#game recommendations

[ayeforscotland]

I know there are people here who will absolutely adore this game.

In Reshine, you restore antiques. Exactly like those ASMR restoration videos you watch.

You take antiques apart, clean each component, and put it all together again while listening to the rain outside.

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[dubiouswizard]

I just recently bought and started playing Mudborne and I really just saw the art style and the description of it being a frog management simulator and clicked add to cart so I was expecting a small, cute game about breeding frogs. What I got was a beautiful frog based sci-fi fantasy world where I am not just a frog breeder but a frog geneticist/field biologist discovering and picking up the the pieces of a frog apocalypse. I’ve only been playing for a few hours but I’m in love. The world building, the strong artistic identity, the game mechanics, the sound design, the perfect combination of cozy with an edge, everything is well crafted and clearly made with love not just for the craft of making a video game but also for science and nature. Highly recommended to anyone with a passion for science, frogs, mushrooms, pixel art, or science fiction and fantasy.

[theresattrpgforthat]

THEME: No ICE in Minnesota: The Greatest Hits

The No Ice In Minnesota Bundle is around for 8 more days! This is a quick run-down of some of (what I consider to be) the greatest hits of the bundle. There will be more recommendations to come! This is going to look a little different than my regular recommendations: there will be short, pithy descriptions for each game, rather than an extensive review. I'm also including inspirations or similar pieces of media, so you know what to compare them to!

Songbirds 3e, by snow: Weird Science Fantasy, Poetry, Life & Death. Cursed Adventurers, Epic Quests, Tragedy. Dune meets Breath of the Wild.

Bump in the Dark, by Jex J. Thomas: Monsters, Mining & Mysteries. Found Family. Stephen King meets X Files meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Apocalypse Frame, by Binary Star Games: Big Fucking Mechs. Liberation. The Bonds of War. Sweet, Satisfying Combat. XCOM meets Armored Core meets Xenoblade Chronicles X.

Alone On A Journey, by Takuma Okada: Solitary Exploration. Worldbuilding. Discovery. If you like cozy point-and-click video games, you might like this vibe.

Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes, by Nerdy Pup Games: Apocalypse! Stickers! Rad Fashion, Hot Rods, Funky Dice! Mad Max meets Fallout meets Scrap-booking.

Monster Guts 2e, by Wheels Within Wheels Publishing: Monster Hunting, Customizable Weapons, Satisfying Combat. Speculative Fiction Village Building. Monster Hunter meets... well, Monster Hunter.

Exquisite Biome, by Caro Ascercion: Weird Creature Generation. Speculative Biology, Solo-Friendly, Discovery. Spore meets Creature Design by Terryl Whitlatch.

Eco Mofos!!, by David Blandy: Post-Apocalyptic Hopepunk. Mutation, Adaptation, Ruin-Diving Exploration. D100 USB Sticks. Alternative Sci-Fi: Star Wars A New Hope meets Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep meets A Door Into Ocean.

Substratum Protocol, by Pandion Games: Survival Mystery. Dice & Cards. Solo-First Science Fiction - Alien Life. Subnautica meets In Other Waters meets Scavenger's Reign.

Under the Neighbourhood, by Quest Friends!: Saturday Morning Cartoon! Magical Realism, Extraordinary Slice of Life. Amphibia meets Owl House meets Gravity Falls.

Eyes on the Prize, by ira prince: Fake Marriage. Two OR Four Players. Romance, Comedy, Court Manners, High Society. Bridgerton meets Your Favorite Fanfic.

Oceania 2084 Surplus Edition, by Jocher Games - Symbolic Systems: War. Resistance. Futility. Hope. Fascism, Dystopias, and the Reason We Keep Fighting. George Orwell meets RogueLikes meets AntiFascism.

Tangled Blessings, by Cassi Mothwin: Dark Academia and Darker Secrets. Magic, Final Exams, and Bitter Rivalries. Power.... and Revenge. Wednesday meets Ghost Stories meets Your University Experience.

Escape From Dino Island, by Sam Roberts & Sam Tung: Dinosaurs! Action-Adventure! Hubris! One-Shot! Jurassic Park the Game!

[demilypyro]

updated funny games list

[sanfangzhu]

🎮Game recommendation🎮

I don't think I've had time to draw fanart for these games yet, but I think they're really fun to play, so I'd recommend them to everyone🙌💟

📣Also, please pay attention to the game's age rating and content warnings📣

Welcome, Dear Human by Ronkad, KikiCan

Sleep Paralysis Romance VN

如果你温柔，就温柔到底！ - 無料ゲーム配信中！スマホ対応 [ノベルゲームコレクション]

あなたの仕事は「優しく」することだけ。「優しく」話して触れて、コミュニケーションに慣れてもらおう！感情を乱される人外を眺めるだけのノベルゲームです

适度友善！ - 無料ゲーム配信中！スマホ対応 [ノベルゲームコレクション]

スキンシップで人外を困らせるだけの短編ノベルゲームです。人外に迫ったり迫られたりしたい人向け。

你被一个特异跟踪狂绑架了 - 無料ゲーム配信中！スマホ対応 [ノベルゲームコレクション]

自称ストーカーの人外に誘拐されてしまったあなた。愛が重すぎる人外との奇妙な軟禁生活が始まりました！　はたして無事に解放してもらえるでしょうか？選択肢を選び、ストーカー人外ことセルモニとの交流を楽しむビジュアルノベルゲームです。歩み寄るも、酷い態度をとるもあなた次第。是非お気に入り

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Fantasy Winner: A Tale of Crowns

It was a pleasure to speak with @ataleofcrowns about A Tale of Crowns, the top-voted game in the Fantasy category!

AToC is a sweeping fantasy romance inspired by Middle Eastern cultures and traditions. Blending fascinating world-building, unforgettable romance options into a truly distinctive story, this is a must-play (if you haven't already) and 100% a deserving winner in a stacked category.

We hope you enjoy this interview as much as we enjoyed putting it together! Read the other interview with @wings-of-ink for God-Cursed here.

You can find the list of fantasy winners here.

About the author

There’s a lot that people don’t know since I don’t really post much about myself or my personal life, and I’d honestly prefer to keep it that way, which I suppose is in and of itself something that people should know! I’m just naturally a private person, so I would like people to pay attention to my work first and foremost. I also struggle answering questions about myself in general, so it’s easier this way haha.

About the game

It’s a high fantasy romance story with Middle Eastern roots.

Tell me about your journey into interactive fiction and what you’re working on right now

Aside from AToC I also write for fun (traditional fiction that is), but it’s nothing I would ever post since it’s just for myself and to practice at writing. As for interactive fiction, I’ve always been very fond of choice-based games since I was a kid, so when I discovered the medium of Twine I thought it was a perfect way to try my hand at it for fun. It started as a hobby and then it unexpectedly developed into something more from there.

What was the inspiration for this game, and why did you want to write a story in this genre?

Aside from my enjoyment of the choice-based genre, I also enjoy fantasy, but in Western spheres you usually get European-inspired fantasy settings for obvious reasons. When Western authors do decide to include West Asian representation, it’s usually in an exoticized or fetishized form. So I wanted to create something that reflected art that was recognizable to me and others like me. 

Are there any specific themes or messages you hope players take away from your work?

This is a bit broader than what the question asks for, but: I hope it inspires and motivates people to seek out or create spaces for themselves instead of seeking representation in spheres that have proven hostile to anything that diverges from the norm, whether it be in regards to culture, race, gender, sexuality, etc. I find this more useful than begging such creators to please consider us as human beings when writing their stories. Besides which, you realistically can’t expect any single person to perfectly cater to and represent your individual needs. It’s better to make or seek out art that resonates with you and supporting that than waste time and energy hoping for scraps. 

What’s the one thing you’re really proud of that you’ve written so far? Do you have a favorite character or scene that you’ve written? 

My favorite scene is and still remains the coronation scene in Chapter 7. It touches both on a lot of world-building for the setting of the game as well as personal development for the Crown, who up until that point has felt like a survivor just trying to get by. Now, for the first time in their life, they’re being entrusted with something monumental and terrifying: the wellbeing of an entire nation. It’s the “real” beginning of the game, in a way.

Any books, music, movies etc. you’re obsessed with at the moment, or would like to recommend?

This kind of gets back to the earlier question of what inspired me to write AToC/fantasy, but I saved it for this because I want to give a massive recommendation for everyone to check out the light novel series Twelve Kingdoms written by Fuyumi Ono. It’s also available in anime form, though that is left unfinished, and the light novels have recently gotten an updated English translation for the entire series. I never cared for traditional Western fantasy books, but Twelve Kingdoms was one of the works of fantasy that made me absolutely fall in love with the genre and inspired a lot of AToC as well. 

What’re you excited to tackle/implement/work on next?

I’ve begun brainstorming my next IF work after AToC is finished. I won’t start writing on it until AToC is in its final chapters, but until then I’m letting it marinate for the next couple of years. I’m planning on it to be very different from AToC, in a more horror-oriented and much smaller setting, with an older and experienced cast of characters and MC. Though of course it will be romance-centric as well, because I’m a romance writer at heart haha. They’ll all be a lot more morally ambiguous or, in some cases, outright bad people. I think it’ll be a refreshing change of pace after having worked on AToC for so long!

[rqbossman]

Hello Mr. Bossman,

I’m going to be in hospital for about a week for some tests. I Just asked Jonny for some horror film suggestions, do you have any documentary or other film suggestions?

Thanks so much, keep cool!

Just to give you some more obscure recs to keep it interesting: Podcast: The End of the World with Josh Clark Movie: It's What's Inside TV: Utopia (BBC series) Anime: Cyberpunk Edgerunners Game: Dredge Book: Flowers for Algernon Your mileage may vary as none of them are full-on horror but they all have something interesting going on.