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SELF

By Sebastian Standke
On Mar 19, 2021

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“SELF” by Logan Forman, Matthew Hobbs & Connor Grail. “[Recover] the fragments of your [self and] be touched by the higher being[.]” In “SELF” you control a small soul that wants to recover all parts of itself. However, …

THAT NIGHT, STEEPED BY BLOOD RIVER

By Sebastian Standke
On Mar 14, 2021

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“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 …

Care Package Bundle

By Sebastian Standke
On Mar 10, 2021

Care Package Bundle

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“Care Package Bundle”, featuring games made by JUSTCAMH, ClockMaker, Danyon Huntington, Chloe Harris, Gregory Lee, Kultisti, ZIK, Guille Barrios, Juan Bautista Newton, Stradex, ThanielPIN, Alice Jankowska, Popfan & …

Brackeys Game Jam 2021.1: Machine Dream

By Sebastian Standke
On Feb 22, 2021

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“Machine Dream” by pipotchi & SubjectLoser. “[Use] your magnet head to pull yourself out of the […] dark pit where titans slumber[.]” You better not be half asleep when you try out the puzzle platformer “Machine Dream”. Here you control a…

Finally Finish Something 2021: Thanks, Newton

By Sebastian Standke
On Feb 1, 2021

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“Thanks, Newton” by Zawghu, branung, Michal Zadok & Gabby. “Newton invited an extra-dimensional Entity to come eat the lovely town of Ribbiton and no one believes him! Can Newton convince his friends to take him seriously?” In “Thanks, Newton” …

Blackthornprod GAME JAM 3: BlackBird

By Sebastian Standke
On Jan 31, 2021

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“BlackBird” by Owen Senior & Ellen Senior. “BlackBird” is an atmospheric platformer, whose protagonist – quite in accordance with the title – is a dark-feathered little birdie. The character literally plummets down from all clouds into a world that is …

Weekly Game Jam 184: Berserker and Thumbnail Maker

By Sebastian Standke
On Jan 23, 2021

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“Berserker and Thumbnail Maker” by andretchen. “[A] pixel art puzzle platformer.” When I first played through “Berserker and Thumbnail Maker”, I immediately thought of Sébastien Bénard’s jam games. As it turned out, that was no coincidence at all, since …

LSDJAM 2020: hypnagogia 催眠術

By Sebastian Standke
On Jan 1, 2021

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“hypnagogia 催眠術” by Ralf Corella. “[An] exploration in themes involving deep dreams, liminal spaces, sleep paralysis demons, and much more. Can you collect all [eight] dream crystals and finally wake up? […] Hang out with cats in a relaxing …

Ludum Dare 47: Rad Boar Rewind

By Sebastian Standke
On Dec 21, 2020

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“Rad Boar Rewind” by Alex Rose, João Dias & John Pennington. “In space, trapped in a [time loop], Rad Boar must fill in for Rude Bear and find the Pink Ore, the most powerful substance in the universe, …