The RPS Selection Box: Alice0's bonus games of the year 2023

enWed, 27 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000The RPS Selection Box: Alice0's bonus games of the year 2023https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-rps-selection-box-alice0s-bonus-games-of-the-year-2023Alice O'ConnorWed, 27 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-rps-selection-box-alice0s-bonus-games-of-the-year-2023BlobfishPCAction AdventureRPGMacMultiplayer CooperativeSingle PlayerXbox OneBandai Namco EntertainmentThat Which Gave ChasePS5HorrorFromSoftwareFirst personSimulationBrotatoSebil EngineeringPuzzleThird personBird view / IsometricPS4RPS Selection BoxShooterXbox Series X/SArcadeIndieUnsorted HorrorMultiplayer Competitive

This year, I've mostly played smaller games, mostly from small or solo developers. Playing a giant timesink game all day hasn't appealed as I've sought to spend more time in forests and up hills and down rivers, and Destiny 2 burned me out so hard on live service games that I still can't face those. But a year of little games has been great fun, short bursts of play and ideas explored concisely, so here are some of my other favourites.

]]>Our 22 favourite games of 2023 so farhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/our-22-favourite-games-of-2023-so-farKatharine CastleThu, 29 Jun 2023 11:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/our-22-favourite-games-of-2023-so-farOutlandersNintendo GameCubeXbox OneCutesyHorrorAnimeFree-2-PlayThird personDredgeHoYoVersePS4Tango GameworksSurvival & CraftingWingsThe Tartarus KeyCapcomiOSOpen WorldArcadeBlizzard EntertainmentMultiplayer CompetitivePCMacMultiplayer CooperativeTextVeiled ExpertsOmega ForceCompany Of Heroes 3PuzzleWild HeartsWe Love Katamari Reroll+ Royal ReverieManagementHonkai: Star RailNintendo SwitchDiablo IVShooterXbox Series X/SXbox 360Strategy: Turn-Based StrategyResident Evil 4EA MobileThe WreckBirthBabbdiElectronic ArtsSide viewAction AdventurePS5PlatformerFirst personParanormasight: The Seven Mysteries Of HonjoResident Evil 4 RemakeStrategyHack & SlashPS3Story RichRoguelikeA Space For The UnboundPoint and ClickMojiken StudioSegaSeasonVisual Novel & DatingIndieRPGHalls of TormentSingle PlayerPS2Tiny LifeRhythmThat Which Gave ChaseRelic EntertainmentSimulationAndroidBird view / IsometricTeam17Toge ProductionsHi-Fi RushShooter: First PersonDead SpaceStrategy: Real-Time StrategyMr. Saitou

Don't look now, but we're almost halfway through 2023. How is that even possible? I hear you cry. Well, I'm not entirely sure either. The last time I checked it was freezing cold outside and the sun went down at 3pm, but here we are with long, sunlit evenings and that sticky sheen of an early, muggy summer. Or at least it's been quite clammy in the RPS Treehouse this month, as we've all been sweating over our favourite games of the year so far.

]]>Lead a dogsled expedition into horror in this cracking little indie gamehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/lead-a-dogsled-expedition-into-horror-in-this-cracking-little-indie-gameAlice O'ConnorThu, 11 May 2023 14:07:05 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/lead-a-dogsled-expedition-into-horror-in-this-cracking-little-indie-gamePCCan You Pet The DogIndiescoveryIndieThat Which Gave ChaseHorror

It's a beautiful spring day, so what better time to close your shutters, put on your headphones, and tether your sled dogs to head out into frozen wastes? I've had a wonderfully unnerving time playing That Which Gave Chase, an hour-long indie horror game where you play as a musher in charge of a sled dog team taking a scientist back to an abandoned expedition. It's a good'un, with clever fast cuts between scenes and a strong sense of growing dread.

]]>Screenshot Saturday Tuesday: Flushing the tutorial out the airlockhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/screenshot-saturday-tuesday-flushing-the-tutorial-out-the-airlockAlice O'ConnorTue, 02 May 2023 12:41:20 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/screenshot-saturday-tuesday-flushing-the-tutorial-out-the-airlockScreenshot Saturday MondaysPCAction AdventureRPGMacFading AfternoonSingle PlayerXbox OneRhythmThat Which Gave ChaseScreenshot SaturdayHorrorRacingPuzzleWorld of HorrorYsbryd GamesTask Force AdmiralMastertronicManagementPoint and ClickShooterEtosThe Age of HellTiny AtollsSpectraFull FathomStrategy: Turn-Based StrategyDistraction MachineIndieIndiescoveryMultiplayer Competitive

Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter's #screenshotsaturday tag. And every Monday (or Tuesday, after a holiday weekend like this), I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, my eye has been caught by weird musical contraptions, a quiet moment on the balcony with a cup of coffee, chill building, frozen sledding, and the ability to skip a game's tutorial so hard that it sinks to the bottom of the sea. Come admire all these interesting and attractive indies with me!

]]>Screenshot Saturday Mondays: a fluorescent tube into your immersively simulated facehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/screenshot-saturday-mondays-a-fluorescent-tube-into-your-immersively-simulated-faceAlice O'ConnorMon, 03 Apr 2023 14:20:28 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/screenshot-saturday-mondays-a-fluorescent-tube-into-your-immersively-simulated-faceBeacon of NeydaScreenshot Saturday MondaysStealthPCWitherswornAction AdventureRPGMacSingle PlayerXbox OneRhythmThat Which Gave ChaseScreenshot SaturdayHorrorPlatformerFirst personThirsty SuitorsRacingThird personEnigma StudioMastertronicSurvival & CraftingEchostasisShooterRequisition VRMotordoomSpectraCorpus EdaxWe Took That TripArcadeIndieIndiescoveryMultiplayer CompetitiveLife Simulation

Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter's #screenshotsaturday tag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, we have immersive sims spraying perfume and hurling fluorscent tube bulbs, motorbike murders, and several journeys with animal friends. Plus, I've been away a few weeks for various reasons, so this Monday I have a little catch-up on some bits and pieces I made notes of last month. Look!

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