Cook, Serve, Delicious 2 is a stressful as hell pizzeria management sim. Would you like a nice, relaxing time with a cozy sim game? Well, look elsewhere. A fun little thing for when you have a few minutes. Combo PostageĪ fast-paced, score-chasing platformer where your little guy is dashing around to tape up and stomp on boxes. If you haven't checked it out before, now's a good time to correct that. And it's all wrapped up in an affecting narrative. A game that demands precision but is inclusive to all, it makes you feel like air-dashing platformer genius when you pull off a tough maneuver. CelesteĬeleste is one of the great modern platformers. A touching story that uses its format very well. Bury Me, My LoveĪ narrative game that is conveyed over text messages between two Syrians, one trying to migrate to Europe and her husband who has stayed behind. Flag is goal, but the flag is behind a wall. In this game, you solve puzzles by pushing around blocks that contain the rules of the level. Baba Is Youīaba Is You is perhaps the best puzzle game of recent years - it's genuinely brilliant. I've never played them, so I've got some more games to add to my own backlog. It reminds me of the early days of Humble Bundle, trying out games I got for cheap and finding some new favourites.īonus recs: Two other games from Broken Rules, Old Man's Journey and Secrets of Raetikon, are also in the bundle. The gameplay hook is that you have to shift the level around to solve puzzles. And Yet It MovesĪ puzzle platformer with a great paper cut-out look. All of this expertly squeezed into a 2-3 hour game - that's A Short Hike. A Short HikeĪdventure, exploration, fun characters, engaging climbing, flying and platforming. It's essentially a Sokoban/block-pushing game with bags of charm.īonus recs: Two other games by Draknek and Friends, Cosmic Express and Sokobond, are in the bundle, too and worth your time.
A Good Snowman Is Hard To BuildĪ short and sweet puzzle game about pushing snowballs around to form snowmen. But for now, let me add some more games to your backlog. These are just the games I’ve played, I’ve got my own backlog from this bundle to plough through, so maybe they’ll be a part two to this.
So, let me help you with that by giving you 25 game recommendations (plus some extras) to make the task of finding your next game a bit easier. It’s a lot to sift through, and even though there are some indie heavy-hitters and recent releases that will likely stand out, there’s plenty you might miss. It's a great big bundle of games - 577 not including all of the tabletop games and other cool bits and pieces. Well done to Necrosoft head Brandon Sheffield and the 736 creators who put together this 998 item bundle - it raised US$6,370,557.20 for International Medical Corps and Voices of Children. It’s a great cause and a great bundle of games. Naturally, if you want to pick up a couple of the Dee Dee visual novels while you’re there on itch.So, you’ve bought the Bundle for Ukraine on Itch - well done. These aren’t so much an endorsement (or piece of criticism) as they are a head’s up. Where I find the time to do actual reviews or other coverage, I will compose separate articles on the game in question. I highlight them as interesting based on the itch.io description and concept. In many cases these games will be unfinished or “in development,” but I’m highlighting them because they promise something special and are well worth keeping on the radar. With that in mind, I thought what might be helpful to readers would be if I did a brief write-up of interesting games that I’ve come across on itch.io each week. Discovery is a real issue when great ideas are buried among high school projects and nasty little efforts to scam a quick buck from players. What makes itch.io a little difficult at times is finding things that are interesting to play. It’s a true “art gallery” for game ideas and creative developers, and it should be celebrated for that. In addition, itch.io allows you to be transgressive, subversive, and downright dangerous. I’m a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimental, and directly canvas the audience for feedback for games that are not yet ready for primetime on Steam and its ilk.
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