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So this is what the end of the world looks like

I discovered this site last week and am loving every bit of it. This game in particular has caught my fancy and it’s a Kickstarter I’d love to see succeed.

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Hinterland Studio Inc’s project for their first-person post-disaster survival simulation The Long Dark has a funding deadline of 16 October 2013 on the Kickstarter website. At the time of writing it has already received $54,692 CAD of its $200,000 CAD target and, with over three weeks still left to go, we’re getting behind this curious title.

I initially came across The Long Dark on Emily Clare Afan’s blog earlier this week and then headed over to Kickstarter to take a closer look. To be honest, I can’t say I’ve played many survival games and I’ve found the recent influx of post-apocalypse titles uninspiring (take a look at our Zombies have feelings too video if you haven’t seen it yet). But to come across something in the genre that doesn’t feature the undead – and looks absolutely stunning to boot – then count me in.

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This first person shooter puzzle game is hot

I stumbled across this article on The Verge yesterday afternoon, and had to wait till I got home to try the game.

SUPERHOT is a free Unity first person shooter game that forces you to solve puzzles to progress through the levels.

Time in the game only moves when you do, meaning you’re a puzzle-solving time-traveler… if it weren’t for the violence, you could say this makes you the Doctor’s companion 😉 . If you’re familiar with Braid, you’re bound to like this game. If you’re not – download Braid and get sucked into the awesomeness.

I loved Braid; the music is fantastic, the artwork is mesmerising and the puzzles are mind-boggling. I even tried to incorporate the time-traveling/control aspect of the game into a D&D campaign setting of my invention, but that made my brain hurt a lot.