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My Favorite Small Video Games

Created: 11/08/2022 - Last updated: 16/09/2023

Here's a bunch of small games I've played. They are indie games that take less than 10 hours to play.

Death And Taxes

itch.io page / 2020 / played x 1 on PC / Last played 12.2022

You're a grim reaper... working in an office. Choose who gets to live and die every day, and be sure to follow the rules if you don't want to get reprimanded by middle management!

Living my goth dreams by playing... Death. I really love the aesthetic of this game, and the fact that you can choose the way your character looks - from classic skeleton to tentacle monster. It reminded me a bit of Papers Please, but I appreciated that there were a few extra things in it, like a bar where you can chat with a cool bartender and other local workers. The work gets a bit repetitive after a while but that's part of the charm of those games, and I liked that it wasn't timed at all so I could take all my time reading the different profiles and making decisions.

Democratic Socialism Simulator

itch.io page / 2020 / played x 2 on PC / Last played 08.2022

You've just been elected as the President of the United States. Will you manage to transform it into a democratic socialist utopia?

Democratic Socialism Simulator is a simple but fun game where you have to take decisions for your country, while not alienating your voters, not tanking the national budget, and striving to become more sustainable.

Oxenfree

Official website / 2016 / played x 1 on PC / Last played 09.2023

A group of teens goes to spend the night on an island to have fun around a campfire. They brought a radio because they heard some weird things can happen when you tune in to the right station... but it looks like they weren't prepared to open a portal to another dimension and deal with the consequences!

This was such a nice game! Quite creepy, especially the ending (although there are several endings), but in a very... aesthetic way? I loooved the use of analog radio, how you could use it to solve puzzles, to listen to information and even to unlock doors. And I loved the whole paranormal dimension, and the plot in general. You have quite a lot of control over the story and over your relationship to your friends, so it doesn't feel too linear. I highly recommend this game!