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Hatamari

In Hatamari you are a sea urchin with dreams of becoming a hat while gathering hats to stay safe from predators.

Hatamari was cobbled together over a few days and was inspired by the members of the Fantastic Arcade discord.

Developer: Coby West

@HowdySkunk

Zoop Zoop Bee Adventures 7 / Wasm4

Pollinate the meadow! Dodge the Duck! Go on an adventure with Zoop Zoop and his friends, to save his meadows from the dastardly Dick Dastardly Duck! Compete with your friends to collect the most yummy pollins!

A game made in Wasm4, a fantasy console without all the bells and whistles. Wasm4 supports many compiled languages, my favorite being Zig. There are merely 15 functions and 64kb to use, cartridges come with rollback multiplayer and save states built in.

Wasm4 makes low-level and new programmers feel at home, use your own text editor, language of choice, and sprites can even be drawn in binary!

Made by Award Winning programmer Garrett Hale and June R. professional Community Manager and Hobby Horror Streamer on Twitch.

Developer: Garrett Hale, June Rodriguez

@HauntedPeppers

uCaptain2: World of Fishing

uCaptain2 is the world's first open world fishing simulator for PC and mobile devices! This project is developed by Studio Pareidolia.

uCaptain2 is working with theAdrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Centerto spread awareness of climate resilience. If you’re interested in connecting with fellow climate-minded game devs, looking for information on climate change and the games industry, or just want to learn more about the work that’s being done, visit the Arsht-Rock’s website!

Developer: Studio Pareidolia

Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist

Embark on your struggling artist adventure. Draw and sell art to cheeky critics to reclaim your lost art career. Explore the endearing art-starved town of Phénix and show them you're a true artist!

Draw and sell art on the go using your handy foldable easel. Explore the endearing puppet town, get to know the residents and what makes them tick. Help them out with commissions, like drawing a new ad for Steve's restaurant! Or why not buy a studio so you can work from home, just like the good old days?

Developer: Flamebait Games

@FlamebaitGames

Dredge

DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.

Captain your fishing trawler to explore a collection of remote isles, and their surrounding depths, to see what lies below. Sell your catch to the locals and complete quests to learn more about each area’s troubled past. Outfit your boat with better equipment to trawl deep-sea trenches and navigate to far-off lands, but keep an eye on the time. You might not like what finds you in the dark…

Developer: Black Salt Games

@BlackSaltGames

Garden Story

Unify a broken community as the newly-appointed Guardian of The Grove. Traverse a vibrant island to combat invasive Rot, inspire its inhabitants, and rebuild your home. You won't have to do this alone: fruity friends await, ready to lend a hand! Concord, the youngest grape in The Grove, is now a Guardian, and it’s their job to help restore the island. That’s a lot to shoulder for a grape barely off the vine… and more than a few inhabitants are skeptical they have what it takes. Fortunately, Concord has friends like Elderberry, Rana, and Fuji on their side! With their help, you can take on the dangerous Rot and find ways to encourage other residents to assist in the efforts.

Developer: Picogram

@gardenstorygame

THINK! Public Schools

Tiffany K. Smith is an interdisciplinary artist from Los Angeles living and working in Austin, TX. Drawing on her past experience as a teacher, she makes digital collages, videos, and interactive web-based experiences that examine the impact of gun culture and gun violence in American schools and considers the future of education. Her projects often pull from advertising, active shooter training, and political speeches to raise questions about America’s values and encourage a deeper investigation of policies shaping education.

Smith graduated from UCLA with a bachelor's degree in studio art in 2011 and a master's degree in education in 2017. From 2016 to 2021, she taught social studies to middle and high school students in Los Angeles public schools. Her work has been shown at The Wende Museum (Los Angeles, CA), DORF (Austin, TX), Art Room (Fort Worth, TX), FLAT PACK (Albany, TX), and California State University, Long Beach.

Artist: Tiffany K. Smith

@tiffanyksmith_studio