I'm a huuuuuge fan of Failbetter's games and have played Fallen London on and off for over a decade, so I've been excited as hell about Mask of the Rose since it was first announced. It's as good as I hoped (I've played a bunch since this stream) and it's gotten me back into Fallen London heavily.

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Mask of the Rose: failbettergames.com/games/mask…
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I absolutely adored this game. I finished two endings the same weekend as this stream. If you aren't in the mood to play in real dirt, why not instead play in virtual dirt while unraveling the inner workings of a coven and a cult? 🤷🏾‍♀️

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Strange Horticulture: iceberg-games.com/strange-hort…
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I don't know why I didn't turn on the lamp in front of me so that I'm not shrouded in shadow the entire stream. 😂 One of the things I loved about this game is that I felt very able to be patient in figuring things out on stream. I often feel like I need to keep moving at a certain pace, but this stunningly gorgeous game encouraged me to take my time.

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Samorost 3: amanita-design.net/games/samor…
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What delightful games. I finished the second one off-stream maybe later that day. 😁

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Frog Detective: frogdetective.net/
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This was an adorable, light-hearted game. I'm relatively quiet during the stream because there wasn't a ton in the game that was... revelatory? But I'm particularly fond of the art direction and implementation.

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Button City: buttoncitygame.com/
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CW: The game contains scenes including deaths and children experiencing murder. Alcohol abuse, sexual assault, prostitution, violence and offensive language.

This was a weird one. First: it has the best knees in video games, hands down. Second: it gets shocking towards the end of the stream when it switches formats of storytelling and gets kinda graphic in its descriptions of harm and death. The game is (according to the devs) about storytelling, and I begin to see some of what they're trying to do in that back half, but I wish the beginning had been a bit tighter in getting to the thesis.

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Welcome to Elk: welcometoelk.com/
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The art style of this game is outstanding! The pop-up book look is done so well. I'll eventually play more of this. I think it'll run its course in a few hours of play, but that's still a good run.

(Unfortunately, this is another video with crappy audio quality.)

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Astrologaster: astrologaster.com/
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KRZ is an indie classic that I'd never played. I found it to be utterly charming! While yes, subtlety is for cowards, I don't necessarily want a work to resolve every tension it sets up.

This was part of my game studio's Future Proof Plays series of streams. Check out our upcoming schedule and our entire set of archives (including my partner's streams) over on YouTube. Follow me over on Twitch to watch my streams live.

Kentucky Route Zero: kentuckyroutezero.com/
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