Games like The Hero's Fall - submission for Weekly Note Composing Jam 5 hosted by emscottish

submission for Weekly Note Composing Jam 18 hosted by emscottish for Itch.IO May 2025 The prompt for the game jam was simply "Elevator Music" A streaming link has been provided below: https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/brass-button-blues-submission-for-weekly-n... The public-domain status of the track art is below: Year book of the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brass Button Blues.

submission for Weekly Note Composing Jam #16 hosted by emscottish for Itch.IO May 2025 art square provenance: the image is a Pixabay public domain royalty free image. a streaming link has been provided below: https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/sempiternal-skid-canticleDouglas P Stoothoff main site: exedexes1.com/ exedexes1.godaddysites.com/ Youtube subscribe: www.youtube.com/channel/UC… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sempiternal Skid Canticle.

The idea of the game jam's prompt was to evoke a cave. Doesn't specify what kind, could be spelunking alone but I went with a joke that it's a D&D thing where the the adventurer is in the one place that isn't deadly and stuff is closing in. Gelatinous cubes in all directions etc.A streaming link has been provided below:https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/rumbling-cave-submission-for-weekly-note-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rumbling Cave for WNCJ 3 hosted by emscottish.

Two mp3's are provided the first is the acoustic draft with the piano. The second is of the same length and is the final layered version with synth voices. a streaming link to each is provided below: https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/moments-before-disaster-submission-for-wee... https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/moments-before-disaster-submission-for-wee... Douglas P Stoothoff main si… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moments Before Disaster - submission for Weekly Note Composing Jam 2 for Itch.IO hosted by emscottish January 2025.

Ballad of Midgaard's Finest Newbie, Edgar The Horrible! The jam called for more of a full album treatment but it was a hard week so I only have the one track. It's decent length though because implicitly it's going to be part of that French jam that has to do with tabletop RPGs which is due in about 12 days (and which also kind of has the concept of a multi-track submission).  Due to concurrency… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ballad of Edgar The Horrible (Abridged).

Out in the wider world beyond itch this (release CCCLXXIX) is the first track of SebēšEšrā album that is not an Alpha Remix of an earlier piece from an earlier album.  In the sense of having a lead-synth contrapuntally darting around (and doing so effectively, and on-the-beat for the most part with very little flaws) this track could be said to be a remote spiritual successor to Fat Bard Contortio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Crystal Castle - submission for Weekly Note Composing Jam 4 hosted by emscottish.

The Broken Telephone jam series alternates music prompts to make art, and the winning art is used to make a prompt for the music in the next jam following. Therefore this winning art piece from BT-1 is a cute scene with a dragon-like animal and its human friend in a placid environment. I decided to go with sort of a bouncy positive sounding track, in consequence, rather parallel to let's say the c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gentle Dragon.

The text prompt for the Itch music jam was "1000 Pigeon Army" : this led to thinking of Liszt's "St. Francis of Assisi Preaching to the Birds" (composed 1862-1865) for piano. inspired by the saint’s legendary sermon to a flock of birds, which often included doves or pigeons in art and lore. The piece’s delicate, fluttering passages suggest a mass of pigeons taking flight. The slower passages are … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pigeon General Staff.

Extended-play album version of my submission for Impressions Composing Jam : OST #2, hosted by KaleOverlord for Itch.IO for March 2025.  It comprises 5 tracks, each one of which corresponds to a painting by Cole in the 1830's-1840's chronicling each historical stage of Empire.   Usual caveat that the MuseScore PDF's have different instruments due to that app's limitations compared to instruments… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Palimpsest of Fallen Hegemony.

submission for Weekly Note Composing Jam 14 prompt was "Shop Music" went for a whimsical stop and start rhythm with gaps Probably the closest personal inspiration for this is Boltac's Trading Post in the 8-bit NES of Wizardry I : Proving Grounds Of The Mad Overlord YouTube of Boltac: a streaming link is provided below: https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/elysian-armament-bazaarDouglas … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elysian Armament Bazaar.

The text prompt for this game jam was "Underwater" A streaming link has been provided below: https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/gloomtide-abyssal the art square base graphic element URL for copyright is creative commons because it is JPL which is NASA which is US Government: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia23173-enceladus-organics-on-grains-of-ice-ill...main website: https://exedexes1… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gloomtide Abyssal.

Submission to Impressions Mystery Jam #1 hosted by KaleOverlord for Itch.IO June 2025 Instrumental chronicling when Barozek was training with Krodar in Settlestone's Citadel area, before getting whisked away from Jord, later to return to Old Thalos. The loop end-point is simply the end of the piece, it is intended to cleanly loop to the piece's start. A streaming link has been provided below: … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barozek Trains Under Krodar Thunderhammer.

Playtalons the Uncommon Lover is in honor of Tarn Adams's original Guitar and Flamenco piece which servedas the background for the early versions of Dwarf Fortress prior to it going onto Steam. The name refers to an artifact forged in one of my sessions about nine years ago, an adamantite restraint of the topmost quality level possible in DF. (Usually restraints are used to hold animals to one sp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Playtalons The Uncommon Lover.

The prompt for this game jam was "Quartic Harmony" A streaming link has been provided below: https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/el-que-no-transa-no-avanza-ii-weapons-grad... The "fourness" diagram in this music track's cover art is adapted from: Nikolsky, A. (2016). Evolution of Tonal Organization in Music Optimizes Neural Mechanisms in Symbolic Encoding of Perceptual Reality. Part-2: Ancie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to El Que No Transa No Avanza II + Weapons-Grade Irrationality II.

submission for Broken Telephone Jam #8 a streaming link is provided below: https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/lilypad-croak-canticle-submission-for-brok...Douglas P Stoothoff main site: exedexes1.com/ exedexes1.godaddysites.com/ Youtube subscribe: www.youtube.com/channel/UC4WSgBZC…ub_confirmation=1 www.youtube.com/channel/UCL0BaYj4…ub_confirmation=1 itch.io profile link: exedexes1.it… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lilypad Croak Canticle.

My first breakcore piece, created for the Amen Breakcore Music Jam hosted by Ray Nexus for Itch.IO April 2025 I am just a newbie at this but since the genre itself is very freeform I may get away with what I made being basically in the bounds of breakcores rules(?) You be the judge! a streaming link has been provided below: https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/0978_doug-stoothoff_wombatDougl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wombat Glitch.

The jam called for "controlled chaos" as its text prompting, so one could think of this as a sequel to Waiting For The Righting of the Gomboc (Release CCCLXIII) with some differences.  And probably also related to Upon Crepuscular Epiphany (CCCLXI) since in both prior cases things called for chaos. A streaming link is provided below: https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/octadic-rumpus-scherzoDo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Octadic Rumpus Scherzo.

The prompt for this jam was simply "Rainy Weather" A streaming platform link is provided below: https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/quagmires-gnomic-rivulet Douglas P Stoothoff main site: exedexes1.com/ exedexes1.godaddysites.com/ Youtube subscribe: www.youtube.com/channel/UC4WSgBZC…ub_confirmation=1 www.youtube.com/channel/UCL0BaYj4…ub_confirmation=1 itch.io profile link: exedexes1.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quagmire’s Gnomic Rivulet.

The eighteenth logo-era album division, where we leave the world of polygons for Akkadian cuneiform for the album logos. Ranges through the time of July 22, 2024 to September 4, 2024  In the same way that Ešrā overlapped with Life of Rixlor, during Ištešrā I participated in the Thai Game Jam in Itch while waiting for the big pile of concurrent game jams that went through Halloween and Thanksgivin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ištešrā.

The twentieth logo-era album division. Ranges through the time of October 13, 2024 to November 12, 2024  Douglas P Stoothoff main site: exedexes1.com/ exedexes1.godaddysites.com/ Youtube subscribe: www.youtube.com/channel/UC4WSgBZC…ub_confirmation=1 www.youtube.com/channel/UCL0BaYj4…ub_confirmation=1 itch.io profile link: exedexes1.itch.io/ MuseScore sheet music page: https://musesc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ŠalāšEšrā.

The twenty-second logo-era album division. Ranges through the time of December 8, 2024 to New Year's of 2025. Douglas P Stoothoff main site: exedexes1.com/ exedexes1.godaddysites.com/ Youtube subscribe: www.youtube.com/channel/UC4WSgBZC…ub_confirmation=1 www.youtube.com/channel/UCL0BaYj4…ub_confirmation=1 itch.io profile link: exedexes1.itch.io/ MuseScore sheet music page: https://m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ḫamišešrā.

The twenty-third logo-era album division. Ranges through the time of January 1, 2025 to February 2, 2025 Douglas P Stoothoff main site: exedexes1.com/  exedexes1.godaddysites.com/ Youtube subscribe: www.youtube.com/channel/UC4WSgBZC…ub_confirmation=1 www.youtube.com/channel/UCL0BaYj4…ub_confirmation=1 itch.io profile link: exedexes1.itch.io/ Feature.fm overall Artist Bio link: ff… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ŠeššEšrā.

The twenty-first logo-era album division. Ranges through the time of November 13, 2024 to December 6, 2024 Douglas P Stoothoff main site: exedexes1.com/ exedexes1.godaddysites.com/ Youtube subscribe: www.youtube.com/channel/UC4WSgBZC…ub_confirmation=1 www.youtube.com/channel/UCL0BaYj4…ub_confirmation=1 itch.io profile link: exedexes1.itch.io/ MuseScore sheet music page: https://musesc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ErbEšrā.

The nineteenth logo-era album division. Ranges through the time of September 10, 2024 to October 12, 2024. my main website:  Douglas P Stoothoff main site: exedexes1.com/ exedexes1.godaddysites.com/ Youtube subscribe: www.youtube.com/channel/UC4WSgBZC…ub_confirmation=1 www.youtube.com/channel/UCL0BaYj4…ub_confirmation=1 itch.io profile link: exedexes1.itch.io/ MuseScore sheet music… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ŠinEšrā.

The twenty-sixth logo-era album division. Ranges through the time of April 1, 2025 to May 4, 2025 Repost Exchange link repostexchange.com/users/doug-stoothoff DistroKid Slaps forum page slaps.com/dougstoothoff itch.io profile page: exedexes1.itch.io/ Douglas P Stoothoff main site: exedexes1.com/ exedexes1.godaddysites.com/ Youtube subscribe: www.youtube.com/channel/UC4WSgBZC…ub_… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tišēešrā.

A submission for Crunchtime 04 hosted by LoneRabbit for Itch.IO The bulk of the game is conceived as a strategy game preparing to assault Morgoth in Angband between Mereth Aderthad and the Dagor Bragollach (the test of how well the player has prepared their forces).  The prologue has Annael talking to Tuor about how the Long Peace unfolded, and also what happened to Tuor's mother, Rían, after the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to To Rule There A Realm At Their Own Will.

This is the third of my electronica albums using the Roland FA-08 synthesizer, ranging from early to late summer 2023.   I continued to get better at instrumental pieces.Douglas P Stoothoff main site: exedexes1.com/ exedexes1.godaddysites.com/ Youtube subscribe: www.youtube.com/channel/UC4WSgBZC…ub_confirmation=1 www.youtube.com/channel/UCL0BaYj4…ub_confirmation=1 itch.io profile link:… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hexa.

The game jam's prompt was "Stepping on a Lego" a streaming link has been provided below: https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/neon-brick-scream-submission-for-wncj-13-h... Douglas P Stoothoff main site: https://exedexes1.com/ https://exedexes1.godaddysites.com/ Youtube subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4WSgBZCySWQ-wAQ0GMtXag?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Brick Scream.

my profile-level rosebud AI page is here:https://rosebud.ai/profile/06ba9fde-faa2-410f-9a22-ebbb975fad2fI initially wanted this to be a variant like Karian Cross or Monster Sliders like late 90's tetris variant the kind with the shapes where you initially have polygon variant things but you have to 'melt' them to get the secondary combos. Then i got into a trouble and had to get it to run. It is i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xuberance Of Frozen Tetris.

This is my first game in Phaser Launcher using Javascript and Phaser.js.  It is inspired by 80's arcades like Xevious and Slap Fight and Terra Cresta. Command reference:  ESC - leaves the game space = fire button X = air to ground missile button, also in the splash screens advances to the next screen The theme music is the 71st SoundCloud release by me back in 2023: https://soundcloud.com/… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to March Of The Seventy-Two Demons : A Scrolling Shooter by DPS.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

68% User Score Based on 196 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 25 reviews

The dark will reveal all! Explore the macabre past of an old mansion in the 1930's and solve puzzles of light and shadows in this fully black & white survival horror! Players are trapped in this nightmare where darkness is a constant threat! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to White Night.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

83% User Score Based on 3,018 reviews

Welcome to the Game is a creepy horror/puzzle game that takes you into the world of the Deep Web. Explore the Deep Web with the sole purpose of trying to find a Red Room, an online service / website that allows you to see and participate in interactive torture and murder. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome to the Game.

Assembly Opcode March submission for Tiny Music Jam #2 hosted by Aurora595 for Itch.IO September 2025 a streaming link has been provided below: https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/assembly-opcodes-march-60sec Note that per usual the outside-Itch-facing version of the track (for example in SoundCloud for our link) is 60 seconds because it has to hit the minimum length requirements for Distroki… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assembly Opcodes March.

The newest one post-jam v2.07 where i fixed air target transparency is this URL: https://rosebud.ai/p/3f0f3554-9267-4285-bea3-a94d8e9d0417a YT gameplay video of 2.07 is here: The one back during the jam is v2.03 which is this one: https://rosebud.ai/p/8b09818c-49e8-482c-9925-723b944e9f60 and then my artist-level profile on Rosebud is this: https://rosebud.ai/profile/06ba9fde-faa2-410f-9a22-eb… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It's Time To Get Catty!.

Submission for Weekly Note Composing Jam #12 hosted by emscottish April 2025. A streaming link is provided below: https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/dissatisfaction-expands-to-the-available-s... Okay this one goes way back because the original instrumental track is only the -sixth- in the line up (VI) released in March 2023. I assert that fact that the original is so tiny, it doesn't really… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dissatisfaction Expands To The Available Space (Extended Lyrical Version).

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

84% User Score Based on 76 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 1 reviews

Visit a wonderfully peculiar dog's dream in a heroic attempt to save your owner in this beautiful pixel art puzzle platformer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Balthazar's Dream.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

87% User Score Based on 104 reviews

A highly streamlined combat system that removes the tedious elements of tactics If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wanna Survive.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

68% User Score Based on 308 reviews

Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation. Claire must decide who she is going to save. With every choice she'll begin to disco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Claire.

submission for One Little Agony jam hosted by M-112 July 2025 a streaming link has been provided below: https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/film-at-eleven This is approximately tied with Foul-Mouthed Parrot for being the longest vocal track I've ever done, both are approx 9min 20sec This thing in my own assessment is strong in the early to middle but cringe at the end  because of Time constr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Film At Eleven.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, graphics

85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Shadows are the most dangerous creatures in the world. They're fast, they're strong, they have guns! You are a shadowhunter. You have weapons in your arsenal that can destroy a shadow, but that's not enough! You need to move fast and dodge enemy attacks! Each level has a specific task to destroy the enemy. In some cases, you will have to use only grenades, in others only firearms... There are als… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Armed Shadow.

# **helloworld-arseniikyrychenko** - ReadMe File #### Author: *Arsenii Kyrychenko* ##### Modified: *2024-09-03* **0. Link to itch io?**   >  https://arseniikyrychen-class.itch.io/apple-picker >Player can be moved using the mouse   >   **1. What are the controls to your game? How do we play?**   >   >Player can be moved using the mouse   >   **2. What creative additions did you make? … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apple Picker.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music

77% User Score Based on 71 reviews

After a long period without finding a job, Jack is forced to join the family business, which he had disowned since he was a child. He begins what will be his first case, simple in appearance, but which will suddenly become his worst nightmare. Embark with Jack Holmes in a macabre story of living puppets, uncontrolled animatronics and more nightmarish beings through places as strange as a house wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jack Holmes: Master of Puppets.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

100% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Doll Explorer is a turn-based strategy game in which players conquer dungeons by combining various actions such as "take one step forward" and "attack in front of player". The adventures of Tia the witch, Doll the magical life form, and Lilith the princess of the demon tribe begin! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doll Explorer.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

70% User Score Based on 79 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

In Klang, players assume the role of a tuneblade-wielding, elite rave warrior (named Klang) on a quest to free himself from the shackles of Soundlord Sonus. Become one with the music as you battle your way through increasingly challenging levels, timing every action and attack to audio visual cues. Set to the music of legendary EDM composer, bLiNd, Klang is an adrenaline rush sure to challenge eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Klang.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

79% User Score Based on 409 reviews

In this runner game, you play as a mouse who has stolen cheese as much as you can. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mouse (Sneaking).

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

79% User Score Based on 264 reviews

Into The Gloom is a first person puzzle solving horror game based on retro graphics.It features only the black, white and red colors. Explore 18 suspenseful levels to find the items and solve the puzzles. You will encounter terrifying events along your path, and must escape from "The Shadow".This is an atmospheric horror game; creepiness is not only about monsters but the environment, rich envelop… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into The Gloom.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

81% User Score Based on 155 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 9 reviews

Can you beat the beat? Journey as a green LED mysteriously trapped inside a dying boombox and play the ultimate musical experience. In this rhythmic platform adventure where your every action needs to be right on the beat, bring electro, dub and disco music back to life! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inside My Radio.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

88% User Score Based on 224 reviews

Retro platforming action in this adaptation of a terrible movie. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Manos: The Hands of Fate.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

64% User Score Based on 294 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toby: The Secret Mine.

36%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

36% User Score Based on 2 reviews

Fight for love is a 2D Platform Action game based on the story of the major of Simdar army, Ron, whose mission is to protect the Simdar city from external and internal conflicts. Ron used to live in Simdar city and it was the place where he grew up. When he was fresh out of high school, he joined Simdar army as General and later promoted to Major post and had lots of responsibilities over the secu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fight For Love.