Tag: 2023 Release
Games released in 2023.
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A Guidebook of Babel
A surprisingly emotional half time travelling puzzle, half visual novel about a potential afterlife. Follow the story of the Babel and its crew and passengers as the passengers navigate towards reincarnation.
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BOKURA
Do you ever sometimes wonder if the way you see the world is different from everyone else, because there may be a hint of truth to that thought, and in Bokura, there definitely is. Bokura is a 2 Player puzzle platformer game where you and your partner see the world in very different ways. If…
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The Elephant Collection
So do you remember those flash elephant games from when the internet used to be good? This is them bringing that through to Steam in a playable form. Of course you could still just play the original versions on Flashpoint, but this collection has extra developer commentary, challenge achievements, and secrets.
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My Time At Sandrock
I like this game. They managed to make a sequel to My Time At Portia, and make the story and distinct while leaving a recognisable gameplay loop.
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Bombe
Minesweeper automation game. Mix up a couple good genres and you end up with a good game, a game where with a bit of setup, you can clear 4000 levels in less than a minute. Im frankly surprised rn that I only have 3 different minesweeper reviews, and not more. Bombe is a game where…
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VIVID/STASIS
From the casual rhythm game to a more intensive one, VIVID/STASIS looks like it’d play like Sound Voltex, but instead of being 6 key, it’s described by the developers as a “4 over 2 key game”. There is also a surprisingly compelling story with some particularly unique ARG elements and mysteries that have had my…
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Talos Principle II
So this dropped out of nowhere, like, I saw Icely Puzzles post a video about there being a (apparently temporary?) Demo for this game, and immediately went and played it before watching, and I’ll just say, I’m impressed they managed to create a sequel to this game after the ending of the first. Either way…
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Chants of Sennaar
A (mostly) puzzle game about language. Specifically languages you don’t know. And if you’re thinking “oh this sounds like Trunic,” then you’re a little mistaken because the main goal of the game here is to learn and understand the languages. The game helps with this.
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Usagi Shima
In this cute little townbuilder, your goal is to attract bunnies and then take care for them to come back and become your buddies. They give you tips in the form of carrots, which you then spend on building more stuff and get more bunnies.
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Viewfinder
So this game released very recently, aaaand it’s fantastic. Very simple gimmick, find a photo, place a photo, explore the space inside the photo as it gets embedded in the world. And they take this one simple mechanic and absolutely run with it. It’s like exploring all the interactions with the Portal Gun, and even…
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Can of Wormholes
Yet another devilishly complex puzzle game with a simple premise and simple set of controls. Can of Wormholes is kind of a snake + Sokoban hybrid, a Snekoban if you will, where the goal is to get your snake into the hole. Your only controls are to move the head of the snake in one…
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The Last Case of Benedict Fox
Sadly not about actual foxes, but a very compelling detective metroidvania nontheless! Though this game isn’t for the faint of heart, it’s not a horror game, but it is incredibly lovecraftian. Lots of creepy locales and tentacles amongst the stuff that wants to kill you, oh and if you’re arachnophobic, you might wanna hold off…