Sixteen additional recommendations for in-between you could find on our Twitter account last month. These five indie games and eleven jam submissions range from lyrical roguelikes to absurd decision marathons, from tetromino-shaped word puzzles to physically impossible “Snake” variations, and…
“Trash the Planet” by This Game Is Haunted (Nick Cummings, Ben Morgan, Sarah Morgan, Bryan Brunt & Chris Balcom). “[A resource management] game that subverts clicker mechanics to serve its narrative rather than manipulate the …
“The Space in Between” by Sondering Studios (Emily Pitcher, Elizabeth Han, Julia Lee, Wei, Alan Guan, Richard Cheng, Hayden Nuyens & Ray Hsiao). “[This game is] an emotional dating [simulation] about Asian-American identity, mental health, and stargazing. …
“Detours” by Mismatched Games (Autumn Rain, Kinsey Erickson, Roscoe Rappaport, Samantha Ivonne Ortiz & Plum) & Jade Leamcharaskul. “[It is] time to move across the country, and the only person with a car is …
“Integer” by Elliott Treinen. In the shadows of “Integer” you will find a mysterious apparatus. Its use is unknown, but a lone string dangles from above, inviting players to pull it. If this is done, after a short time …
“THAT NIGHT, STEEPED BY BLOOD RIVER” by Taylor Swietanski. Rarely have I played a game that refuses its own descriptiveness as much as “THAT NIGHT, STEEPED BY BLOOD RIVER”. It is like a mystery that everyone can see, but …
“If On A Winter’s Night, Four Travelers” by Dead Idle Games (Laura Hunt & Thomas Möhring). “[A] narrative-driven point-and-click adventure that explores the stories of four different characters in a masked ball taking place on a train in the late …
“C.H.A.I.N.” presented by The Haunted PS1 community, organized by Adam Pype, featuring games made by Jazz Mickle, Adam Pype, Viktor Kraus, Z. William Swanson, DuendeonFuego, David Rodríguez Madriñán, Colter Wehmeier, Bill Derrah, …