Hello people of the world! Today we're going to take a peek at some of the games I've found on Itch.io that are too short for me to consider full fledged games, but which might still have something to offer to you. So let's see what Itch.io had to offer!
1. Insatiable Creatures
Source: Itch.io Page
Insatiable Creatures is a short kinetic novel thriller
written by PB&Jelly. Four highschoolers have disappeared while exploring an
abandoned hotel, so Thalia, who is very interested in the supernatural, sends
Lucas to investigate. I can’t say too much in the way of story because I don’t
want to spoil the story.
This kinetic novel left me wanting more. I really enjoyed
the story, the art was beautiful, the writing was well done and the voice
acting was spot on. The music and sound effects were also well done, and added
to the overall experience. I would recommend taking the 5-10 minutes for story
time. You can download it free from
Itch.io *here*
2. Back in My Days
Source: Itch.io Page
Back in My Days is a runner style game created by Folz. In
this game, you take control of an old woman named Clarisse. Clarisse doesn’t
like all this newfangled technology that these millennials are using these
days, so she’s going to take it away! Is her rocking chair, pulled by a small
herd of cats, she speeds down the road to teach these youngsters a lesson!
Using your mouse, you have to click on any of the passing
characters with red on them. The red is the modern technology, and the green is
the old. As you click on more of the red youngsters, the cats will pull you
faster, and it becomes harder and harder to click on them accurately.
I like the graphics in particular; the old timey feel of the
game is really nice. I’m not good at runners, so I can’t say I really got too
far in this game. What I played, I did enjoy, though. I encourage you to try
the game for yourself, it’s free to download from Itch.io *here*.
3. Voice (Prototype)
Source: Itch.io Page
Voice is a prototype game created by a small team of
developers, and posted to Itch.io by Tony Coculuzzi, Ruth
Bosch, Lisy Kane, Izzy Gramp, and Farah Khalaf. You play as a young woman in an
art museum. You don’t really get a story, an objective, or anything. You’re
just on your own.
The art is beautiful, with a hand drawn quality. When
characters speak, it’s not in words, but rather what sounds like airy flutes or
other wind instruments. It sounds so cute, to me anyway. The prototype is agonizingly
short, only a few minutes. I was really looking forward to more of the game. I
hope some day to get more added to this charming little piece of a game.
If you would like to try to prototype for yourself, you can
download it from Itch.io for free *here*
4. Chawie’s Quest
Source: Itch.io Page
Chawie is a little preview of an adventure platforming type
game, created by Vinicius Osti. Your character looks like a baby Digimon, or a
Tamagotchi maybe. He’s cute!
Basically, the statue that is in the middle of your village
that helps to heal the Chaw who are injured is broken! This is a huge problem.
Do Chawie is going to set out to get a special plant to help fix it. This demo
is very short, but attractive.
The Chawcake function doesn’t work, and the respawn system
could use some work. You can sometimes respawn directly on top of an enemy,
which can make it difficult to get your place and move forward. However, I
think that this game could be something worthwhile with a little work. You can
play a preview and see what you think, by downloading free from Itch.io *here*.
Thanks for sharing some of your time with me today! As always, be sure to leave your feedback for the developers, and happy gaming!
Bell
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