From the creators of Hue, Paper Trail is a beautiful game about exploration, puzzles, and a seemingly small town (which is quite foldable) of characters to help.
Author: Jupiter Hadley
Jupiter is a prolific indie game journalist, writing for Metro UK, Big Boss Battle, AlphaBetaGamer, and many more, all with a focus on smaller indie gems. She covers thousands of game jams and indie games on her YouTube channel, letting every game have a moment in the spotlight. She runs indiegamejams.com, a calendar of all of the game jams going on in the world, judges many jams and events.
‘Fostering Apocalypse’ Sees you Caring for a World-Ending Being
In Fostering Apocalypse, the only thing worth saving might just be exactly what’s destroying you. It just so happens to be a cute little demon child who could use some help.
‘Hook Up: The Game’ – A Dating Sim of Confronting Past Trauma
Hook Up aims to confront a character’s past trauma through matching with their bully on a dating app, exploring their memories as they flirt with this abuser from high school.
‘Pest Whisperer’ – A Game of Helpful Creatures Aiding Local Animals
Peasy has come back to his home village in Pest Whisperer, but he feels quite out of place in this world that seems to have grown and changed while he was gone.
‘Imaginaria’ Explores a Quiet, Real World-Inspired Town in Antartica
In Imaginaria, you explore a small town in Antarctica – one designed based on a developer’s personal experience of living there for fifteen months.
‘Mr. Pumpkin 2’ Tries to Make the World a Little Happier
Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon walled city follows a paper cutout man that dreams of riding a dragon. And maybe he’ll achieve that thanks to the people he helps on his journey.
‘Not Tonight 2’ Chases Paperwork Across a Chilling, Dystopian America
Not Tonight 2 takes you on a journey to get the paperwork you need to free a friend. But can you keep yourself out of trouble along the way?
‘Peepaw’s Farm’ – A Farming Game About Hating Farming
If you love getting lost for ages tending your crops and fawning over your livestock, Peepaw’s Farm is absolutely the opposite of what you’re looking for.
‘SuchArt’ Has You Making Flawed Artistic Expressions for Humans
SuchArt is a futuristic painting game where your art can be flawed and crummy, but everyone pays you for it anyway. A utopia, basically.
‘Littlewood’ Rebuilds After the Destructive Aftermath of Saving the World
Littlewood has you taking part in the rebuilding process after saving the world, creating a beautiful town from the remains of the previous one.
‘Lemon Cake’ is About Helping a Ghost Eat Tasty Treats
Lemon Cake is a management simulator where you are running a cafe, baking cakes and taking care of a small greenhouse, all to help a ghost who just wants baked goods.