“The Catacombs of Solaris Revisited” by Ian MacLarty. “The goal of this game is to find your [favorite] room in the catacombs. [It is] a perspective maze that plays with your perception of [three-dimensional] space on a [two-dimensional] screen.”…
“When The Past Was Around” by Mojiken Studio (Eka Pramudita Muharram, Brigitta Rena Estidianti, Alice Elwin, Kris Antoni Hadiputra, Ahmad Fadlillah, Nick Romario, Bangkit Myarso, Seto Aji Nugroho, Dimas Novan Delfiano, …
“Stoned Ape Hypothesis” by James Heaton. At first I thought this was just going to be an ape simulator, but as it turns out, there is more to “Stoned Ape Hypothesis”. It is about advancing from ape to man …
“The Pinecone” by Joseph Pentangelo. While “The Pinecone” was a strange experience and confused me, it did so in a way that I can appreciate. It felt like a puzzle piece, missing from its box, with the full picture unable …
“The Moon wed Saturn” by Pseudavid. “The Moon wed Saturn” features a love story by dancing between three different days, which makes it kind of confusing at first. However, you will be able to get the hang of it …
The Interactive Fiction Competition just came to a close, with over hundred new games entering the contest this year. To guide you a bit through the submissions of the event, I wrote some short reviews of all entries that take …
“I Hate You, Please Suffer” by scitydreamer. “In a world where adventuring is a common career choice, a recently fired woman sets out on a grand quest to pay her rent.” The RPG Maker game “I Hate You, Please …
“MENU NEW GAME+” by Steven Sych & Mt. Garnet. “[A] series of menus for games that do not exist.” Game menus are underrated. They are essential to guiding us through our gaming experiences, but also nearly invisible when they are …
“Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking” by Dim Bulb Games (Johnnemann Nordhagen) & Lysandra Nelson. “[A] browsable, playable collection of lockpicking mechanics from various games. The intended audience is game developers looking to explore the range of lockpicking mechanics …