Niche
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Niche, a survival game based on the real science of genetics

There are a lot of educational games out there that might teach you a thing or two about biology, evolution, and how genetics work. But they can be easy to disregard due to the often boring and dull methods of delivering that information. Well, Team Niche—a small five-person independent studio located in Switzerland—thinks it has found a way to make learning about genetics and species evolution a little bit more engaging. Niche is described as a “fresh blend of turn-based strategy and simulation combined with roguelike elements.” The game puts you in control of an animal species in a certain landscape, ranging from snowy…

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Alone in the Dark is still creepy in its brightly-colored remake

Today’s consoles might be a bit of hassle when compared to their predecessors. Years ago, when consoles first came out, there was no such thing as DLC, server issues, forcing players to be online in order to access a specific part of the game, or even the game itself. This might be why so many game makers and players have taken to the fantasy console that runs on your PC created by Lexaloffle Games’s founder Joseph White. White made sure his PICO-8 fantasy console include everything a person might need when creating their game, ranging from code-editing tools, sound creation, sprites, and even…

Trago
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Trago turns drinking shots at a bar into an interactive narrative

How often do you see yourself going to a pub in the middle of the night, just to sit down, have a couple of drinks and chat with the bartender or the person sitting next to you? Well, SpaceGiraff3, a four-person team from Brazil—Alexandre Chaves, Lola Assunção, Felipe Ftezer, and Vicente Reis—decided to make a game to simulate that experience in their upcoming narrative-based, multi-choice game. The game, called Trago, is built around storytelling and has multiple branches for you to pick from when progressing through it. “Every person will play different, so every person will have different opinions about the plot,” said creative director Alexander…

Our Own Storm
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Upcoming war game teaches compassion by having you play as your own killer

Lots of videogames depict war, ranging from the gung-ho realism of the Call of Duty and Battlefield franchises, to the completely ridiculous Totally Accurate Battle Simulator. More often than not, these games make you believe you’re the ‘good guy’, even though you just killed a dozen ‘bad guys’ mercilessly to get to your objective. That’s why a small team of five people—James Earl Cox III, Joe Cox, Elliot Mahler, Denver Coulson, and Tyler Stark—decided to create a war game called Our Own Storm that puts you in the shoes of the person who kills you. It’s a way to humanize each character in war, giving you…