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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.

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 Si… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to She Could Fly: Documentary Escape Game.

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.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

95% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Once Upon The Universe is a god-game that takes you to the VERY beginning of creation. You begin the game just after the big bang, with nothing but an empty space and a lot of super hot hydrogen in the entire universe. Fill the universe with life and watch it thrive - or destory it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Upon The Universe.

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.

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.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

98% User Score Based on 66 reviews

HELLO, WORLD. WELCOME TO HELL. I.T Never Ends is coming for Steam - please help me out by wishlisting - it means more than you know Ticket #404: User cannot find their soul. Ticket #500: The printer is breathing again. Ticket #237: URGENT - Floor 3.5 won't stop existing. In I.T. NEVER ENDS, you are the newly hired Systems Administrator at Nexus Systems Inc.—a company that was de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I.T Never Ends.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music

89% User Score Based on 125 reviews

College Craze is a female gaze adult dating and life simulation game. Find endless sexy possibilities for your own college experience at Sugardale U with your custom female MC, the branching story structure, and +25 love interests. No fade-to-black scenes here, so enroll today! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to College Craze.

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.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

98% User Score Based on 65 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.

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] 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.

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.

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.

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.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, optimization

84% User Score Based on 83 reviews

Critic Score 64%Based on 9 reviews

Jettomero: Hero of the Universe gives the players control over a giant, indestructible robot protecting humanity from monsters, while trying to avoid creating havok and destruction in the process. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jettomero: Hero of the Universe.

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.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

73% User Score Based on 686 reviews

Use gravity, tension, and wind currents to get your hot air balloon to its destination, dropping off cargo on your way, in this ultra-challenging physics-based game. All art used in the Howler was meticulously created by classically-trained experienced painters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Howler.

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.

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.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

78% User Score Based on 103 reviews

Critic Score 8%Based on 1 reviews

Algo Bot is a coding-based puzzle game that takes place deep inside the Europa, a pan-galactic colonisation ship, where a recycling mission goes horribly wrong. Use your algorithm special skills to command Algo Bot, a service droid, and help PAL, a cantankerous line manager, to contain the crisis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Algo Bot.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

90% User Score Based on 552 reviews

This is a casual game. The girl in the game has different CGs and a variety of costume props. There are two different forms on the cute girl. The secret hidden on the girl is waiting for you to discover. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cute Honey.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

LEARN CRAPS. TEST STRATEGIES. UNDERSTAND THE MATH. Craps Royale is not another casino cash grab. It's the most detailed craps simulator ever made — built for players who want to actually understand the game, not just click buttons and watch chips disappear. Every bet. Every rule. Every payout. Exactly like a real casino table, with tools no casino would ever give you. Think of it as a craps table… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Craps Royale: The Ultimate Craps Simulator.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

97% User Score Based on 59 reviews

You wake up by the side of the road with a headache and a stranger's jacket. You don’t recognise it. You don’t recognise the man whose ID you find in the pocket, either.  So why does an older version of you stare back when you turn on his phone? ...And why is she smiling beside him? Unquiet Grey is a visual novel about love and grief. It features: An emotional love story wrapped … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unquiet Grey.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

62% User Score Based on 47 reviews

Discord Join the POLARIS™ Discord community, the best place to discuss the game and to meet fellow players! About the GameSkylancer: Our planets have been overtaken by the Regime. Join us and together we will shatter the yoke of their oppression. COOPERATIVE PVE EXTRACTION Take flight with up to 3 other players for 4 player team-oriented gameplay, focused around guerilla warfare against the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to POLARIS™.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

95% User Score Based on 66 reviews

Welcome to Clarity™ Paperwork is a game about corporate growth. Discover the office of Clarity™ as you join the company to lead a new division towards profit. Build and place desks of various kinds, supports and meeting rooms to increase the office productivity. Optimize your income using different synergies between adjacent desks. Grow, grow and grow! Clarity™ is expecting big and you a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paperwork.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

89% User Score Based on 46 reviews

Welcome to Whaleville!The world’s first town inside a whale. It’s friendly, a little odd and utterly charming. Explore every corner of this peculiar place, help the locals — and maybe they’ll help you find a way out. Or... maybe you’ll decide to stay. Chart Your Own Course Turn the wheel, wind up the key — you're the captain of your own boat. Where will your journey take you? Explore t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Completely Fictional Story About a City Inside a Whale.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music

72% User Score Based on 98 reviews

Game-Changing Freedom—Every Move is Yours Run, 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 pre-rend… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Catch Me.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

95% User Score Based on 193 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.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

83% User Score Based on 63 reviews

In this relaxing cat-filled game, are you ready to discover 100 hidden cats across the unique landscapes of the country? Hand-drawn scenes with colorful streets, historic landmarks, and cultural icons await you. After finding the cats, a relaxing coloring experience awaits. The game offers only color-by-numbers mode, letting you easily bring each scene to life. Gameplay Features Discove… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 100 Cats Lost in Thailand Find & Color.

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.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

78% User Score Based on 176 reviews

B.E.S.T Deluxe Edition includes: B.E.S.T B.E.S.T Walkthrough Mod If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to B.E.S.T.

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

Experience the serene joy of snow plowing in this relaxing simulation game! Drive powerful plows, clear roads, and keep your town safe. Uncover a surprising story, face survival challenges, and tackle advanced weather systems. Embrace winter's chill and become the ultimate snow-clearing hero! 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.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, story

87% User Score Based on 172 reviews

SAHUR: Escape Together – A cooperative survival horror game for 1-4 players. Band together to survive a night of terror and stop the deranged Sahur. Explore dangerous streets, scavenge for resources, and stay clear of his minions… Key genres: Horror, memes, action, coop. What makes it special? Smart AI that adapts to your playstyle. Rising difficulty as you progress. Procedurally gener… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SAHUR: Escape Together.

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.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

82% User Score Based on 1,661 reviews

Immerse yourself in Astrometica, a space exploration and base-building survival game. After an explosion at a mining space station, you awaken inside an emergency pod adrift in the vastness of space. To survive, you must harness your skills, explore the endless universe, and search for other survivors’ emergency pods or outposts. Space Exploration: Experience the thrill of exploring the vastness o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astrometica.

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.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics

93% User Score Based on 477 reviews

Manipulate climate, add plants and evolve creatures in this planet and life sandbox simulation game. From cells to civilizations, spread life throughout the whole planet. Or just enjoy watching your creation burn! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planetary Life.

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.

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.

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.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

57% User Score Based on 53 reviews

A quiet survival adventure about perception and discovery in an alien ocean. Explore a planet reclaimed by nature. Cultivate new life to survive. Journey into unknown depths. Find your way home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aquamarine.