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HPS1 Summer of Shivers: THERE SWINGS A SKULL

By Sebastian Standke
On Aug 6, 2021

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“THERE SWINGS A SKULL” by Quinn K., Conor Walsh & Leaf Let. Not only by the evocative title, but also by the content warnings appearing right at the beginning (“Climate-apocalypse, immolation, dehydration, smoking, hanging”) it quickly …

Trash the Planet

By Sebastian Standke
On Mar 21, 2021

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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 …

Ludum Dare 46: Keep Her Light

By Sebastian Standke
On May 1, 2020

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“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 Sebastian Standke
On Apr 23, 2020

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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 …

Wash Your Hands

By Sebastian Standke
On Mar 24, 2020

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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 …

Paper Brexit

By Sebastian Standke
On Mar 9, 2020

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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, …

The Indifferent Wonder of an Edible Place

By Sebastian Standke
On Feb 28, 2020

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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 …

Quick-Change

By Sebastian Standke
On Feb 3, 2020

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“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 Sebastian Standke
On Feb 2, 2020

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“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 …