Category: Development
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DON’T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale
Developer: Tristan BaronaPublisher: Taco Pizza Cat GamesRelease Year: 2019Platform: Switch/WinGenre: RPGTaxonomy: Development; Narrative themes; Playable Black characters; Intersectionality Trying to find success in life, a mentally ill game developer becomes wrapped up in the manifestations of his own inner demons and has to face the realities of social interaction and personal growth. interviews and other…
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Demolition Derby
Developer: Bally MidwayPublisher: Bally MidwayRelease Year: 1984Platform: ArcadeGenre: RacingTaxonomy: Development A game where you use your car to damage other cars while attempting to avoid taking damage from other cars. Created by Jerry Lawson. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List
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Chrono Ghost
Developer: NITETIME StudiosPublisher: NITETIME StudiosRelease Year: 2019Platform: WinGenre: Action AdventureTaxonomy: Development; mechanics As the Chrono Ghost, you must prove yourself to the Spirit of Time. You have the power to speed up, slow down, and stop time. As you progress in the game, your dexterity, reaction speed, and ability are tested against a flow of…
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Catacomb Kids
Developer: FourbitFridayPublisher: FourbitFridayRelease Year: 2015Platform: WinGenre: PlatformerTaxonomy: Development; Playable Black characters 500 years ago, the demon sorceress Abys was sealed away beneath her fortress. Now known as The Catacombs, kids from all over seek riches, power, knowledge, and escape in the depths of the dungeons. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List
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Black Salt Coreruption
Developer: Ratti EntertainmentPublisher: Ratti EntertainmentRelease Year: 2019Platform: WinGenre: FightingTaxonomy: Development; Playable Black characters; Black cultural traditions Responding to a distress call from an unknown source, Gatling and his team get sucked into a dimensional portal finding themselves stranded in a mysterious forest. They run into another hero, Black Salt, and decide to team up and…
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Before I Forget
Developer: 3-Fold Games, Plug In DigitalPublisher: 3-Fold Games, Plug In DigitalRelease Year: 2020Platform: Linux/Mac/Switch (2021)/Win/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: Visual NovelTaxonomy: Development This game explores what it means to lose your memories and how living with dementia affects your life and those around you. You play as a woman living with early onset dementia, Sunita, piecing…
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Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan
Developer: Kiro’o GamesPublisher: Kiro’o Games, Dear Villagers, Plug In DigitalRelease Year: 2016Platform: WinGenre: RPGTaxonomy: Development; Playable Black characters; Black NPCs; Black cultural traditions; Narrative themes; Intersectionality; politics/ideology/history; mechanics Set in a 2D setting, in Auriona, based upon the cultures of Africa, you play as Enzo Kori-Odan, the prince of Zama, who is betrayed by his…
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Anew: The Distant Light
Developer: Resonator InteractivePublisher: Resonator InteractiveRelease Year: 2021Platform: WinGenre: Action adventureTaxonomy: Development You are a child with limited resources, waking up on a distant alien moon, twenty light years from Earth. You must now carry out a mission of critical importance while you repair your home ship and solve the mystery of your missing co-pilot. interviews…
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An Airport for Aliens Currently Run By Dogs
Developer: Strange ScaffoldPublisher: Strange ScaffoldRelease Year: 2021Platform: Switch/WIN/Xbox One/Xbox X/SGenre: AdventureTaxonomy: Development; Playable Black characters; narrative themes In a universe where you and your fiancee are the last two human beings left, you are in an airport run by dogs where a series of deep multiple-choice conversations with your fiancee occur. In the game, you…
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Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield
Developer: Aerial KnightPublisher: HeadUp GamesRelease Year: 2021Platform: Android/iOS/Linux/Mac/PS4/PS5/ Switch/Win/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: 3D Sidescroller, PlatformerTaxonomy: Development, Playable Black characters, Black cultural traditions, Narrative themes; mechanics; politics/ideology/history Set in Detroit, you play as Wally, a man trying to escape with his family’s stolen treasure which grants him special abilities. Mechanically you perform acrobatic moves such as…