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    1. Freebies from the itch.io winter sale

      Fair warning, some of the games are porn. The one of them I've played, the fruit-themed twin-stick rogulike Resistance is Fruitile, is quite charming! https://hot-soup-studios.itch.io/thehouse...

      Fair warning, some of the games are porn.

      The one of them I've played, the fruit-themed twin-stick rogulike Resistance is Fruitile, is quite charming!

      https://hot-soup-studios.itch.io/thehouse
      https://krunchyfriedgames.itch.io/witches-and-bandits-and-swords-oh-my
      https://kosmocat.itch.io/dont-beg-for-help
      https://so-pa.itch.io/the-kitchen-of-sopas
      https://l-a-r-i.itch.io/shape-of-the-circle
      https://virtuaworlds.itch.io/cthulhu-frozen-nightmare
      https://distant-dimensions.itch.io/cupid2-0
      https://distant-dimensions.itch.io/rivet
      https://jdmgames.itch.io/bones-in-the-boneyard
      https://distant-dimensions.itch.io/every-second
      https://daddarulekonge.itch.io/the-handheld-game-console-encyclopedia-vol2
      https://pizzaandgames.itch.io/horror-fan-house
      https://chriv-games-horror.itch.io/6knives-episode1
      https://mydogstolemyliver.itch.io/visionsvol4
      https://distant-dimensions.itch.io/quest-for-the-missing-piece
      https://fiveluska.itch.io/second-wind
      https://airman4.itch.io/hammertime
      https://jarpdzonson.itch.io/mechanical-void
      https://projectyaarj.itch.io/solraid
      https://projectyaarj.itch.io/tank
      https://manstersoft.itch.io/the-mini-game-3-in-1-fun-pak
      https://maximilian.itch.io/inertia
      https://q-les.itch.io/the-whispersmith
      https://kasperv.itch.io/ball-down-hill
      https://retrovr.itch.io/spitfire-dogfight-vr
      https://xyxitchio.itch.io/flowfall
      https://blak-gear.itch.io/uep1
      https://teembeerlay.itch.io/erohina-basics
      https://hippomobil.itch.io/elastic-egg
      https://tonsomo.itch.io/jurl-hd
      https://magnus-froelund.itch.io/the-drifters
      https://kasperv.itch.io/kasperias-arenas
      https://rockodagamer.itch.io/the-decompiled-ultimate-collection
      https://tonsomo.itch.io/mille
      https://kasperv.itch.io/the-simple-life
      https://distant-dimensions.itch.io/area-41
      https://tailot.itch.io/motorized-cake
      https://tailot.itch.io/cube-orange
      https://munegames.itch.io/virtual-coloring-book-for-kids
      https://rizvn.itch.io/love-is-war-remake
      https://tailot.itch.io/dice-soccer
      https://snekjar.itch.io/scaffoldedge
      https://magnus-froelund.itch.io/5-in-1-retro-games
      https://maximilian.itch.io/side-shooter
      https://sj-logo-transparent.itch.io/baldis-basics-songkran-in-education-and-learning-x
      https://jdmgames.itch.io/expandoscape
      https://hoglet.itch.io/river-strike
      https://xxerikxx.itch.io/the-higher-society-v013 XXX
      https://xxerikxx.itch.io/the-higher-society-v014 XXX
      https://iamqqqqqqq.itch.io/classicgame
      https://xyxitchio.itch.io/felix-the-toy
      https://pinou007.itch.io/application-that-costs-a-lot-for-nothing
      https://calmed-by-the-dark-games.itch.io/calmed-by-the-dark-infinity
      https://ahsanmakesgames.itch.io/top-down-showdown
      https://faustgabor.itch.io/potatoes-corruption
      https://automaticgrasshopper.itch.io/alostgirl
      https://krabovaypolochka.itch.io/long-forest-old
      https://clevertop.itch.io/temple-of-the-silver-dragon
      https://maximilian.itch.io/zombie-apocalypse
      https://hempuli.itch.io/mobile-suit-baba
      https://kyaniteheart.itch.io/i-think-i-need-your-help
      https://thethil.itch.io/strange-toilet
      https://icarus-dev.itch.io/the-present
      https://phasepixel.itch.io/resistanceisfruitile
      https://kyaniteheart.itch.io/a-potion-for-chamomile
      https://asa-studio.itch.io/bff-or-die
      https://oi01games.itch.io/antonio-anfiloquio
      https://thethil.itch.io/strange-toilet-2
      https://alexander-wiseman.itch.io/fear-assessment
      https://evolvedustry.itch.io/evolvedustry
      https://falsevacuum.itch.io/linda-joan-prologue
      https://krunchyfriedgames.itch.io/bunny-hill-horror
      https://0zanm.itch.io/still-alive
      https://kyaniteheart.itch.io/potion-commotion
      https://virtuaworlds.itch.io/columns
      https://nnuk.itch.io/the-weird-gamma
      https://distant-dimensions.itch.io/seclusion
      https://krunchyfriedgames.itch.io/bunny-hill-horror-bunny-boiler
      https://ibar.itch.io/solitude
      https://kyaniteheart.itch.io/sunbeams
      https://forwardinstinct.itch.io/panchin-is-frustrated
      https://littlemuggames.itch.io/rylees-lunchboxes
      https://manstersoft.itch.io/chimera-crusader
      https://jdmgames.itch.io/orbital-paladin-melchior-y
      https://seeone.itch.io/grav
      https://shadowglass.itch.io/assassin-at-crimson-keep
      https://thearesjej.itch.io/prosignal
      https://manstersoft.itch.io/fun-pak
      https://pyrthenix.itch.io/the-legend-of-the-hero-of-edoriam XXX
      https://lyl-games.itch.io/color-mind
      https://dragonaz.itch.io/the-convoy

      24 votes
    2. Sunday Game Jam Review Thread (July 16 2023)

      Welcome back to the third weekly game jam thread. Whats a game jam you may ask. Well imagine if you locked a group of game developers in a box for box for some quantity of time ranging from a few...

      Welcome back to the third weekly game jam thread.

      Whats a game jam you may ask. Well imagine if you locked a group of game developers in a box for box for some quantity of time ranging from a few days to a few weeks and told them to compete with each other by building something around a theme and then judging whatever each other came up with, that's a game jam.

      Longtime viewers AKA the 5 people to who looked at the 2 previous threads will have no doubt noticed I missed last week. During an unusually normie weekend I was busy awkwardly standing in a corner at not 1 but 2 different parties and was super tired when I got back I did not want to write this up. I hope you can forgive me. To ensure that this does not happen again I am moving this thread to Sundays which should give me more time flexibility and something to look forward to instead of sitting around dreading the upcoming work week.

      Also as a bit of compensation for your troubles today I am linking 2 top quality longer games that you can really sink your teeth into this week. I am 100% cool with someone discussing games from any week in future threads so don’t sweat the time commitment and don’t feel you have to finish the whole game before returning to discuss it. Quality video games shouldn’t have an expiration date.

      With that said lets get into the this weeks games

      Infinimall: Dream Job!

      Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
      Authors: Pandora
      Genres: Visual Novel

      Coming to you with love from the the folks in the the proverbial vaporwave-dreamworld-liminal-mall-urbex complex, Infinimall: Dream Job! Is a dating sim visual novel set inside a surreal mall and originally written for the NaNoRenNo 2023 Jam. Featuring the Doomer Girl like bisexual disaster Mia(I wonder if its the same Mia as Heart Beat) as she navigates a dead end job and tries to get her dead end life back on track.

      According to my calculations the game has about 100 book pages worth of dialogue over all its branches which should be a breeze for the text-only titans that walk the halls of this site.

      Hypnagogia

      Platforms Windows
      Authors: sodaraptor
      Genres: Adventure

      Our second game is also taking us to the dreamworld but this time its inspired by late 90s PSX aesthetics, in particular, the cult classic game LSD: Dream Emulator which is fitting given it comes from LSD Jam 2020. It centers on a gameplay loop of exploring diverse dream worlds inspired by dreams from the developers own dream diary. I think the game is best thought as a sort of drug trip or spiritual experience in the same way as something like Superliminal. Go in with an open mind and I think most people can get something from the experience. This goes double for the games sequel Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams which is available without DRM on itch.io or with DRM on Steam if you are into that sort of thing.

      However long it takes after you awaken from your strange dream let me know what you are thinking. Its okay I won’t die if you don’t like the same games I do though I will be sad. Its lonely walking the path of niche games but you can’t make friends if you never share.

      PREVIOUS WEEK

      7 votes
    3. Saturday Game Jam Thread (July 01 2023)

      Hey y’all, welcome back to the second weekly game jam thread. Whats a game jam you may ask. Well imagine if you locked a group of game developers in a box for box for some quantity of time ranging...

      Hey y’all, welcome back to the second weekly game jam thread.

      Whats a game jam you may ask. Well imagine if you locked a group of game developers in a box for box for some quantity of time ranging from a few days to a few weeks and told them to compete with each other by building something around a theme and then judging whatever each other came up with, that's a game jam.

      Now you may ask why would anyone play these things besides the other game game jam entrants. I don’t know about everyone else but despite being one of the younger users on this site I can’t help but feel like I have to work very hard to find any sort of magic in my life and I keep telling myself if I just keep playing more games and scraping and scrounging at the fringes of the industry I can find the magic again and be happy for a little bit.

      Its actually a little scary sharing these games with you guys. I know its unreasonable to get emotionally invested in tiny games I did not even make but it does make me happy that people are taking an interest in this thread. Here is what I have for you this week.

      HeartBeat

      Platforms: Windows, HTML5
      Genres: Rhythm

      Do you remember that one part in that one game that you like, during the final boss fight when the heroes theme is reprised and layers are added to the song for each stage of the boss fight and then the vocals kick in and its awesome. Here in game jam land our motto is “All killer no filler”, we like to skip to the good part and this entry from Boss Rush Jam 2023 fits the bill. Its the final boss battle of a rhythm game and features an unusual control scheme that takes a few tries to get the hang of. Let me know if this game jogs any memories of boss fights.

      e-scape

      Platforms: Windows
      Genres: Simulation

      If you talk to a gamer that has been around for awhile they will have a story to tell you about a game that they used to play that has since been shutdown. Its always the same story. They see an article out of the blue that the game they used to play just announced a shutdown date. They log in and like a traveler from an antique land, are greeted by a ghost town filled with statues of champions and kings soon to be buried forever at the command of a datacenter sysadmin.

      That is e-scape, look on its works, ye mighty, and despair!

      This week was both nostalgic and somber for me and that leaked into this weeks selection in a big way. I really do look forward to seeing peoples responses to this thread though and I hope to keep doing these threads for the foreseeable future.

      PREVIOUS WEEK NEXT WEEK

      9 votes
    4. Saturday Game Jam Thread (June 24 2023)

      Hello ladies and gentlegamers, welcome to a new kind of weekly thread. Unlike more reputable threads around here which get their games from places like Steam and the Nintendo e-shop we are here to...

      Hello ladies and gentlegamers, welcome to a new kind of weekly thread. Unlike more reputable threads around here which get their games from places like Steam and the Nintendo e-shop we are here to explore the some thing much more raw made by deranged indie developers running on too little sleep. That’s right we are here to talk about video games that come from game jams

      Whats a game jam you may ask. Well imagine if you locked a group of game developers in a box for box for some quantity of time ranging from a few days to a few week and told them to compete with each other by building something around a theme and then judging whatever each other came up with, that's a game jam. Its voluntary crunch time and people are crazy enough to actually sign up for these things for some reason. There are more games submitted for various game jams than anyone could ever play and that is where I come in.

      I select a double feature of two games each week on Saturday. I make no assurances related to quality or sanity. If you have issues with these picks leave a comment I will try and accommodate your feedback next week. Now without further ado, welcome one and all to the Saturday Game Jam thread(Its still Saturday somewhere in the world right?)

      Anger Foot

      Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
      Genres: Shooter, Action

      Do you dream of battling a sewer dwelling cabal of lizard people, are you mad that Gunpoint only let you have the gatecrasher upgrade on the last level, do you like hurting other people?

      Anger Foot is a Hotline Miami inspired first people shooter born from the 7day fps game jam. Its got a thumping hardbass soundtrack and nonstop action to keep your blood pumping. Its since moved on to greener pastures and has a stated release on Steam in 2024 so if you like the prototype make sure to wish list the game on Steam.

      Interminal

      Platforms: Windows, macOS
      Genres: Walking Sim

      After gunning people down why not stop and smell the roses or perfumes as the case may be. Interminal is a short experimental game also coming the 7day fps game jam about wandering around an infinite airport smelling various perfumes, watching the planes take off, and contemplating life. Its a shame that everyone here lacks the hardware to actually let you smell the perfumes but you guys are an imaginative bunch so I trust you. Let me know what your favorite perfume is in the comments.

      That’s all for now. In true Tildes fashion I wanted to start slow and maybe grow later. Again leave feedback in the comments if you feel an improvement can be made

      NEXT WEEK

      12 votes
    5. Is there interest in games created for game jams?

      Hello everyone. I am an avid gamer but I allocate my playtime very differently from most other players. I prefer to spend my time playing very short(typcially under 30 mins) games created for game...

      Hello everyone. I am an avid gamer but I allocate my playtime very differently from most other players. I prefer to spend my time playing very short(typcially under 30 mins) games created for game jams(limited time themed game development events) on itch.io.

      Here is example of what a set of game jam entries looks like.

      Many of these games are only about 15 minutes long so it is possible to play and review many of them per week. My question to you guys is that given the short nature of most of these experiences, is there at least mild interest in posts about these games and if so would it be better to post a weekly thread where I focus on a specific gamejam and review some of the games and encourage other users to join in and review some more of the games or should I focus on posting direct links to the best games I find when I sifting through these collections.

      I’m am excited to share this area of gaming that people don’t talk about much and I would love to hear peoples thoughts on the subject.

      Edit: The first thread is up

      22 votes
    6. Let's do a deep dive into the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality together!

      The Bundle itch.io's Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is a collection of indie media content offered up as a fundraiser for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Community Bail...

      The Bundle

      itch.io's Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is a collection of indie media content offered up as a fundraiser for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Community Bail Fund. The minimum purchase is $5 which gains you access to 1637 items from 1304 different creators. The bundle has raised over $5 million dollars so far and is a genuinely incredible show of support and solidarity from the gaming community for the Black Lives Matter movement.

      Here is the previous Tildes topic about it, here is a subreddit for it, and here is a community spreadsheet cataloging its contents.

      The Content

      The bundle is primarily video games, but it also has tabletop games, game assets, books, music, and tools. It is an intimidatingly large amount of content, and much attention has been called to some of the collection's highlights and standout titles: 1 2 3 4 (if you find other lists, let me know and I'll link them here).

      I'm thinking it would be neat for us on Tildes to explore and highlight some of its less well-known content. The people who have made their creations available in this bundle have done so generously and in support of a great cause, so this is a way that we can show some appreciation for them by bringing some attention to their work. It is also possible to re-purchase games that you already own on itch.io and add tips to that purchase, so you can also monetarily support any devs you choose should you feel inclined to do so.

      The Event

      Using whatever selection methods or criteria you like, dive into an item/multiple items from the bundle and then report back here about it. There is a handy website that lets you filter the whole set of items, and it also has a very useful "pick a game" button that selects a game at random from the batch.

      However you choose something, let us know what you've chosen, what it was, what your experience was like with it, and whether or not you recommend it. Format your entries however you like but please Bold the Titles of Items so people can scan the thread more easily!

      Feel free to submit multiple entries to the topic as you explore the bundle. I'm thinking that with a few of us doing this over a couple of days, we can cover a lot of ground and surface some interesting and easily overlooked content.

      Our Selections

      I'll keep a table of the highly recommended things we surface here. To select something to be included here, mention in your writeup that it qualifies for "Tildes' Choice" status, and I'll add it to the list!

      Title Creator Type Recommender
      Us Lovely Corpses d Marie Visual novel kfwyre
      Cardinal Chains Daniel Nora Pure puzzle game kfwyre
      25 votes