Lemon Shark (Itch.io) is a fun PICO-8 game that turns Pac-Man into a turn based puzzle game. There’s a little more to that but it’s a really nice twist on the formula.
The pink decker jam is still going on Itch.io and there’s already quite a few games submitted. Decker is a Hypercard-like tool and this jam is about making apps and games using a pink palette created for the jam.
As required by law, I am here to inform you that a new Indiepocalypse is out on Itch.io. This one features a brand new ttrpg by Viditya Voleti so of course it’s a great one.
A Solitaire Mystery (Steam) is a collection of solitaire games by the designer of Baba is You, with some of them being more standard solitaire games and others being more experimental.
I somehow missed that INFINITE TEARS released the new walking sim The Light of Our Yearning as pay-what-you-want on Itch.io. I highly recommend this and every other game they’ve made.
GrimVaders (Itch.io) is a neat autobattler for browsers with nice pixel art.
BioMenace Remastered (Steam) released a demo with a full released planned for this fall. Bio Menace was originally a 1993 shareware game that was published by Apogee, but I believe the original developer owns the rights. The developer who worked on the remasters of Duke Nukem 1 and 2 for the Evercade is leading development of the remaster.
ChipWits (Steam) is a remake of the 1984 puzzle game for the Macintosh.
A Chamber of Stars (Steam/Itch.io) is a surreal adventure game about the rise and fall of a rock star.
Not a lot of highlights from me this week, I still need to go through my steam sale haul (which wasn’t a lot) but thanks for the recommendations! Picked up a lot of cool adventure games like the midnight scenes thanks to you. Also I need to stop playing Project Silverfish. One day, maybe.
A couple of standouts are Everdeep Aurora, a lovely game that’s part adventure, part mr driller, part metroidvania? It’s unique
I am having tons of fun with block factory but I’m also one of those factory games sicko. So your mileage may vary.
Xenopurge wasn’t on my watchlist until the devs reached out to me and it’s oozing with style. Think sending remote commands to your squad while fighting aliens. Not as in depth as duskers, but what is?
I have other stuff in my list but it’s embargoed (boo).
Also I found out about the massive pro evolution soccer 21 scene that’s been modding the game with new gameplay tweaks and teams. And, while I’m not a fan of watching soccer, I am a fan of playing soccer games. Go figure.
Now I have like, 100GB of mods with new kits, balls, stadiums (they have a massive stadium package for south America, so big I don’t think it will ever be properly recreated in any official capacity)
Have a great weekend!