We do not care about the “God of War”. The growing and shrinking horse balls in “Red Dead Redemption 2” elicit only a weary smile from us. “Tetris Effect”, shmetris effect; okay, no, that one actually was great. …
“Eternal Home Floristry” by Deconstructeam (Jordi de Paco, Marina González & Fingerspit). “A game about criminals preparing flower arrangements.” Imagine a future in which almost no flowers exist anymore. The so often described, intoxicating scent of roses …
“The Cold Remains of Warmer Days” by Joarez C. Santini. “[T]he last game of a trilogy about dealing with a breakup and depression. […] I made a game each year to show the [‘evolution’] of the feeling and now it…
“Else Walker” by Kevin Cole & Greg Gervasi. “This is a [platformer] without [direct input]. Insert floppies to direct [the robot].” In “Else Walker”, a robot wants to escape from a research facility, but its behavioral patterns are very …
“Spellthief” by Zack Keys. “A puzzle platformer where you must use your acrobatic thievery skills and trusty grappling hook to navigate compact, dangerous dungeons. Can you make it to the end of all seven rooms with a perfect record?”…
“Exhaustlands” by Sand Gardeners (Sam Machell & Colin Le Duc). “The [fascist] army moves closer everyday[.] […] Space is running out, time is running out, faith is running out. But they can do this. Click and hold to …
“Runnink out of Space” by Aurel Bílý & Marwane Kalam-Alami. “The gameplay consists of exploring rooms, answering riddles, and transforming words, while managing a growing inventory of known world and words.” I will not lie: “Runnink out of Space” …
“Rude Bear Resolution” by Alex Rose, João Dias & John Pennington. “Your game’s window resizes. When the game window shrinks to nothing you die.] […] [As your torch runs out you die. Get to the torches. Explore the …
“HANA” by Brandon Yu & Zenson Ng. The puzzle shooter “HANA” does not only feature a colorful, sweet visual style, it also has shooting mechanics implemented, which are not used to kill any enemies. Instead, there are several differently colored …