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BOBA

By Sebastian Standke
On Jul 2, 2021

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“BOBA” by Casey MacNeil, Dalton Leavey, Connor Grail & Sony-Shock. “A game about bubbles and stopping time[.]” If ever a video game was comparable to a drink, this is probably it: “BOBA” is – not only because …

RE:CALL

By Sebastian Standke
On Mar 20, 2021

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“RE:CALL” by Matias Schmied, Roy Ryser, Jean Sena, Braian Schuster, Fernando Blöhsel, Facundo Silveira, NNNN & WhiteThorn Games. “[You] play through the memories of the character [you are] controlling. Your actions inside these flashbacks have immediate consequences …

AdvXJam: Hair of the Dog

By Sebastian Standke
On Dec 29, 2020

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“Hair of the Dog” by Tall Story Games (Tom Hardwidge & Emma Hardwidge) & David Howlett. “After a mysterious explosion over Victorian London, Cummerbund Bandersnatch visits his uncle to find [he has] been experimenting with a new formula[.] […] …

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, …

Brackeys Jam 2020.2: Final Shot

By Sebastian Standke
On Dec 1, 2020

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“Final Shot” by Arcy. “[A permadeath first-person shooter] in which the only way to reload is to rewind time.” While there are plenty of very generic shooter games out there in the digital ether, jam entries of this genre …

Return of the Obra Dinn

By Raindrinker
On Jul 30, 2020

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“Return of the Obra Dinn” by Lucas Pope, Rob Townsend, Kamran Nikhad, Jeffrey Pillars, Callan McAuliffe, James McCreadie, Chris Sharpes, Nick Smith, Brian Stivale, Joshua Nicholson, Martin Halland, Ryan Laughton, Piotr Adamczyk, Finnigan Morris, …

Pirate Jam 2020: Heisenberg’s Uncertain Pinball

By Sebastian Standke
On Mar 14, 2020

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“Heisenberg’s Uncertain Pinball” by Andrew C. Wang. “In this psychedelic particle-based pinball game, you control the bumpers with your eyebrows. You can toggle between two views of the pinball playfield: [Either] see the motion of the pinball and its …

Chronology: Time Changes Everything

By Sebastian Standke
On Mar 13, 2020

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“Chronology: Time Changes Everything” by Bedtime Digital Games, Niels Højgaard Sørensen, Galan Viorel Nicolae, Christian Ræv Petersen, Thomas Egeskov Petersen, Henrik Lunardi Weide, Fredrik Olsson, Kasper Byrdal, Juan García, Eva Perez, Rasmus Andreasen, Daniel …

Game Off 2019: Sealed Bite

By Sebastian Standke
On Dec 5, 2019

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“Sealed Bite” by securas, Raindrinker & Fabien Merten. “A short platformer. […] What sort of trouble can you get into in the forest?” I am not sure what I admire the most about “Sealed Bite”. Is it the wonderful …