GAMES TO WRITE HOME ABOUT

TGC: The Worm Room

by Katie Rose Pipkin

An endless greenhouse

Rooms generate as you walk thus exploration is an act of creation

The path unfolds before you: you can never be lost here

TGC: The Glass Room

by Pol Clarissou

An dreamlike exploration of what it means to remember

Extremely evocative, it captures the intangibility of memory

Surreal, beautiful and experimental

TGC: Neighbor 

By Cardboard Computer

A serene crater in the desert in which to contemplate

The slow pace & calm atmosphere is beautifully meditative

With spaces to reflect, write & mediate, this game feels like self-care

TGC: Loci Omnes Caelesistis Kyries

By Tale of Tales

A kaleidoscopic journey through the cosmos

Intricately beautiful & visually complex

Moving parts & circular designs are reminiscent of clockwork

TGC: Il Filo Conduttore

By Mario von Rickenbach and Christian Etter

A short, experimental game about a cord

Quirky and playful, it encourages and rewards curiosity

Grounded sound design heightens the magical realism

Anatomically Incorrect Dinosaurs

By Nathalie Lawhead

An anatomically incorrect dinosaur generator

Tongue-in-cheek & burlesque humor

Audio, text, video & animation are layered to set the tone

Miracle Merchant

By TiNYTOUCHTALES

A solitaire card game about potion brewing

Deceptively simple: tactics are essential to succeed

Forces the player to consider every card

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Sim

By Leighton Gray and  Vernon Shaw

Beautifully written, it is inclusive, heartfelt and entirely sincere

Demonstrates the importance of friends, community and family

The relationship with your daughter is the most rewarding

Nova Alea

By Molleindustria

An abstraction of forces that shape cities

Examines, explores & critiques gentrification & its effects

Uses the medium to demonstrate a harmful way of thinking

ISLANDS: Non-Places

By Carl Burton

A series of surreal, abstract puzzle vignettes

A disconnected daydream about mundane public spaces

Reimagines man-made constructs as living organisms

Succulents

By Andrew Gleeson

Tend to an abandoned, underground garden

With love and care, beautiful plants can grow in dark places

Growth requires persistent care and attention

Tenderfoot

By Icewatergames

An atmospheric diorama that adapts to time of day

A glimpse into an achievable Eco-friendly future

A tranquil window to run in the background

The Unending Sacrament of Mornings

By Alexander King and Seth S. Scott

An average human’s morning routine

Simple input with humorous gameplay and actions

Captures the true, unending horror that is morning

Gloom

By Atlas Games  [Img]

A card game about tragedy, doom and gloom

Encourages and is enhanced by players getting into the storytelling

See-through cards that work with stacking and cancelling mechanics

Parameters

By NEKOGAMES   !! DOESN’T RUN IN FIREFOX !!

A stripped back, single-screen RPG

Traversal, exploration, combat and progression are simplified

Captures the genre and game flow with minimal input and graphics

Queers in Love At the End of The World

By Anna Anthropy

Intense interactive fiction with a time limit

Time limit and overwhelming options helps simulate the setting

Succinct and extremely heartfelt

And I Made Sure To Hold Your Head Sideways

By Jenny Jiao Hsia

Disjointed memories of a drunken night

Simple art used in a unique way

Unscrambling the images feels cohesive to the story