Friday, June 28, 2019

Short online games recommendation

Each game should be finishable within an hour.

The Company of Myself
https://www.kongregate.com/games/2DArray/the-company-of-myself
Sad philosophical game about a loner.

Missed Message
https://zephyo.itch.io/missed-message
Interactive fiction. Depression, cyclic day, suicide, lesbianism... also 2018 memes.

Fixation
https://www.kongregate.com/games/2DArray/fixation
Prequel to The Company of Myself. Has comics as transitions. Even sadder.

Viricide
https://www.kongregate.com/games/2DArray/viricide
An AI talks about someone of their lifestory. The AI might be depressed just like their programmer.



Fisher Diver
https://www.kongregate.com/games/2DArray/fisher-diver
Meditation, horror, diving, art... it's an experience.

Today I died
http://ludomancy.com/today/
Sad poem game with happy ending.

Storyteller
https://www.kongregate.com/games/danielben/storyteller
Once upon a time
there were three evil wizards striking wicked poses next to some random castle.
The end

Manufactoria
https://www.kongregate.com/games/PleasingFungus/manufactoria
Robot testing! Playable abstract logic!
Also accidentally Turing complete.

Air Pressure
https://www.kongregate.com/games/bento_smile/air-pressure
Interactive fiction about something. Means a lot to me.

Loneliness
https://www.kongregate.com/games/JordanMagnuson/loneliness
A game about loneliness

Elude
http://gambit.mit.edu/loadgame/summer2010/elude_play.php
A game about living with depression.

Don't Escape 2
https://www.kongregate.com/games/scriptwelder/dont-escape-2
Instead of escaping the room, zombies are coming and you must stay inside the room.
There are actually 3 in the series, but Don't Escape 2 is my favorite.

The Infinite Ocean
https://www.kongregate.com/games/JonasKyratzes/the-infinite-ocean
A philosophy game. War? Fear? Death? We must do better...

ir/rational redux
https://www.kongregate.com/games/tjubert/ir-rational-redux
Introduction to propositional logic!
With black comedy!

Til Cow Tear us Apart
http://www.kongregate.com/games/ThePixelHunt/til-cow-tear-us-apart
Funny interactive fiction. About stealing cows in space. The protagonists are lesbian alien space pirates.
Contains a few human music!

The First Hero
https://www.kongregate.com/games/BeGamerCom/the-first-hero
Greek mythology told entirely in quick button presses.

Fleeing the complex
https://www.kongregate.com/games/Puffballs_United/fleeing-the-complex
Hilarious interactive stickman animation. Contains a ton of Western pop culture.

Depression Quest
http://www.depressionquest.com/
Depression simulator interactive fiction, with good graphics.

endeavor
https://www.kongregate.com/games/Zillix/endeavor
A platform game about gaining power and exploring the world.
Probably will take longer than 1 hour to complete.

I have 1 day
https://www.kongregate.com/games/Rete/i-have-1-day
Try to live the day again and again until you save the world and stuff.

Cube Escape Series
http://www.rustylake.com/tag/rusty-lake-series/
Escape the room but with lots of surrealism, Van Gogh, all the while with gentle horror in the air.

One Chance
https://www.kongregate.com/games/LemmiBeans/one-chance
The world is ending. Save something.
(Hint: clear cookies, or use private mode, to get another chance)

Flatland: Fallen Angle
https://www.kongregate.com/games/seethrustudios/flatland-fallen-angle
I love Flatland the book. It's still a good book to get into the 4-dimensional geometry, and this game turns it into a game.

William and Sly 2
https://www.kongregate.com/games/Kajenx/william-and-sly-2
You play as Sly, the fox, exploring the wide world and becoming more and more powerful.
(Much better than the first one.)

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