Wow, I'm surprised no one has responded to this yet. I'm not very good at this sort of thing, but I'll try:

I really loved Firework, by Shiying Studio. Despite normally avoiding horror games, the art style of this one caught my eye and the promise of not having jump scares put me at ease. I don't want to talk about the game too much since I don't want to spoil anything, but the story resonated with me in a special way. Part of what makes Firework so important to me is that it's set in China, a country that personally I've never known much about but that normally when mentioned in modern media doesn't exactly have a positive reputation. Playing this, I felt like I was getting a chance to connect a little bit with a culture that is alien to me. More significantly, it was a good reminder that no matter where you're from human beings are just human beings. There's a lot of universal common ground to be shared, regardless of cultural background or native language. GOG's devotion to making games from all over the world available to experience and connect with means a lot to me. It's always exciting to see a sale where the theme is that the discounted games are from a specific place. All forms of art are of course capable of connecting people from different cultures, but I think there's something unique about how a game can really put you in someone else's shoes thanks to the interactive nature of it.

Keep being awesome, GOG. I look forward to seeing where in the world this year's releases come from.

Might it be GOG have not announced any results for their latest contest yet? (22-Dec-2021)

We joined forces with 11 bit studios for a Frostpunk Contest!
gog.com/forum/general/bwe_joined_forced_with_11_bit_studios_for_a_frostpunk_contestb_62bd4

The year is 1997. I am the proud owner of a Super Nintendo Entertainment System and a Nintendo 64. Many of my friends have different kinds of computers and I'm becoming more and more interested in PCs. Strolling through a department store I come across a magazine called PC Games. The magazine features an article about Dungeon Keeper. The screenshots blew me away! I've never seen anything like it before! Also the fact that you play the Evil fighting the Good is new to me. I must have this game! It takes several weeks before I finally get hold of the demo that I have to play at a friend's house because we still don't have a PC at home. Back home I do everything in my power to convince my parents that we should buy a computer. At some point the time has come and I buy Dungeon Keeper with my pocket money. What Bullfrog Productions led by Peter Molyneux has created is nothing short of a masterpiece! I play this game every day: I expand my dungeon, train my creatures and prepare to fight the Lord of the Land. Back in the days I couldn't manage to defeat the Avatar but my time came when I saw that the Gold Edition had been released on GOG so I became evil again, ransacked the land and ultimately defeated the Avatar.

Imoen