Archive for October, 2009

Small Worlds entered into CGDC #6!

Small Worlds

My pretentious little art-game Small Worlds is finished, and has been entered into the Jay Is Games Casual Gameplay Design Competition #6! Voting is open right now – you can play and rate all the games here.

There are some really nice games in the competition aside from Small Worlds – here are my picks:

How My Grandfather Won The WarHow My Grandfather Won The War (By OneMrBean)
An absolutely beautiful side-scrolling shmup. Don’t be fooled by the relaxing aesthetic, though, it’s pretty punishing in places.
Hell TourHell Tour (by NOB Studio)
A very slickly produced strategy/rpg sort of thing.  Finishing the game isn’t difficult, but there’s a surprising amount of depth involved in trying to max out all your stats before you get there.
Full MoonFull Moon (By Bart Bonte)
A hugely likeable point-and-click puzzler with a satisfying degree of variety to all its single-screen challenges.
Fantasy of the SordThe Fantasy of the Sord (By Klint Honeychurch)
A defiantly retro metroidvania with some lovely chiptune music and an absolutely impossible final boss.

So there you go – if you have a moment, please give some of the games a play, and vote for any you think deserve to win.