THE 2014 BANANA JAM

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Banana Jam is a fun new game jam from Nerd Monkeys in partnership with IPCA, in which, any member of public can submit a game idea no longer than 140 characters long (for tweeting purposes), with the best game idea being made into a full game by a group of young developers.

All game ideas submitted will be voted on in the Banana Jam poll, … Read More

ANARCHY ARCADE: SMAR-CADE, PROTOTYPE

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See those arcade cabinets in the picture above?  Notice anything strange about them?  Yup, they’re PC games, more importantly they could be YOUR PC games.

Anarchy Arcade allows you to build a fully functional arcade with your Steam library (and other non-Steam games).   Customise the Arcade as you like, with pictures/posters, props, furniture, movies, internet pages, internet radio, YouTube videos, and various types of Arcade … Read More

FICTIONS, PRE-ALPHA DOWNLOAD

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Fictions is an interesting expolration and stealth game that has been made as a Pre-Alpha build for the upcoming game, Somewhere and inspired by the book  “The Approach to Al-Mu’Tasim” by Luis Borges.

Fictions (and Somewhere) has a beautifully surreal visual style, set in a small barren dessert, with floating buildings, burried tellephones, lots of clocks and odd looking gangly characters.  It’s great fun … Read More

HYPHEN, BETA DOWNLOAD

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Hyphen is a great example of a simple, unique idea, expertly done making for a fantastically fun and highly addictive experience.

The idea is simple, you control a constantly rotating neon line (or Hyphen) and you’re tasked with guiding it through a host of devilishly tricky levels. The levels are expertly crafted, with some obstacles seeming impossible at first, but rest assured, there’s a way … Read More

BOKIDA, PROTOTYPE

Bokida is one of the most experimental, playful and satisfying sandbox games you’ll ever play.  It offers a vast, beautifully stark and peculiar environment for you to explore, littered with strange black monoliths, temples and stunning scenery.

The main hook for Bokida though, is the build and destroy mechanics, allowing you to build massive structures, then cut through them at any angle, slicing off chunks … Read More