Tag Archives: indie games

Try-It Tuesday: ARTIST LIFE SIMULATOR

Posted on November 9, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

I set out to become a famous artist but end up dead in the gutter in ARTIST LIFE SIMULATOR, developed by Interactive Fate and published by Placeholder Gameworks.  In ARTIST LIFE SIMULATOR, players live the life of artist in 19th … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: DEATH AND TAXES

Posted on February 15, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

Today I played DEATH AND TAXES, a 2020 indie game similar to Papers Please, where players take on the role of the Grim Reaper in a bureaucratic afterlife. DEATH AND TAXES has a branching narrative with loads of dialog options … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: APICO free Steam demo

Posted on January 25, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

APICO is a casual-sim game about collecting, breeding and maintaining bees. It features farm building, crafting and resource gathering, similar to Terraria or Stardew Valley, but there are no enemies to fight and even the bees won’t sting you! Beekeeping … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday WYTCHWOOD

Posted on October 12, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

This week, I played the free Steam demo of WYTCHWOOD, a game developed by Toronto-based Alientrap and published by Whitethorn Games. Whitethorn also published two other recent Try-It Tuesday titles, Calico and Teacup. With little time to play video games lately, … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: TEACUP

Posted on October 7, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

TEACUP is a short and sweet narrative adventure game about a shy frog who collects herbs, sugar, honey and cookies for an upcoming tea party. It released September 23, 2021, for PC, Switch, Xbox and PlayStation, at a price of $9.99. I played a … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: CALICO

Posted on January 12, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

CALICO is a cheerful, laid back, singleplayer game about running a cat café, baking cat-shaped treats, cuddling animals, and meeting the friendly people of a magical, star-shaped island. I am loving this game. Similar to Stardew Valley, you make friends with the residents … Continue reading →

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