Chronicles of Tal'Dun: The Remainder is a dark, mysterious visual novel about two magi with a complicated history trapped in a tower, potentially facing a fate worse than death if they cannot stop the magical vortex in there with them. You are one of those magi, but you've lost your memories, and you'll have to play the game many times to explore different paths and find all the...
Citizen Sleeper is a world-rich, diverse sci-fi game that combines visual novel and rpg elements. Play as an escaped android with memories of the person you once were, figure out how to survive and maintain your frame, find a home, and make some friends along the...
Ace in Space is a quick, queer sci-fi visual novel / dating sim about an asexual nonbinary person with cancer who gets the chance to go live on another planets in an idyllic community. Date and befriend robot aliens and one human (or not) and discover a variety of...
Starfighter: Eclipse is an erotic BL visual novel that takes place on a spaceship in the Starfighter world. Play as a new character, form relationships with other characters (including some from the series), and figure out the weird mystery going...
I've recently read a book and played a game that had redemption arcs in them, and it just got me thinking about them and why I love them. So I thought I'd do a little discussion on why I like them and what makes them work for me, and then give some...
First Bite: Bad Blood is a funny, sexy, queer visual novel about vampires. In this sequel, you're a newly turned vampire enjoying life with your little found family, but the Council has sent someone to determine whether you get to keep living your unlife, and you'll need all the help you can get from your...
✨ One of my faves! ✨ I Was a Teenage Exocolonist is a complex, character-focused visual novel + RPG + deck builder about growing up on planet far from Earth. Choose activities and jobs, make friends, find romance, explore the wild, befriend alien lifeforms, and make decisions that will affect your life and that of everyone in the...
I wasn't sure how to explain this in the title. Cozy, chill, intimate, even lonely in a thought-provoking sort of way---this sort of feeling is something I've noticed about and something that really draws me to apocalypse and post-apocalyptic books, games, etc. But I feel like that's sort of not what people associate with the genre? So that's what I wanted to talk about, plus give some...
I have a lot of game reviews to catch up on, so I have another 3-in-1 mini reviews post! These three have really cute and pleasant graphics, and they're just really chill games, great for relaxing and unwinding. But they can also be quite challenging. And the types of puzzles are really unique. Hopefully you'll enjoy them as much as I did (or still am for two of...
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...
