Let's do a lil thread where we name drop games w black leads/take inspo from black culture/talk about black culture !
I wanna know more black games !
I'll start:
Relooted is a good one. Shout out Nyamakop for making this game, I think it it's an excellent way to start conversations around Repatriation among folks outside of my circle. Also !!! THE ART, MAN, THE ARTTTTTT
There's also Sword Of Symphony, though it's still in development (it's literally just one guy doing everything)
I like the way that game is literally just. Playing w music notations. It feels like a music conservatory theory exam final boss. Like great, you passed everything. Okay now play Sword Of Symphony. XD
We can't forget South Of Midnight, of course. Absolutely love that game for its world building (once again, the ARTTTTTT), the storytelling, the CHARACTER & COSTUME DESIGN OUGHHHHHHH
Aaaaaand off the top of my head (for now), Hell Clock !!
I'm not well versed in Brazilian history, and the only reason I discovered this game is bc I like roguelikes. And boom, this game throws historical events at you and throws some fantasy in there as well, with a side of black Brazilian hoodoo and EYE, for one, am a fan. If you liked Hades & its sequel you would like this too. Heck, if you liked Sinners and you dabble in games here n there you would like this too.
After I checked out an ask I received, i would like to add some games so the list.
MORE GAMES TO CHECK OUT
Freedom : Rebels in the darkness. A(n older but still relevant) game wherein the player gets a glimpse of life during slavery in Martinique from the POV of a black person. the creator of this game did not soften the narrative to make this more palatable to a wider audience and EYE, for one, appreciate that.
On a much lighter, and much less serious topic, there is the game Error 143 where you get to romance a (queer) black guy who happens to be a hacker and is really silly and full of whimsy. Personally, I appreciate whenever we get to have a dating game where the whole point is to date a person and that person happens to be black (and queer). I genuinely love that.
on a more fantastical note, we have RUIN : BEAST CITY ! The game's demo is currently out, and the mechanics are (imo) a little rough but once you get the hang of it, you are UNSTOPPABLEEEEE. Shout out to Adama (he is the main character, seen below) bc if I had to fight Gilgamesh on my FIRST DAY ON THE JOB i'd instantly quit. but he didn't. Big props for that. I will say, the world building in this game is really neat. If you liked the combat pacing in Sorry We're Closed, you might like this game too.
Speaking of Sorry We're Closed. We got a diverse team behind that game, including CB, a queer black artist who did an EXCELLENT JOB on everything they worked on. it's going to make 2 years this year and I'm still not over this game. while the game itself is not black focused, I still want to shout it out because at the end of the day, we love black art. Also, shout out Clarissa and Beloved. They did nothing wrong, ever.
