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GOTY 2020: Game Jam Edition

By Sebastian Standke
On Jan 9, 2021

GOTY 2020: Game Jam Edition

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Let us cut to the chase. No slightly ironic introduction this time. We just want to say one thing: Thank you. 2020 was a dumpster fire of a year, we all know that. But still, so many of you continued…

StartupCities Game Jam: Happy Happy Land

By Sebastian Standke
On Jan 7, 2021

Screenshot of "Happy Happy Land"

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“Happy Happy Land” by cobcris & Guy Unger. “The people of Happy Happy Land [are not] happy, they [cannot] seem to work things out. Maybe all they need is a little bit of creative thinking.” You have probably also found …

Ludum Dare 47: My Hat

By Sebastian Standke
On Dec 20, 2020

Screenshot of "My Hat"

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“My Hat” by Guy Unger & cobcris. “[A game about] a bird that steals a hat from a dude and a squirrel and a cloud [that] makes lightning and a gnome [that] came out from a bush[.]” I love …

GOTY 2017: Game Jam Edition

By Sebastian Standke
On Dec 29, 2017

GOTY 2017: Game Jam Edition

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For most online magazines, “Super Mario Odyssey”, “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” and “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” are the Games Of The Year 2017. While these titles surely are great games in their own way, we asked us …

Adventure Jam 2017: Snail Island

By Sebastian Standke
On May 22, 2017

Screenshot of "Snail Island"

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“Snail Island” by cobcris. “A short story about some insects that fall asleep[.]” The art style, with which the hand-drawn graphics of “Snail Island”, were created, is minimalistic and lovely at the same time. But what I really love …