Hero of Many tells the tale of a hero who fights to survive in a world where few are on its side. Created by Trickster Arts and available on Android, iOS, and Steam, Hero of Many follows a small orb as it gathers allies and defends itself from enemies, all the while solving different puzzles to get to the end of each of the 26 levels. The allies you gain along the way follow and fight for you, as you lead them to safety.
Type: Rider is a PC game created by Ex Nihilo that takes its audience through a typographical journey as the player takes on the role of a colon ( : ). The sole mechanics including jumping and rolling around. Each level in the game represents a different font as well as the setting it is famous for. Each font is thoroughly incorporated within its level. Not only can the font be used in the background, but it is often used as obstacles the colon has to get around. One specific incorporation can be seen when the colon has to navigate through the Gutenberg Bible.
Pinna – Unicycle for your nerves, is a free IOS and Android game created by Riku Tamminen. Going off of the name only, one could assume that this game is designed as a stress reliever; however, that is far from the truth. For it is Pinna that is the provider of stress. The game should be called Pinna – Unicycle that gets on your nerves. The jist of the game consists of balancing a unicycle as it travels as far as possible, earning a higher score being your ultimate goal each play through. Simple concept, frustratingly difficult execution.
Three Fourths Home is a PC visual short story game created by [bracket]games. The player takes on the role of Kelly, a young adult out of college living back at home with her parents and little brother in Nebraska. Three Fourths Home takes place as Kelly heads back home when a particularly intense storm hits. The entirety of the game occurs as Kelly is on her way home and focuses on the phone conversation she has during this time with her family, who are back at home.
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer.” – Harriet Tubman
Symon is an experimental point-and-click online game about the power of dreams created by Gambit of the Singapore-MIT Gambit Game Lab. Symon was also an Indie Game Challenge 2011 winner alongside games like Limbo and Inertia.
As I have mentioned, dreaming is the underlying theme of the game Symon. Starting the game we meet Symon. A man who has been in a hospital bed so long, he’s forgotten what the outside world looks like. Dreaming is his only release from the insanity that can occur due to overexposure to the sterile smell and constant beeping of his hospital room.
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) is a puzzle platformer that follows a young Iñupiat girl named Nuna and a white fox as they journey through Northern Alaska to find the source of the blizzard that has wreaked havoc on her home village. The game has both single and co-op capabilities as you play as either the girl or fox. I was unable to test out the co-op mode, but I imagine it would have made a few puzzles significantly simpler. Never Alone is similar to Limbo, in the sense that you complete tasks/puzzles through trial and error. Don’t be afraid when little Nuna or the cute little arctic fox perish on a regular basis. Trust me, it is the only way to learn and there will be plenty more deaths to come. Read more …