Sandwich Imagineer at Twinbeard. Made Frog Fractions. May or may not have already made Frog Fractions 2 through 5.
honestly it really helped unblock my game dev brain this month to play a game that was just remorselessly indifferent to explaining itself
Rain World - if you’re unfamiliar it’s a survival-platformer with a fairly intricate ecosystem, and the game is willing to explain some of the platforming mechanics and none of the motivations, capabilities, or weaknesses of the many other critters you encounter
So it’s a lot of meeting a new thing and going “which of us is food? how can you help me? how can I get past you?” And every time I’ve caved and looked up info about a creature the possibility space is always much, much bigger than I would have imagined.
Ah I bounced off of Rain World early, maybe I should try it again
I don’t blame you, it’s feverishly difficult
It’s definitely rearranging the insides of my brain in ways I hope are good but it’s also not an easy thing to recommend
I was very confused due to glittermitten grove's conversation mechanics and I think figuring it out was what made it so memorable
Glittermitten Grove was a surprise and delight because it was basically sold as "Frog Fractions 2's camouflage dust jacket" and it turned out to be a DAMN SOLID GAME on its own merits
...GODDAMMIT, I NEED TO FINISH FROG FRACTIONS 2 SOMETIME
A solid 1/5 of the time playing games I'm stoned anyway and not fully paying attention so yeah this tracks.