Category: Development
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Blackhaven
Developer: HistoriatedPublisher: HistoriatedRelease Year: 2021Platform: WinGenre: Visual NovelTaxonomy: Development; Voice acting/motion capture; Narrative themes; politics/ideology/history; Intersectionality; Black cultural traditions; mechanics Playing as Kendra Turner, a college intern at Blackhaven Hall, a historic mansion burned during the American Revolution. Kendra uncovers a trail of secrets that spans centuries, effecting her future. interviews and other media scholarship…
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Dandara
Developer: Long Hat HousePublisher: Raw FuryRelease Year: 2018Platform: Android/iOS/Linux/Mac/PS4/Switch/Win/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: PlatformerTaxonomy: Development; Playable Black characters; Intersectionality; politics/ ideology/ history; Narrative themes; mechanics In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world. The world is gravity-bending where movement is comprised of jumping, ultimately…
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El Paso Nightmare
Developer: Strange ScaffoldPublisher: Strange ScaffoldRelease Year: 2022Platform: WinGenre: FPS, HorrorTaxonomy: Development, Playable Black Characters Luis Rojas, a down-on-his-luck IT programmer steps out of his motel room to get ice and is instead greeted by horrors beyond imagination originating from iconic monsters of film, literature, and myth. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List
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Madden (Franchise)
Developer: EAPublisher: EARelease Year: 1988, 1990-2022Platform: 3DO/Amiga/Android/Arcade/BlackBerry PlayBook/Game Boy/Game Boy Advance/Game Boy Color/Game Gear, GameCube/Genesis/iOS/Mac/Mega Drive/MS-DOS/Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo 64/Nintendo DS/PS/PS2/PS3/PS4/PS5/PSP/PS Vita/Saturn/Super NES/Wii/Wii U/WIN/ Xbox/Xbox 360/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: SportsTaxonomy: Development; Playable Black characters; voice acting/motion capture; Black NPCs; Black cultural traditions; Narrative themes; robust character creation system; fandom/community/reception; mechanics Licensed by the NFL, players compete as…
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Validate: Struggling Singles in Your Area
Developer: Veritable Joy StudiosPublisher: Veritable Joy StudiosRelease Year: 2022Platform: Linux/Mac/Switch/WIN/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: Visual NovelTaxonomy: Development, Playable Black characters, Black Cultural traditions, politics/ ideology/ history; Intersectionality; Black NPCs Set in the Jersey City area, a cast of 13 singles navigate the realities of love and life. Mature themes. interviews and other media scholarship Return to…
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We Are the Caretakers
Developer: Heart Shaped Games LLCPublisher: Heart Shaped Games LLCRelease Year: 2023Platform: Win/Xbox OneGenre: Strategy, RPGTaxonomy: Development, Playable Black Characters, Black Cultural Traditions, politics/ ideology/ history, Narrative Themes, Mechanics We Are The Caretakers is a 3D grand strategy RPG set in a post-apocalyptic afrofuturist world. Recruit, train and manage a secret faction of high-tech protectors (“The…
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Mafia III
Developer: Hangar 13Publisher: 2K GamesRelease Year: 2016Platform: Mac/PS4/Win/Xbox OneGenre: Action AdventureTaxonomy: Development; Playable Black characters; voice acting; Black cultural traditions; politics/ ideology/ history; Narrative themes; Black NPCs; Intersectionality; fandom/community/reception; Anti-Blackness; mechanics Set in New Bordeaux that is surging with change in response to the Civil Rights movement, Lincoln Clay is double-crossed and left for dead…
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Afro Samurai
Developer: Bandai NamcoPublisher: Bandai NamcoRelease Year: 2009Platform: PS3/Xbox 360Genre: Action AdventureTaxonomy: Development; Playable Black characters; Black cultural traditions; narrative themes; voice acting/motion capture Loosely based on the manga and anime series, Afro Samurai is a 3D brawler with platforming elements where you follow Afro Samurai, a master swordsman, as he fights to become the Number…