Avan's fortitude wanes each day as the voice grows louder, crueler, impossible to drown. The nightmares he'd wished away only become more vivid. More sinister. More real. Accompany Avan on a journey to absolve himself of his own sins - to prove to the people of Lamonte that he's more than the killer they knew...so much more. The land has grown sick. Echoes lurk beyond the city walls. Remorse weighs heavy on the young doctor's mind, but only vengeance seeps from his scarred palm. Executioner...the choice is yours alone. Will you turn your back on fate or heed its call? Divine Omen is a narrative-driven, lore-rich, psychological horror fantasy visual novel with investigative point-and-click gameplay. Explore an interactive, lore-rich world where even the most innocuous choices can seal the fates of your companions.

Play with God powers in a brutal planetary triage simulator. This fusion of real-time strategy and tower defense lets you build, crush, and nuke your way to dominance. A sandbox where you can save humanity (if you can save humanity) or just enjoy the show.

Bullet-hell shooter with RPG-like elements such as exploration, growth and reinforcement. In each area, the situation changes, and you have to earn experience scores, acquire materials, level up and strengthen your weapons, and challenge the bosses

The player is an ordinary warrior who is turned into a pig when defeated by a water monster in battle. In order to become human again, players need to go through different levels step by step, transform into human form and acquire skills. The game consists of multiple levels, each with different obstacles and enemies, and players need to complete the tasks of each level by obstacles and defeat enemies before moving on to the next level. Defeat demons through the ultimate effort and become human. This game will make players feel good and react quickly!

A simple and refreshing flying shooting game with a plethora of special effects and excellent lighting, shadow, combustion, and explosion effects. It provides a very high level of visual enjoyment, allowing you to enjoy the fun of flying shooting in the game. You will navigate a spaceship in space, fighting against enemies from all directions while collecting resources as much as possible. With each upgrade, you will acquire more skills and weapons, and unleash your own powerful combat combo! The battle in the game is very refreshing, and players need to operate the spaceship to flexibly shuttle through the barrage. While preserving themselves, they use the fierce artillery fire on the spaceship to harvest waves of surging enemies!

Divine Ruins is a mythological puzzle-adventure game set within the forgotten temples of ancient gods. Play alone or with a friend as a cursed soul condemned by the gods, trapped in ruins where deities once ruled. Each temple reflects the domain and wrath of a different god, gradually revealing the truth behind your curse.

Join a 16-player platformer royale as a champion of the gods. Cross the finish line ahead of the competition by outsmarting your rivals using shooting, hooking, or trapping tactics, collecting diamonds, and earning upgrades. Do you have what it takes to be the last one standing? Engage in the ultimate 16-player platformer royale where you embody a champion of the gods to sprint through challenging courses, strategically use your hero's special abilities to outrun and outsmart opponents or face elimination. Collect diamonds, steal from rivals, get upgrades, and be the last one standing, earning the favor of the gods in this fast-paced, elimination-style race.