![]() ![]() For now, you’re only getting a taste of what the young development team has in store, but it already looks incredibly mature and well thought out. Dreamwardĭreamward is a university project with some really interesting ideas and ambition. The developer has gone as far as to implement quality of life improvements around difficulty and accessibility to help people play, as well as achievements, and as an added bonus, you get the 65-track soundtrack completely free. The collection includes bullet hell SHMUP Bullet Heaven, turn-based RPGs, Epic Battle Fantast 1 and 2, arcade “simulation” Cat Cafe, and quick-draw twitch response game, Brawl Royale. Epic Battle Fantasy is a collection of eight of these truly ancient games from yesteryear, and it is a loving package of almost forgotten classics. We’re talking about well before Steam was a thing here. Back when the Internet was a new and exciting thing, one of the first things that people did was explore how to put games on it for distribution and play. We start this week off with a collection of games that are sure to inspire nostalgia among certain players. These aren’t so much an endorsement (or piece of criticism) as they are a head’s up. Where I find the time to do actual reviews or other coverage, I will compose separate articles on the game in question. I highlight them as interesting based on the itch.io description and concept. In many cases these games will be unfinished or “in development,” but I’m highlighting them because they promise something special and are well worth keeping on the radar. With that in mind, I thought what might be helpful to readers would be if I did a brief write-up of interesting games that I’ve come across on itch.io each week. Discovery is a real issue when great ideas are buried among high school projects and nasty little efforts to scam a quick buck from players. What makes itch.io a little difficult at times is finding things that are interesting to play. It’s a true “art gallery” for game ideas and creative developers, and it should be celebrated for that. In addition, itch.io allows you to be transgressive, subversive, and downright dangerous. I’m a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimental, and directly canvas the audience for feedback for games that are not yet ready for primetime on Steam and its ilk. ![]()
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