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Stars Die

By Naomi "Bez" Norbez
On Jan 22, 2022

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“Stars Die” by Eric G. Juvillà, Miguel Arroyo, Javier Benitez, Connor ORT Linning, Victor Barroso & Marc Juvillà. “A giant cathedral of flesh has appeared in the middle of the ocean on a dying world. A …

GOTY 2021: Game Jam Edition

By Sebastian Standke
On Jan 7, 2022

GOTY 2021: Game Jam Edition

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Since this blog’s launch, I have had the honor and privilege of presenting my forty favorite jam games of the year six times. This format was always two things at the same time for me: Firstly, I celebrated the …

Treasure Chest: December 2021

By Sebastian Standke
On Jan 1, 2022

Treasure Chest: December 2021

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2021 surprised us with some really great games at the end of the year. We were able to embark on a mystically eerie search for a Christmas tree, deliver beautifully wrapped presents, take on the battle with mushroom, lizard and …

Another Day

By Naomi "Bez" Norbez
On Dec 29, 2021

Screenshot of "Another Day"

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“Another Day” by Kristi Jimenez, Sasha Ines, Cats on a Lilypad Studios, m., FaeField Productions (Scott Sherman & Orpheo Fenn), Reece Vogel, Abhishek Keerthi & Jasmine Osler. “Sebastian is at the end of his rope. Tired …

DreadXP Dredge the Depths Jam: CorpseOcean

By Sebastian Standke
On Dec 28, 2021

Screenshot of "CorpseOcean"

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“CorpseOcean” by Akuma Kira & Jarren Crist. “Pilot a tiny submersible on a job to retrieve organic material from a sunken navy [submarine]. Follow the coordinates, use [the sonar] and hope you [do not] run into anything on the way.”…

Game Off 2021: ENCORE

By Sebastian Standke
On Dec 19, 2021

Screenshot of "ENCORE"

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“ENCORE” by Savvy Community (Frédéric Urien, Tom Rivière, Lola Baudet, Milo Kalita, Juliette Pereira & Sacha Mathelet). “[This] is a game about ending things. You play a stage technician who takes care of things after this evening’s …

Game Off 2021: do;MIN(0)

By Sebastian Standke
On Dec 4, 2021

Screenshot of "do;MIN(0)"

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“do;mIN(0)” by Antti Haavikko. “Start with a deck of just few simple cards and proceed to use it to beat stages by placing the cards on the field so that the pips connect. After each beaten stage you can not only pick …

Treasure Chest: November 2021

By Sebastian Standke
On Dec 1, 2021

Treasure Chest: November 2021

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In November, we took it easy and only promoted three jam games as small recommendations for in between on our Twitter account. All three titles are somehow about taking care of something: Sometimes you have to free little dinosaur …

Game Off 2021: We Follow The Fickle Path

By Sebastian Standke
On Nov 30, 2021

Screenshot of "We Follow The Fickle Path"

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“We Follow The Fickle Path” by SweetHeart Squad (Sean S. LeBlanc, Michael Hetman & Ian Martin). “[This is a] story about ants.” There are stories that are worth listening to more than once. Stories in which even …