Trial of Fame: Papers, Please

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What is “Trial of Fame”? “Trial of Fame” is our series of articles in which authors and friends of our blog play a ‘cult game’ for the first time in their lifes and tell us about the experience. With this,…
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One Spirit

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“One Spirit” by VOYVOD ARTS (Marc Camañes, Kate Lovell, Alexander Rogovskyy, Alan Graham, Carlos Cara & Álvaro Portabales). “[This game is a] coming-of-age visual novel set in an alternate timeline where the Cold War drags on into the [twenty-first] century. Exploring …
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co-open

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“co-open” by lowpolis (rayzones & Yaffle), Kyle Yerhot, fricochet, Fallon, cool_swords, Scarlet Winter, Sam Machell, Colin Le Duc, samb_rules, Vinzenz, Autumn Rain, Jerry Vishnevsky, Rémi Le Gallo, aido & …
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Suzerain

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“Suzerain” by Torpor Games (Ata Sergey Nowak, Ilke Karademir, Ozgun Kilit, James Spence & Ipek Unal) & Fellow Traveller. “As President Rayne, lead Sordland into ruin or repair in your first term. Navigate a political …
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Wash Your Hands

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“Wash Your Hands” by Dean Moynihan & Leafcuts. “On the 11th of March 2020 a global pandemic was declared. This is a live [visualization] of the death toll from COVID-19. Each grave stone represents an actual life lost.” The …
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Paper Brexit

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“Paper Brexit” by Greg Buchanan, G.C. Baccaris, Seb Peters & Anthony Gambino. “The police watch you. The journalists whisper. Your wife and children, [they are] missing. You just need all this to go away… In this game, …
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The Indifferent Wonder of an Edible Place

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“The Indifferent Wonder of an Edible Place” by Studio Oleomingus (Dhruv Jani & Sushant Chakraborty), Salil Bhayani, Mateus Domingos & Suparna Chakraborty. “Mir [Umar Hassan] […] lamented [the] willful and violent erasure of an ancient town and in a …
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Global Game Jam 2020: Diplomouse

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“Diplomouse” by Tero Hannula, Emma Chudoba, Joel Koutonen & Helmi Hakuri. “[A] game about repairing the relations between the kingdoms of the birds and the squirrels. You must use your diplomatic skills to bring peace to the bird …
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Coffee Talk

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“Coffee Talk” by Toge Productions (Kris Antoni Hadiputra, Andrew Jeremy Sitompul, Dio Mahesa, Hendry Roesly, Fredrik Lauwrensius & Jovan Anggara) & Mohammad Fahmi. “[A] game about listening to people’s problems and help them …
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