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Zine making was new to me in May. In July, International Zine Month hit. I created a dozen for a jam. Then kept going. In this collection of 21 fresh zines, you will find a myriad of different media used for a bouquet of ideas. From art zines to cutesy nicknames, political rants to adorable pests, and illustrated cinema tropes to walkabout results, you'll find something for every mood. Each zine … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Zine Collection - International Zine Month 2025.

A small zine in booklet form, 12 pages of collage (architecture books from the seventies and some of my very first linoprints) on the buildings left from ages past, how they were used and destroyed, how we feel about them and what we misunderstood about them. Plus a small list of UNESCO World heritage sites you may never have heard of. Get in touch: Mastodon | Bluesky | Discord You can support… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ruin.

Autumn is coming to Europe, and I look forward to my favourite season. We had some abysmally hot summer days, and I can't wait for rain and cold shadows. This 16-page collage zine was created in anticipation from snippets, pressed leaves and markers. Get in touch: Mastodon | Bluesky | Discord You can support Make it a Triple and get great goodies on Ko-Fi or Patreon: If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Autumn. A mood zine.

A colourful collage zine about the search for alien life. You used to be the village idiot when you believed that something was alive "out there". Now, we have astrobiologists. Created on book pages with snippets from newspapers, brochures, and hand-drawn items. Get in touch: Mastodon | Bluesky | Discord You can support Make it a Triple and get great goodies on Ko-Fi or Patreon: If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Waiting for Proof.

I love scifi so much. I love the absurd assumptions about realworld physics a little less, especially when there are other means toget the same result. Astrophysics is also a plaza where smartypants form an ourobouros konga line of neverending underinformed pop knowledge. This zine is hardly a scientific article but I tried to catch some on the misconceptions at least. Maybe there will eventually … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lightspeed.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

60% User Score Based on 269 reviews

A story-driven adult dating sim / visual novel with a detective style twist! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Time For You - Chapter 01.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

91% User Score Based on 64 reviews

What would you do if you found a cat girl in your apartment? Elena is a hard working businesswoman who just can't find time for herself - until one day she meets Alice, an excitable cat girl, under less than optimal circumstances. What happens next? Find out in this short yuri visual novel! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Why Is There A Girl In My House?!.

I was rewatching Stargate SG-1 when a black hole collapsed and immediately started sucking in everything in sight. It's not what they do. I don't let fudged physics get in my way of having fun with tv but there are some serious misconceptions that I know frighten some people. You can relax though, black holes are not out enemies. They are not coming for us. Written and collaged on a very old goua… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Black Hole.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

76% User Score Based on 79 reviews

Game-Changing Freedom—Every Move is YoursRun, jump, and parkour through dark forests and ancient ruins, evading your relentless pursuer and collecting baskets as you go. The better your skills, the higher you'll climb on the leaderboard!  NSFW scenes are an extension of the gameplay: you can control the camera, earn extra points by hitting combos, or simply sit back and enjoy the view. ❗️ No … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Catch Me.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 34 reviews

After a robot invasion that wiped out most humans from existence, a human calls to DELIVERYCIOUS, one of the few food delivering services left. You, a Delibot from the same company, must venture to another planet to deliver your food. Explore a kilometric building where all kinds of bots will try to steal your food! Follow the story while fighting with creatures beyond the comprehension of y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who's Hungry?.

A 16-page digital PIY zine about stars. Any star thingy I could think of before boring people – we have theme songs, Lucky stars, Lone stars, septuplet stars, stars that are fish or smell good, and, and, and. Dig in!The perfect songs to listen to while reading are Moviestar (Harpo) and the theme songs of Star vs The Forces of Evil. Created for Sunday Zine Club #14. Get in touch: Mastodon | Blu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everything* There is to Know** About Stars***.

Synaesthesia is a fascinating subject. People hear colours or smell sound – what used to be only a dumb junkie joke turns out to be an interesting mechanic in our brains, to have several senses activated at once. Ticker tape is one form of it, which, as most, you don't know about until people tell you that indeed not everyone works like you do. We estimate 6% of the total population being synaesth… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ticker Tape.

Having to be alone is bad, deciding to be is okay. Black&white eight-page one-page minizine. Writing this has been one of the hardest zines I made so far for the extreme shortening of my thoughts on the movements I quote. Get in touch: Mastodon | Bluesky | Discord You can support Make it a Triple and get great goodies on Ko-Fi or Patreon: If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Party of 1.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

98% User Score Based on 47 reviews

This is an emotion-focused short narrative game with an average playtime of around 1 hour. We believe that seeing and understanding our own emotions is a strength in itself. May this inner journey bring you moments of calm and resonance. Anxiety Puppy is an interactive visual novel that tells the story of a young girl in a bustling city, who, while struggling with the pressures of life and wor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anxiety Puppy.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 27 reviews

She Could Fly: Documentary Escape Game is a point and click game with looping levels, which features comics, documentaries and gaming to explore OCD and anxiety. You become trapped in a flat and are forced to figure out how to escape. In this lo-fi game your guide is narrator TIGER ORCHID - a Twitch/ YouTube style narrator who is with you all the way. Played by Shaniqua Okwok (Small Axe, It's a S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to She Could Fly: Documentary Escape Game.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

87% User Score Based on 108 reviews

GIRLDIVERS is a single-player, sci-fi pixel-shooter where you command an adult-themed female squad on rogue-lite missions across alien worlds. It combines strategic combat, RPG-style progression, and erotic visuals, all wrapped in a humorous and stylized sci-fi setting that supports both traditional and Safe For Work modes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GIRLDIVERS.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

90% User Score Based on 915 reviews

My Furry Protogen is a short kinetic novel about a guy who encounters NV-0903, a mysterious woman with a unique cyborg body and an adorable robotic voice. She claims to be a scientist who has come to his planet to study its flora and fauna, and now she needs his help. Why him? Well, for two reasons: He’s the first person she met on this planet. He’s the main hero of the story—what more do yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Furry Protogen.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

97% User Score Based on 307 reviews

The Symbiant is a BL / Yaoi / Gay visual novel about two men, both from vastly different worlds, embracing their sexuality and their newfound romance. It is also a tale of interstellar friendship and being gay in space! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Symbiant.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

94% User Score Based on 72 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

Ultreia is a point 'n click adventure game about a mystical world populated by robots. Underneath the skin of the landscape are caves filled by huge creatures living in the darkness. The journey will take Nymo through the large and phantasmagoric city of Mount St-Troy, to space, and beyond. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultreïa.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

67% User Score Based on 158 reviews

You are alone on a cold, Christmas night, stuck at home, in a foreign country. You get through it by cooking a hot dish intended for six people. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hot Pot For One.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, monetization

77% User Score Based on 69 reviews

Negative Atmosphere: Emergency Room is a first person, cinematic medical horror experience dedicated to precision, tension and trauma. As the Chief Medical Officer on the TRH Rusanov, Samuel Edwards must triage, examine and operate on his crew-mates, as disaster builds and shady figures set the events in motion that will eventually lead to Negative Atmosphere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Negative Atmosphere: Emergency Room.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

98% User Score Based on 136 reviews

Prepare a meal for the Vietnamese Lunar New Year dinner. But hurry, your guests are arriving soon! A short hand-drawn experience full of delicious surprises. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TET.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

98% User Score Based on 174 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 9 reviews

Explore an ocean that exists before the beginning of time and meet creatures with hidden powers waiting to be released. How you choose to influence them will change the fate of the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mythic Ocean.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

98% User Score Based on 114 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 2 reviews

A spacey classic adventure for all! Dexter Stardust: Adventures in Outer Space is a classic point and click adventure; you can walk, talk, and interact with everything in your surroundings. Use and pick up inventory items to solve puzzles in over 100 unique scenes. Playing Dexter Stardust is like watching back to back episodes of a Saturday morning cartoon! With 5 total episodes, feel free to jump… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dexter Stardust: Adventures in Outer Space.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere

98% User Score Based on 266 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

Welcome to Elk is a biographical adventure set on an island like no other, where every character you encounter has a story to tell. From the weird and wonderful to the dark and desperate, all the tales told on Elk are based on true stories of life on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome to Elk.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

96% User Score Based on 6,836 reviews

"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad. It's good, clean fun! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

92% User Score Based on 378 reviews

A small game made with love and humor. It takes only an hour to complete, but it is completely free. If you like it and it makes you smile, that's great! What is the game about?Kota, an elf cosplayer, arrives in a small village where she will help an old friend, teach magic to an orphan, take part in catching the legendary Sasalmon... well, just play and find everything out for yourself! Unique … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kota`s New Journey.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music

89% User Score Based on 125 reviews

Welcome to Sugardale, a mid-sized college town and home of prestigious Sugardale University. You play as an incoming female freshman, ready to make your mark on the world. This game was made for the female gaze, and most pursuable relationships are heterosexual. Choose to study hard, work off-campus, or party every weekend. Manage your grades, followers, and bank account as you meet and interact … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to College Craze.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

98% User Score Based on 124 reviews

Dig deep down the abandoned planet to find it's secrets and earn cash by collecting resources. Spend your money on buying various trinkets and instruments that will help you along the way to earn even more profit. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colony 37.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

90% User Score Based on 171 reviews

Narrative In the recently abandoned village of NaniNani Mura, the last in a lineage of pure monks named Chado-san searches for answers about why he was sent away to Tokyo as a child, why the residents have all fled, and what happened to the beautiful child hood friend he remembers fondly. However a legendary Spirit haunts the village and is hunting your pure energy! Protect Chado-san's purity an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hachishaku.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Remembering Emily is a short visual novel in which Thomas, the protagonist, relives his memories of Emily—memories that led him to her tragic end… although they might not be as clear as they first appear. Fragmented MemoriesThroughout the different chapters of Remembering Emily, Thomas will try to piece together what really happened. Each memory represents a possible path… and each path reveals a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remembering Emily - Mystery visual novel.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

96% User Score Based on 47 reviews

Super Farming Boy™ is an exciting mix of ACTION, PUZZLE, and FARMING SIM, heavily relying on CHAIN REACTIONS and COMBOS. Story In Super Farming Boy™, you play as Super, whose mom and friends have been captured by your evil nemesis, KORPO®©TM, who unlawfully hires you to work on your own land, taxing all proceeds for himself! Now, with your friends and mom up for sale, you must harvest your way th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Farming Boy.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

100% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Glass Heart: Retold is a fresh take on the original game, Glass Heart. Fall in love all over again in this revised version featuring: additional characters and illustrations, updated and longer routes, updated UI, and more! What would you do if your story were coming to an end? Would you choose to live, or would you close your eyes and escape into a beautiful dream? Meira, the Glass-Hearted … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glass Heart: Retold.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay

70% User Score Based on 230 reviews

Nobody likes winter when they get up in the morning and have to clear snow in the entire neighborhood. What if we tell you that clearing snow can be relaxing? Just real snow chill! PS. Persistent ones will learn about the fascinating history of a sleepy town lost somewhere in the high mountains... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snow Plowing Simulator.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

74% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Project CobaltIt began with a contract you were never meant to sign. Inside a cold, sterile chamber, silent doctors watched as you agreed to something you didn’t understand. ☣️ Poison gas filled the room… and darkness consumed you. ⏳ Days later, you awaken on a hostile island . You are weak, hungry, and unarmed . The experiment has already begun — and survival is no longer a choice… it’s the on… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Cobalt.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

83% User Score Based on 2,380 reviews

Techtonica is a first-person factory building game set beneath the surface of an alien planet. Work alone or in co-op to build factories, gather resources, research new technologies, mold the destructible terrain, establish a base of operations, and uncover long-forgotten secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Techtonica.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

43% User Score Based on 146 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

Create the ideal home! From 3D plan modelling through to on-site decision-making, you must bring each project to life while adding your own creative touches, to take your architectural firm to the pinnacle of the profession. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Architect Life: A House Design Simulator.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music

100% User Score Based on 56 reviews

Backwater Eulogy is a stream of consciousness, autobiographical exploration of loss and the double-sided nature of grief. Told as a linear narrative, there are no choices, and there are no alternate endings. Sit and stay for a moment, before leaving. Taking the form of a short visual novel, this is a short story of sorts about grief, moving on, and life in the rural Midwest. As a "kinetic no… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backwater Eulogy.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

87% User Score Based on 370 reviews

4D Toys: A box of toys from the fourth dimension. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 4D Toys.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

56% User Score Based on 216 reviews

A fun clicker with economic simulation in the penguin kingdom. Obtain rare collections, venture into dangerous dungeons, and build your own civilization! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Egg Surprice.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

93% User Score Based on 98 reviews

Take a deep dive into Danya’s and Brahve’s heat and romance in The Symbiant RE:Union. The events take place after two Endings of The Symbiant’s main game. [The following description contains spoilers for the previous game The Symbiant] The first story will transport you to the planet of Cayama, where in the main game Brahve finds Danya in the space port and confesses his love to him. What… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Symbiant Re:Union.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

72% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

Uncover a long forgotten garden, and help it grow anew to attract vegetable inhabitants and curious animal travelers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Garden Path.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

98% User Score Based on 3,682 reviews

Welcome to the world of Psychopomp. There are catacombs hidden under every building in the world. Everyone knew about them, but lied to you about them your entire life. Descend into the depths, and see what awaits below. Psychopomp is a short Psychological Horror Dungeon Crawler. Something is wrong with the world, everything is not as you remember. You don't know why, but everything draws you to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psychopomp.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

94% User Score Based on 49 reviews

People of the distant future have taken a rule: human lives are too precious to risk for the exploration of deep space. That's why in the atmosphere of an alien unfriendly planet, beneath the wide crown of the space garden «Ailanthus», lives a race of artificial servants - Artifites. A young Artifite - explorer, Ein, is tormented by a vague longing. He doesn't know when the expedition began, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ceiba.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

93% User Score Based on 49 reviews

A historical public bathroom simulator about anxiety, police surveillance, and sucking off another dude's gun. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tearoom.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

99% User Score Based on 1,271 reviews

"The consciousness dawning inside of an aquatic egg is prodded alert. It is a male whale calf, stirring with a newfound awareness of body." South Scrimshaw uses the linear VN format to create a science fiction documentary about fictional science. It is composed of over 400 illustrations, painted in a mix of watercolor, ink, and digital media, set against a rich audio backdrop of music… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to South Scrimshaw, Part One.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

97% User Score Based on 180 reviews

Write letters on your typewriter based on people's requests in this cozy Violet Evergarden-inspired game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Every Letter.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

92% User Score Based on 78 reviews

Take a deep dive into Danya’s and Brahve’s heat and romance in The Symbiant RE:Union. The events take place after two Endings of The Symbiant’s main game. [The following description contains spoilers for the previous game The Symbiant] https://store.steampowered.com/app/1883090/The_Symbiant/ The first story will transport you to the planet of Cayama, where in the main game Brahve finds Danya in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Symbiant Re:Union.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

93% User Score Based on 59 reviews

A collection of short minigames about surviving trauma, depression, and a society that values commodification of grief. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OK.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

A visual novel with elements of romance for both sexes, telling about children who escaped to the street from an orphanage. Will they be able to survive if they are needed by a secret organization as cannon fodder? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gear of Glass: Eolarn's war.