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.

My favorite song from the Relooted soundtrack so far! I don't know what it is about it but it just makes me want to get up and dance.

I never wanna see you cry, I only wanna see you shine. Whichever way it swings, know I'll be by your side.

Song: Frens by Obongjayar Game: Relooted (Nyamakop - Game Studio) Characters: Nomali, Trevor, Professor Grace (koko), Etienne, Luso, Ndedi, Cryptic and Forger.

Slightly better screenshots of my beautiful wife.

Cryptic joins the Battle!

I am currently playing Relooted for my next fanvid and I have to say I love Cryptic so much.

She's a hacker, she's 15, she doesn't really seem to respect anyone but Nomali, she made a really fucking awesome robot.

A terrific game that is half-puzzle and half-speed. You spend the first half of missions scoping out each location, finding optional goodies, and setting up for your dynamic dash escapes.

The escape parts are all about timing, knowing the route, and keeping your flow going. It's a parkour platformer that's something of a mix of 2D Sonic games and Mirror's Edge.

The characters don't get as much time as they deserve to show off their individuality and personalities, due to the small development team focusing more on the gameplay, so I hope they get some supplementary materials eventually to flesh them out some more. Still, they're varied in gameplay and nobody feels irrelevant.

The history of the artifacts can be skipped, but it's interesting in its own right and they don't drag it out when giving you the background of each item.