Hey, I've rated (and completed most of) 84 games and I wanted to share some of my favorites. Each category is ranked with my favorite being first. All of the games in this list are worth playing in my opinion.
2D Action Games:
Death Percent - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/940085
Super fast paced platformer where you have to beat all the levels faster than the "world record". Once you die, you turn into a ghost that can go through walls. Being a human is faster however, so try to stay a human as long as you can to get those times down.
Growth - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/937318
Hard as nails Celeste-like game. Start off with nothing but a jump, but gain new abilities as you progress. By the end of the game, you'll be wall jumping, dashing, and double jumping your way to the end.
The Floor Isn't Lava - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/939845
This one looks like absolute amateur's hour, but don't let that fool you. Play this one until the end and don't miss the leap of faith at the end of the third level!
Keeping Cool - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/938406
You're a droplet of water that wants to get to the end of the level, but only after a certain amount of time. While waiting for the goal to become available, dodge seeking matchstick missiles with fantastic AI. You may think you can find a spot to cheese it, but it's surprisingly difficult.
2D Puzzle Games:
Wizard O' Three Pieces - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/938364
Classic grid based puzzle game with a really cool and unique mechanic. Your character is made of 3 pieces and you have to kill each piece separately to win. Challenging, but not too challenging and a nice progression of mechanics as you play.
Momotraitor - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/940714
In this JRPG game, you have to throw your allies at your enemies to win. You're given a team of 3, but by the third battle, you'll need to sacrifice one of your party members. Each one has unique abilities, so you'll have to figure out how to keep the ones you want alive.
The Pain Train of Time - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/939804
You play as a time travelling cowboy on a train and depending on how you die, your corpse will take different trajectories. You can then use your dead body to solve various puzzles. Great theme and puzzles on this one.
Ages of Extinction - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/940107
You're a flying spaghetti monster god that wants to evolve a planet full of creatures to play with. It's fun to move around in space and try to make a planet sustainable for life.
Death Defied - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/940469
The Grim Reaper has become bored and wants to watch you kill yourself in 6 unique ways. This one oozes personality and has some punny lines.
3D Action Games:
Space Gladiator - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/940291
First person shooter where you have a full arsenal of weapons at your disposal. Each enemy is vulnerable to only one or two of them, so try out all of your weapons on each enemy to see which one works. Great aesthetics and atmosphere in this game.
Blood Magic - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/939435
Gorgeous first person shooter where your health and ammo are the same resource. Mostly play this one for the visuals, they are really quite stunning.
3D Puzzle Games:
Torchure - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/938788
Truly an amazing game. You're an Indiana Jones type character slowly working your way through a trapped dungeon. Avoid triggering traps and make it all the way to the crystal skull and back again. If you die, you'll drop your lantern on the ground to light up the area and respawn as a new character with a silly randomized name. The polish on this one is absolutely amazing. Highly recommend checking it out if you haven't already.
Johnny Bomb - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/939805
There's nothing more fun that blowing up large buildings of physics based objects. In this FPS game you plant explosives inside of various building and watch them blow up. Try to destroy as much of the buildings as you can. Just very whimsical and fun overall.
levelwarp - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/939516
This one looks like garbage, but actually has some very interesting level design. It really reminds me of a Zelda dungeon in a way. Each time you die, you swap between 3 stages that have the same layout but different interiors. You need to keep in mind where you want to go in one stage and kill yourself in another stage in that same spot to get there. Not the most straightforward game, but really shines once you understand the mechanics.
Red Handed - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/940924
FPS puzzle game where you need to take out all of the enemies with a limited number of bullets. In later levels you can turn invisible and kick doors into people. This one plays very smoothly and looks very nice.
Not again - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/937440
Find all the ways to kill yourself. Each time you do, the level changes so you'll have to find a new way to do it. Pretty straightforward, but honestly pretty fun to go for low times.
Time / Resource management:
Odyssey of the Cog - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/940448
Oh man, the easter eggs in this one are just hilarious. In this FPS game, you need to make $2000 for rent by the end of the month by drinking energy drinks and powering through your daily job. Before you do that, however, take a look around the small town. There are funny easter eggs all over and the atmosphere is just great. Highly recommend this one.
Queen's Gambit - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/940836
You're the queen and your secret lover is trying to fight his way through your army to get to you. Help him by sabotaging your own troops in various ways. While most of the gameplay involves going from sabotage point to sabotage point holding e, it's actually quite fun to try and figure out the optimal set of sabotages to improve your lover's chance of winning.
Resource Manager - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/941009
You have a scythe to cut down wheat, an axe to chop down trees, and a bucket to get water. Your goal is to survive for 7 days and upgrade your house 5 times. Don't know why I enjoyed this one so much, it's actually pretty basic, but it was pretty fun trying to figure out how to use the resources I had available to do everything that needed to be done.
Auto-battlers:
Slot(h)s - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/940017
Very solid auto-battler game. It's got different classes, races, bonuses, everything you'd want in an auto-battler. There are quite a few bugs, but completely understandable for such a feature complete auto-battler done in 3 days.
Auto Glad - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/940969
Man, the RNG in this one is just brutal, but for some reason I played it for like half an hour. It's super simple; you just watch your gladiator battle other gladiators until yours dies. However, there's a very interesting mechanic where you can yield to opponents to get them to become your new gladiator. Don't think it's possible to complete this one without god-like luck, but pretty entertaining.
Art:
Jumpin Jellies - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/939854
This one is just beautiful. Serene music, no goal, just create colorful art with jelly blobs. As you move along the ground in this 3D game, you leave a trail of color behind you. Draw whatever you want and you can even save it afterwards. You can spawn more jellies to move around randomly and just enjoy the beauty of it all.