A Game By Its Cover 2021: Short Rest

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“Short Rest” by SweetHeart Squad (Sean S. LeBlanc, Michael Hetman & Ian Martin). “A cute but deadly [deck-building] roguelike with unique spark. Carefully strategize as you make your way through the dragon’s dungeon, and save the village …
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Fossil Corner

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“Fossil Corner” by Brady Soglin, Dylan Payne & Bobby Volpendesta. “In [this game], [you are] a retired paleontologist, collecting fossils and solving evolutionary puzzles in your old garage.” Full disclosure right ahead:Sebastian Standke used a free key of …
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Trash the Planet

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“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 …
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10th Alakajam!: Around The World

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“Around The World” by Thomas ten Cate. “[The] world is actually a cylinder, with the poles at its top and bottom ends. The monarch demands that you prove this by taking your ship around the world and returning safely …
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Adventure Jam 2020: Signal

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“Signal” by Oddly Shaped Pixels (Renaud Despinois), Sarah Beaulieu, Ivy Dupler & Ben Britton. “An isolated scientific outpost, a team gone missing, a race against the clock to save the sole survivor…” The plot of the …
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Dungeon Drafters

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“Dungeon Drafters” by Manalith Studios (Lucas Demo, Lucas Bressan, Conrado Feltrin, Andrei Rafael Brongel, Gabriel Oliviera, Rafael Fressato & Leonardo Lima). “Play as a young adventurer, eager to explore ancient dungeons and find long-forgotten cards to …
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Circadian Dice

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“Circadian Dice” by Sanny Syberfeldt, Erik Sjöstrand, Björn Berg Marklund, Arslan Tursic & Patrik Erlandsson. “While the heroes and their dice are restored to normal after each scenario (whether they die or succeed), any upgrades, relics, abilities, and modifiers …
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Global Game Jam 2020: REBIND TYPER

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“REBIND TYPER” by Chris Choi, Siu Man Ho & Kwok Chun Yau. “[A] typing game which forces you to rebind keyboard keys to other keys.” Inspired by the retro arcade game “Missile Command”, you have to shoot down your …
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