Items25The creator’s order
  1. 1A Short Hike (2019)A Short Hike (2019) 7.3/10 on IGDBReleased 30 Jul 2019Gliding down a mountain you have just climbed is a small, uncomplicated pleasure, and a useful place to begin a return to games. Claire's island is compact enough for an evening, with friendly diversions that reward wandering. Follow whichever conversation or view catches your attention; reaching…0
  2. 2Untitled Goose Game (2019)Untitled Goose Game (2019) 7.9/10 on IGDBReleased 20 Sept 2019Being a petty nuisance is refreshingly good motivation. As a goose in a village, you steal objects, distract residents and arrange tiny disasters, with the comedy emerging from what you do. There is a task list, but it is a menu of slapstick possibilities rather than a demand for daily attendance.…0
  3. 3Astro Bot (2024)Astro Bot (2024) 9.1/10 on IGDBReleased 6 Sept 2024Here is the bigger production that earns its room through constant invention. A new gadget changes how you jump, punch or explore, then a level finds several cheerful uses for it before moving on. PlayStation references add another layer if you recognise them, but the physical pleasure works…0
  4. 4Lil Gator Game (2022)Lil Gator Game (2022) 8.2/10 on IGDBReleased 14 Dec 2022Cardboard monsters make a rather good antidote to another grave responsibility for the fate of civilisation. This little climbing-and-gliding adventure is about making friends and persuading them to play, with no combat pressure or health bars. Its warmth suits a returning adult precisely because…0
  5. 5Donut County (2018)Donut County (2018) 7.1/10 on IGDBReleased 28 Aug 2018You control a hole in the ground, and that is almost enough explanation. Swallowing small objects lets you swallow larger ones, while each short scene finds a new joke or physics wrinkle in the idea. It is a gentle way to rediscover the pleasure of trying something just to see what happens. Choose…0
  6. 6Tinykin (2022)Tinykin (2022) 8.2/10 on IGDBReleased 30 Aug 2022A familiar household becomes an enormous playground when you are tiny enough to surf through it on soap. Collecting little helpers lets you build ladders, move objects and make useful connections between rooms. The attraction is the flow of exploring a place and steadily understanding it. There are…0
  7. 7Toem (2021)Toem (2021) 8.6/10 on IGDBReleased 17 Sept 2021A camera changes the job from conquering a map to noticing what is already there. This black-and-white photo adventure sends you through small places, helping people by looking carefully and finding an amusing angle. Its modest scale makes it an inviting first project after a break. Photo requests…0
  8. 8Thank Goodness You're Here! (2024)Thank Goodness You're Here! (2024) 8.1/10 on IGDBReleased 1 Aug 2024Sometimes a return to games needs a proper laugh. A travelling salesman wanders into increasingly ridiculous jobs in a fictional northern English town, with jumping and slapping serving the comic timing. It is short, proudly odd and easy to grasp, although its strong language and adult humour…0
  9. 9Katamari Damacy Reroll (2018)Katamari Damacy Reroll (2018) 8.3/10 on IGDBReleased 6 Dec 2018Rolling up drawing pins until you can gather furniture and buildings makes increasing scale feel absurdly satisfying. This remaster preserves the original's peculiar music and straight-faced cosmic nonsense, reminding you how much character one unusual mechanic can carry. Give the twin-stick…0
  10. 10Cocoon (2023)Cocoon (2023) 8.3/10 on IGDBReleased 29 Sept 2023Carrying a world on your back makes a wonderfully concrete puzzle tool. You move between orbs, then use their different properties inside one another until an impossible-looking arrangement suddenly makes sense. The design teaches largely through doing, which is welcome when you are tired of…0