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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.

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.

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).

The jam called for music involving the final fall of a hero like they are dying after losing a fight.  My treatment has kind of the minute or two before the fight begins and then a jump scare and then i went with a short battle sequence and an electric guitar solo reminiscent of when Flash Gordon in the 1980 film was being executed with the poison gas (unsuccessfully as it turned out) to close us … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hero's Fall - submission for Weekly Note Composing Jam 5 hosted by emscottish.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Doodle Empires is an alternate history sandbox game all about drawing your own nations with your own histories and stories in a variety of maps. Watch your world take shape and evolve over time, and decide which nations will rise and which nations will fall.  How to play: 1. Create your first nation by selecting a border color and typing up a name 2. Draw the borders of your new nation onto the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doodle Empires.

Can the power of music save the human race? When you and the Raqullan regime descend upon Earth, the plan is to force all humans into submission. Otherwise, exterminate. But when you learn about this curious practice they call music, you realize the humans may be worth more than just labor. Music does not exist in Raqullan society, and your curiosity to learn more may be enough to keep the human… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Message in a Melody.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Glory Hunters is an innovative action-adventure RPG designed for the original GameBoy. It introduces a distinctive and original gameplay twist: progression is driven by earning achievements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glory Hunters.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 670 reviews

The Cat and the Coup is a documentary game in which you play the cat of Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran. During the summer of 1953, the CIA engineered a coup to bring about his downfall. As a player, you coax Mossadegh back through significant events of his life by knocking objects off of shelves, scattering his papers, jumping on his lap and scratch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cat and the Coup.

TWRP Kart! A fan-made game by Battle Stag Studio, inspired by the band TWRP.  A small, karting-themed demo game and proof-of-concept celebrating the music and themes of TWRP. Play as one of the four band members using five available items to aid in your victories! Play as a solo race or with friends in Multiplayer! If you would like to know more about TWRP and their music, please follow the follo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tup-Tup's Wacky Racing Party.

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).

NOTE: Click on the game if "Enter" is not starting the game.  Full screen recommended!  If you let all the enemies build up your PC will have a fun time handling it but overall was super happy with the results.  Cheers! The Xanderwood Strain This was created as for Xanderjam 3!  Please give it a play and leave a comment / review.  I had a lot of fun making it :) https://itch.io/jam/xanderjam-3-sp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Xanderwood Strain.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music

93% User Score Based on 84 reviews

As soon as humanity had the means we sent out an interstellar colony ship. Its design was basic but elegant. And it made it all 40.7 light-years to Trappist-1.— Ship data files On arrival at Trappist-1 you control the Ark. A large spaceship/movable colony and trading hub for your exploration of Trappist-1. Trappist is a story-driven colony builder with resource management in the Trappist-1 solar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trappist.

17%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

17% User Score Based on 63 reviews

Isomer is an isometric strategy game inspired by classic turn based games from the 90s and many other more recent survival titles. It's open ended, sandbox and each world is procedurally generated leading to an almost unlimited number of different worlds to explore, mine, loot and conquer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isomer.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

80% User Score Based on 82 reviews

Final Stardust Cosmic Nexus is a 2D card game that aims to bring a completely new and dynamic battle system by introducing many new features such as Saiments, Magi'Kura, Eishougi, and more! Fast-paced battles with stunning graphics! Get ready to go through an anime-like experience! No DLCs and micro-transactions. All the content will be 100% available with the full release. Join the early acce… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Stardust: Cosmic Nexus.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

79% User Score Based on 922 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 20 reviews

Human life is wiped out. Earth is now a golf course for the ultra-rich. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golf Club Wasteland.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

95% User Score Based on 162 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Steve Jackson's Sorcery! is a four-part fantasy adventure like never before. With tens of thousands of choices, the story rewrites itself around your actions. Battle weird and deadly creatures, cast powerful spells, play with honour, or lie, cheat and steal. The fate of the land of Kakhabad is in your hands! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sorcery! Part 3.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

And You’re There, Too is an ongoing collaborative experience that asks people around the world to quickly describe the future they dream about for themselves. No two playthroughs will be the same. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to And You're There, Too.

Retro Rebound was created for the GamesForLove Game Jam 1: Pixel Arcade https://itch.io/jam/gfl-jams-1 Backstory  (Click Here) Our amazing team of 8 people from across the globe have been working hard to make something special! Drawing inspiration from the mid 80s classic Commodore 64 game Arkanoid, our team have remade this historical 2D game with some twists. Bombs will make you loose a life, yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retro Rebound.

Lórenvalë — Songs Beyond the Elder Woods Lórenvalë — Songs Beyond the Elder Woods is a fantasy music album set in a world divided by a vast, ancient forest known as the Elder Woods. To the west lie the elven realms, secluded and ritual-bound, devoted to preservation rather than conquest. To the east stretch the Ashlands, scarred lands shaped by fire, survival, and healing. Between them stands t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lórenvalë — Songs Beyond the Elder Woods.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics

61% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Available on Steam for the first time, PD Howler 9.6 is THE ultimate graphics and animation tool for all micro indie development studios. Developing games has never been easier, but developing visually stunning games can be extremely expensive and out reach for all but the most fortunate studios. With PD Howler 9.6, even the smallest one-man development studios can now add a layer of visual polis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PD Howler 9.6 Digital Painter and Visual FX box.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

95% User Score Based on 63 reviews

A bio-logical puzzle game, in which you interact with the elements of a microscopic organism. There are 100 levels which will test your lateral thinking abilities to the limit. Plus, a level editor: you can make your own custom puzzles and publish them online. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tricone Lab.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

88% User Score Based on 32 reviews

A turn-based grand strategy game in space, set in the near future: Defend Earth against an alien invasion from the edge of the Solar System and expand your campaign to push them back to their base. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solar War.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

87% User Score Based on 48 reviews

Eipix Entertainment proudly brings you the 20th case in the classic Mystery Case Files saga! When a patient at the Manchester Asylum draws a huge crown covering the walls of her cell, you’re sent to learn what, if anything, it has to do with your past. But when the inmates escape, there’s only one way for you to regain control — find the Black Crown before they do. You’ll need to gather your wits… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mystery Case Files: Black Crown.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

94% User Score Based on 69 reviews

Hyper Bounce Blast is a stomach-churning retro shooter blended with classic platforming action. Bounce, shoot and dodge to survive the ever-increasing enemy attack. Bring it on! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hyper Bounce Blast.