What is this blog?
A blog highlighting/recommending small indie games. Hopefully daily, though I probably won't be able to keep that up. 'Indie Games of the Whenever' doesn't have the same ring to it, though.
What kind of games will this blog feature?
Ones I like, which tend to be narrative-focused games that are easy to control and run, such as (non-romance) visual novels and RPG Maker games. Most importantly, they must be small and/or largely unknown indie games, because I don't think the big popular ones need as much highlighting. ('Largely unknown' is loosely defined, mostly I'm avoiding the likes of Ib, Stardew Valley, Undertale, etc.) They will mostly be either free or a few dollars, though more expensive games may be featured. Most if not all will come from itch.io.
Who are you?
Snow; white, queer, autistic, forever resentful of the AAA game industry and hoping to spread some love for the more experimental, less polished, small indie games.
How does the tag system work?
I tag the game's title, the general 'indie games' tag, and then whatever relevant genre tags I can think of. Free games are tagged as 'free', pay what you want games are tagged 'pay what you want' (these usually overlap). For paid games I tag 'price: $5 or less' and 'price: $10 or less'. I tag the game's length with 'length: hour or less' and 'length: 5 hours or less'. I tag 'queer' for stories with queer characters, and 'Black Characters'/'Asian Characters' etc for stories with characters of colour and/or non-Western settings and themes. (Note that I do not tag for ambiguously brown characters.) I also tag 'linux' for games that have linux compatible versions available, and 'browser' for games that run in browser. Lastly, I use the 'multilingual' tag for games that are available in multiple languages. All tags are subject to change and more tags will be added as necessary.
Why do you only sometimes add content warnings?
I add content warnings if (I believe that) the itch.io/download page of the game is missing some. Most games featured on this blog have content warnings listed on the game's download page, and I feel like listing those again in the Tumblr post is unnecessary. I do not add warnings that I believe can be reasonably presumed from the game's description or genre (for example: I'm not warning for blood/injury in a horror game, even if the download page doesn't cover it).