I didn't do one of these posts last year because I didn't play enough games, but I played a lot this year, and so many of them were fantastic! There were even more great games that didn't make my list, but I managed to make myself stop at ten. So in no particular order, except the last two, here they...
A Ghost Story? is a lovely, bittersweet, beautifully illustrated visual novel about a group of friends who venture into a haunted house, and a boy among them who finds he has a strange connection with the ghost there. Choose from five different romance options and learn the story of the house, the ghost, and everyone's...
Sometimes I just wanna distract myself, chill, and look at something pretty. If you feel the same way, I have good news! These three games are the perfect beautiful, relaxing games. They're all sorta puzzle games, but nothing too hard or intensive. They're all either fairly short or can be played a little at a time whenever you need a break from life. So check them out, and I hope you enjoy...
I didn't have a post planned for today and didn't feel up to doing a lot of work, and I've been obsessed with Project Zomboid lately, so this seemed the perfect solution! If you're not familiar with Project Zomboid, it's basically The Sims with zombies. Your character (I never know what to call them) has needs, there are survival elements, there's lots of crafting, and there are zombies trying...
Strange Horticulture is an interesting, plant-filled game with puzzles, narrative, and choices. Play as the owner of a plant shop, identify plants, solve puzzles, and make decisions about dangerous occult happenings that affect the outcome of the...
✨ One of my faves! ✨ Synthetic Lover is a sweet, touching, sexy (optional) visual novel about a biot companion developing emotions and leaving the facility where he works to figure out how to get back to normal, choosing between two men who have offered to help, and experiencing human life, and maybe even love, along the...
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark is the second in a humorous point-and-click pixel art detective game series about solving supernatural mysteries. Go along with best friends Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley, explore various locations in the city, and solve cases about all the weird stuff going on....
I talk about accessibility in gaming (making computer/video games so that more people, especially disabled people, can play) a lot around Twitter, and I include a section to mention it in my reviews for games. I've also written a blog post about making games for screen reader users. But I've never talked broadly about what sort of things might make a game accessible and why these things are...
✨ One of my faves! ✨ Project Zomboid is an in-depth, detailed, highly customizable zombie apocalypse survival life sim. Loot buildings, fortify your chosen base, kill or avoid zombies, and use your skills in cooking, carpentry, mechanical, electrical, fishing, foraging, first aid, and more to survive...
Genesis Noir is a visually gorgeous interactive experience that combines noir mystery, jazz, art, and the creation of the universe. Play as a powerful entity of creation caught in a love triangle, trying to save his lover, Miss Mass, from being shot in an occurrence we know as the Big...
