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Another game from the Palestinian Aid bundle, this time only for Windows.
A short and simply made but very enjoyable time-loop point and click adventure game about a girl who gets trapped in a strange place with her friends. After seeing one of them die she realises she has the ability to loop back to earlier in the timeline, and so becomes determined to find a way to save them all.
I was recced this by some friends super into this sort of narrative driven RPG Maker game, apparently it both plays with and subverts a number of tropes of the genre. But I enjoyed it a lot even without that context, the characters are likeable and well drawn even though the game is short. Also, the romance aspects are understated but it's very definitely queer, and has a lot of compassion for it's characters. My one complaint on finishing was that the ending left me with some questions, but those got answered by the short sequel "Retrace: A Heartfelt Confession".
One part requires some timing but not fast reflexes. There are horror elements but you can turn off gore and it's not super disturbing. A trans character gets misgendered (sort of, it's complicated) but the narrative respects them. There's the ability to fast forward and change text speed but no other accessibility stuff as I recall.
Download on Itchio
It's not too frustrating or difficult as point and click games go but I did sometimes miss something and need a walkthrough, this one is pretty good at avoiding spoilers.
A short and simply made but very enjoyable time-loop point and click adventure game about a girl who gets trapped in a strange place with her friends. After seeing one of them die she realises she has the ability to loop back to earlier in the timeline, and so becomes determined to find a way to save them all.
I was recced this by some friends super into this sort of narrative driven RPG Maker game, apparently it both plays with and subverts a number of tropes of the genre. But I enjoyed it a lot even without that context, the characters are likeable and well drawn even though the game is short. Also, the romance aspects are understated but it's very definitely queer, and has a lot of compassion for it's characters. My one complaint on finishing was that the ending left me with some questions, but those got answered by the short sequel "Retrace: A Heartfelt Confession".
One part requires some timing but not fast reflexes. There are horror elements but you can turn off gore and it's not super disturbing. A trans character gets misgendered (sort of, it's complicated) but the narrative respects them. There's the ability to fast forward and change text speed but no other accessibility stuff as I recall.
Download on Itchio
It's not too frustrating or difficult as point and click games go but I did sometimes miss something and need a walkthrough, this one is pretty good at avoiding spoilers.
