When I started up Alfonzo’s Bowling Challenge, I figured this was going to be a normal bowling game made in the Pic-8 Engine – and dang, I was incorrect.
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.
Runner ‘WurdWizard’ Tests Your Spelling Abilities Along With Your Fighting Skills
WurdWizard tests your observational skills as well as your sword arm, tasking you with spelling out words while you try to cut down the enemies in your way.
‘Struggling’ Guides Mutants Through Manipulating Disgusting Limbs
Movement can be a struggle, especially when you are a fleshy, screaming blob with two large arms coming out of yourself and no legs – which is exactly who you are in…
‘Tales of Treachery’ Asks Which of Your Friends You Can Trust
Tales of Treachery takes you on a wild and dangerous adventure through scary lands, your phone as your only lifeline throughout.
‘The Last Snow’ is Beautiful, But Something is Not Right
Starting off as an ASCII-style game where you are just moving around inside a computer, The Last Snow then takes you into a beautiful, open 3D world where something is just…off.
‘Heads N Tails: Mythical Pet Shop’ Cares for Unique Creatures
Life is hard, but at least you can take your pets to work in Heads N Tails: Mythical Pet Shop, a game about running a pet-related store while raising your own demanding…
‘Alula’ is a Soothing Game of Stargazing & Gardening
A game focused on trying to bring awareness of loneliness and of non-violent play, Alula sees you planting trees, growing an island, and simply looking at the stars.
‘Plaything’ Puzzles Through Interactions With a Very Human Tamagotchi
Ever want a pet that does more than just asked to be played with, fed, and groomed? Plaything creates a small creature that is far more human then previous Tamagotchi games.
‘Fulfillment’ Captures the Challenges of Working Class Life
It seems like every week there is a new article about how difficult it is to work in places like Amazon Warehouses, and Fulfillment is looking to take that experience into a…
‘Please, Touch The Artwork’ Makes Art Take a Puzzling Turn
Please, Touch the Artwork is a three part puzzle game with three different modes, depending on the exact type of art you select.
‘Dollhouse’ Gives You Many Fun Toys to Play With
Dollhouse, much like an actual dollhouse, is an adorable pastel game/toy that you can play around with, containing far more cool stuff than my dollhouse did.