There are maybe spoilers in this review. I would recommend you play the game before reading. I am genuinely almost too afraid to click on the link. I have reached a point of choice in this amazing story where I need to make a decision. And I don't want to. Either way will lead to … Continue reading Bogeyman →

Eunice is a shortish puzzly parser game. I completed it in about 45 minutes. I very nearly gave up on it due to some very spotty implementation and frustrating action guessing, but I persevered, and, ultimately, I can say that I quite enjoyed my time with it. The core premise of the game is that … Continue reading Eunice →

A very short twine piece about unresolved emotion and catharsis. I played through to both of the two endings. The player's interactions with the text are limited to one point of choice and a few optional reveals. As a short story, this is nicely written. I doubt there's anyone reading it who can't relate a … Continue reading Time Passed →

A mid-length parser game, I played for about an hour and reached an ending. Archie Elliot, a local laird has been murdered, and, what with the local situation somewhat..fraught...between the clans, as Walter, educated son of the Earl, you need to find out what happened and unmask the murderer. The game takes place in the … Continue reading Border Reivers →

I am extremely curious as to why this game is advertised as Leprophilia - which, from a quick google, means : a strong abnormal attraction to people with leprosy. That's ..interesting... in a game about rabbits. Only joking. I'm assuming it's meant to be from the Latin for rabbit, Leporidae, and means someone who really … Continue reading Ürs →

A short procedurally generated text with minimal interactive elements about a tale told around a campfire. I've played through a few times. Each play through took about 5 minutes. It took a bit of effort to get this game started. I was blowing on my microphone for a while (looking, it has to be said, … Continue reading Campfire Tales →

A choice based dungeon crawler with combat, this game places you in the position of a mercenary hired to find the Duke's son in a mine crawling with goblins. Unfortunately, no sooner do you enter the mine than the entrance collapses leaving you on your own with various assorted nasties and a bunch of trapped … Continue reading A Final Grind →

This is the second game already in the comp that advertises the fact that it's 'more than 2 hours' long. Again, probably not a great thing to advertise up front in a competition specifically for sub 2 hour games - it's guaranteed to put players backs up. Spring thing is a showcase for longer IF … Continue reading Bullhockey! →

What price to make the trains run on time? Over the course of several months, this game explores the rise of a dystopian future which, depressingly, feels less and less of a far fetched idea on a daily basis. With Fox news now practically state-controlled media in the USA, this game does pack a punch. … Continue reading Ostrich →

The primary gameplay is driving around Canada in a truck trading commodities. Find somewhere that sells low, somewhere else that buys high and then trade. That's pretty much it as far as I can see. Is there a meta game I'm missing? I'm not sure because it's pretty painful to play this game - the … Continue reading Let’s Explore Geography! Canadian Commodities Trader Simulation Exercise →