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The White Ship
Do not stray too far.
zachariah chandler
GIF
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VIDEO LEECH
Notes from a Media Detritivore
MindApe
Interactive Fiction
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So, glamrock freddy, what is a game?
Pretentious shitpost introspective adventure to discover what is a game
3DGoblinDev
Platformer
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The Trolley
Essay Games
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You were just selling lemonade.
An anti-capitalistic playable essay
donlatino
Strategy
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GIF
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VIDEO CALIBRATION
Inadvertently synching childhood memories with a VHS tape
MindApe
Visual Novel
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Me & Elliot Outrun the Devil
Part manifesto, part nervous breakdown, and all about polishing up those typing skills.
Elliot Bear Yu
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"Can I make games alone if I don't like players?"
A short essay game.
josh's games
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GIF
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The Anti-Collector’s Book of the Dead
Guide to the afterlife of your prized possessions
MindApe
Interactive Fiction
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THE SHAPE OF GOD ON A THURSDAY AFTERNOON
ON OUR SOCIETAL SPECTRES.
ELZIBEHT
Interactive Fiction
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GIF
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Purpose
A Playable Essay on Design and Community
WiL (stale-meme)
Puzzle
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Chaotic Thinking
Let's picture chaos in a cool way along with Rosenrips' music.
Lesli__e
Interactive Fiction
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THESE/US
you're trans and you have a boat to fix
cautioncrow
Interactive Fiction
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Ghost
An essay in game form, considering hauntings, architecture and memory.
Daniel J Glendening
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Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road
A chronically unfunny exploration of humor
Dunkelschwamm
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4th Wall
A game about my thoughts on the game
Douglas Driving
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A Gallery of Game Chrysalises
An interactive cabinet of unrealized game ideas.
Outgrabe
Interactive Fiction
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GIF
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This isn't Moirai
An essay on the game Moirai, distilled into a Bitsy experience.
kyun
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Slow and Lucky
An extremely self-indulgent anti-remake of Sly Cooper
Godahl
Educational
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Remixing Criticism - Hip Hop dance under the microscope
A text based interactive critique of Hip Hop, dance, criticism, institutional power and the erasure of women.
Ian Abbott
Interactive Fiction
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