NUTS is a pretty straightforward game. You’re in a surreal green, yellow, and orange world, tracking squirrels who leave a tree at night and move towards a watering hole.
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.
‘Monad’ Plays With Living, Moving Artwork
Interactive bits of art always provide a relaxing experience, especially as they play out, showcasing an intriguing creation. Monad is what I’d call interactive art, but almost breathing and living artwork that…
‘Hypochondrinomicon’ Makes Puzzles Out of Enemy Attack Patterns
In Hypochondrinomicon, you need to plan out your attacks after viewing your enemy, choosing the best way you think you can counter their moves, and then let them play out for good…
A Butterfly Brings Life to the Dull Existence of ‘Mosaic’
A lot of games are full of color, life and hope. Many games take us into worlds so much better than our own, while others show us worlds that might be a…
‘Assemble with Care’ Tells Stories Through Fixing Things
Assemble with Care is a touching narrative puzzle game that has you learning how to repair many different objects while also learning about yourself and the people you meet.
‘Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery’ Rotates Buildings to Solve Small City Puzzles
Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery is an adventure game where you play a detective trying to figure out what happened to your father, and ultimately, your hometown.
‘TapTap Hero’ Saves (and Entertains) Falling Office Workers
Office jobs are pretty boring – that is until a superhero hangs out right outside your office, catching and playing with whoever wants to jump off the roof.
‘Around Mars’ Flings Moons into the Planet’s Atmosphere
A simple concept for a mobile game (but with lovely visuals and relaxing audio), Around Mars sees you attempting to get moons within the atmosphere around the planet Mars.
‘Plantgotchi’ Takes Care of Cute Leafy Pets
Taking care of really chamring pixelated pets will always be something I enjoy. Plantgotchi is an adorable, Twine-best pet game where you’ll end up with one of 12 plant pals.
‘Ring of Pain’ Brings Danger & Aid Through Devilish Card Choices
Presented with two cards, you must make choices to move further into the dungeon – taking on monsters, creatures and hopefully finding helpful objects.
‘Squirrel & Bear: Europe’ Teaches Kids About Different Cultures
Some games do more than just take you to a fantasy world. In fact, Squirrel & Bear: Europe has the goal of teaching children about different cultures and languages in the real…