An online multiplayer shoot ’em up where you are strapped into swivel chairs and use the recoil of your guns to zoom around the room laying waste to your enemies as gracefully as office furniture allows. There will be various multiplayer modes as well as an option to play against the AI in single player or co-op.
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Release: TBA
“A roguelite dungeon crawler that draws upon the magic of cards! Play as a young adventurer, eager to explore ancient dungeons and find long-forgotten cards to build the legendary spell deck that could defeat the one wielding the forbidden cards the entire world fears!
“Employ clever tactics to defeat giant slimes and malfunctioning golems, loot conveniently placed treasure chests, uncover hidden secrets, collect rare cards and rescue lost adventurers. Build your unique, ultimate spell deck with your signature card combo!”
Platforms: Windows, Nintendo Switch
Release: 2021
I put together a list of games that are centered around mental health as I find games as a medium really interesting and somewhat unique in exploring the topic. I have probably missed a few but you can find the ones I have found so far under the mental health tag.
If you’d rather something a bit more warm and fuzzy there is also the wholesome tag.
Suggestions welcome :)
“A mud-based puzzle game where you use the lengthy capes of chivalrous knights to cover puddles and help members of the upper class away from badly sanitized streets. Solve your way through increasingly tricky puzzles in this lighthearted medieval mindmuck!”
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Release: March 3, 2020
“Journey through a digital afterlife as you discover eternal life comes with sacrifice. Explore the first chapter of a Rhythm RPG that’ll test the limits of human existence.
“Master an entirely skill based rhythm combat with fierce battles and unexpected challenges. With multiple difficulty options, Nocturne is a game suitable for beginners and veterans of the rhythm genre, containing the perfect balance of heart-pumping musical combat with magnificent worldbuilding and deep story. Make friends, battle enemies, and traverse a beautiful world as it falls apart around you.”
Platforms: Windows
Release: March 3, 2020
A tiny game about a child looking out the car window and imagining a small person running alongside. In this case, a ninja 😎
Platforms: Windows
Release: December 27, 2019
“A colorful and explosive RPG about a place with a heavy past. 300 years ago, a being known as the Beast appeared and began to tear Starcross apart with cataclysmic magic. This event resulted in the death of almost all of the humans and set in motion the rise of the Undead, the creation of the Anims, and the birth of the Demons…
“Things might not be so awful now! Or they might be! Depends on who you ask but honestly things have gotten along pretty well thanks to the leadership of some really impressive individuals! A notable feat is that Demons, Anims, and humans live very much in harmony. The Door locked behind the Rose, the Sword, and Mt. Starcross itself are also pretty fun tourist attractions now! Now who knows what would happen if some unknown, idiot kid just came along and actually pulled the sword up. But I doubt we’ll ever have to worry about that! Schools out! Summer just started! A perfect time to take a vacation! Go have fun!”
Platforms: Windows, Nintendo Switch
Release: 2022
“Are you ready to get sliced in half? The year is 2089 and a giant disc has appeared in orbit of Jupiter. Step into the oversized space suit of a brave scientist and explore this sprawling intergalactic slaughterhouse.
“And remember: what kills you only makes you stronger.”
Platforms: Windows
Release: 2020
“A videogame developer’s love letter to his son; an immersive narrative driven experience to memorialize Joel Green and, through his story, honor the many he represents. That Dragon, Cancer is a poetic and playful interactive retelling of Joel’s 4-year fight against cancer.
“Using a mix of first-person and third-person perspective, and point-and-click interaction, this two-hour narrative experience invites the player to slow down and immerse themselves in a deeply personal memoir featuring audio taken from home videos, spoken word poetry, and themes of faith, hope, despair, helplessness and love…”
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
Release: January 12, 2016
“A game about listening to people’s problems and helping them by serving up a warm drink out of the ingredients you have in stock. It is a game that depicts lives as humanly as possible, while having a cast that is more than just humans.
“Immerse yourself in the stories of alternative-Seattle inhabitants, ranging from a dramatic love story between an elf and a succubus, an alien trying to understand humans’ lives, and many others modern readers will find strongly echo the world around them.”
Platforms: Windows, Mac, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
Release: January 29, 2020