“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 …
“Keep Her Light” by Florence Noé, Jérôme Audo, Edward Clombe, Rémi Blanc, Elsa Tharel & Fabien Cocheteux. “Olivia, why [can you not] see me[?] Why [can you not] hear me[?] I [will not] give up, I have …
“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 …
“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 …
“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, …
“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 …
“Quick-Change” by EmSun. “[A] short narrative about a trans kid making new friends, getting a crush, getting in trouble, and joining the school musical in the extraordinarily gendered hell that is (private, christian) middle school. [The game is] made for …
“Through the Darkest of Times” by Paintbucket Games (Jörg Friedrich, Sebastian St. Schulz, Almut Schwacke, Jan-Dirk Verbeek, Vivian Maria Köhler, Jonathan Witt, Andrew Nolen, Marina Hillinger & Julia Sittmann), The Rufus Temple Orchestra (Johannes Böhmer, Bastian …
“Respite” by Kayden Chan, Luxiere & Mr. Serpent. “[Play] as a [white-collar] worker who is overworked and experiencing fatigue and stress. As he re-explores his apartment and reminisces about past experiences, [he is] reminded of the importance of family, …
