Tag: Mac
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Shadow Man
Developer: Acclaim Studios TeesidePublisher: Nightdive StudioRelease Year: 1999, 2013 (PC), 2021 (Remastered WIN), 2022 (Remastered & Switch)Platform: Dreamcast/Mac/N64/PS/PS4/Switch /Win/Xbox OneGenre: Action Adventure Taxonomy: Playable Black characters; Black cultural traditions; voice acting/ motion capture The Shadow Man, originally Mike LeRoi, was transformed by a voodoo priestess into a guardian of the afterlife where he must stop…
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Psychonauts 2
Developer: DoublefinePublisher: Xbox Game StudiosRelease Year: 2021Platform: Linux/Mac/PS4/Win/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: Action, PlatformerTaxonomy: Development Razputin Aquato, trained acrobat and powerful young psychic, joins the international psychic espionage organization, the Psychonauts. Raz must use his powers to stop the mole before they execute their secret plan– to bring a murderous psychic villain back from the dead.…
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Little Bug
Developer: Buddy SystemPublisher: Red Deer GamesRelease Year: 2021Platform: Linux, Mac, WIN, Xbox One, Xbox X|S, SwitchGenre: PlatformerTaxonomy: Playable Black characters, Black NPCs Nyah is walking home from school when she’s suddenly cast into an uncanny world where there are dangerous spirits. In a foreboding, atmospheric landscape she must find her way home. interviews and other…
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Left 4 Dead
Developer: Valve SouthPublisher: ValveRelease Year: 2008Platform: Mac/Win/Xbox 360Genre: FPS, Survival HorrorTaxonomy: Playable Black characters An outbreak of a highly contagious pathogen, “Green Flu”, led to zombification throughout the world. Four immune survivors make their way towards safety against hordes of the infected. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List
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Hyperdot
Developer: Tribe GamesPublisher: GlitchRelease Year: 2020Platform: Linux/Mac/PS4/PS5 /Switch/Win/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: ActionTaxonomy: Development You control a dot in a circular arena where you must dodge a variety of enemies until time runs out. Testing your skills in over 100 trials, you must dodge everything. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List
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Hex Gambit
Developer: One Man Left StudiosPublisher: Blowfish StudiosRelease Year: 2020Platform: Mac/PS4/PS5/Switch/Win/ Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: StrategyTaxonomy: Development This is a competitive turn-based board game for 1-4 players. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List
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Gobliiins (Franchise)
Developer: Coktel VisionPublisher: Sierra On-LineRelease Year: 1991, 1992, 1993Platform: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, iOS, Mac, WinGenre: Puzzle, AdventureTaxonomy: Development In this game you play as a goblin who solves puzzles and defeats enemies in the quest to save the kingdom. Developed by Muriel Tramis. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List
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Feesh
Developer: Terrifying JellyfishPublisher: Terrifying JellyfishRelease Year: 2016Platform: Linux/Mac/WinGenre: ArcadeTaxonomy: Development Playing as a tiny microorganism resembling a fish, you eat smaller feesh to get bigger and avoid being eater by bigger feesh. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List
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FarRock Dodgeball
Developer: SideB GamingPublisher: SideB GamingRelease Year: 2021Platform: Android/Mac/WinGenre: Indie, RPG, SportsTaxonomy: Development; Playable Black characters; Narrative themes/ politics/ideology/history; Black cultural traditions; Based in NYC, including a story, arcade, and versus mode, it takes you through an NYC experience through dodgeball. In story mode, you play as KJ, who wants to seek revenge after seeing his…
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EarthNight
Developer: CleaversoftPublisher: CleaversoftRelease Year: 2019Platform: Mac/PS4/PS5/Switch/WinGenre: PlatformerTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; Black NPCs; Voice Acting/motion capture; Black Cultural Traditions; mechanics; Narrative themes As dragons have taken over Earth, humanity has fled to space. With that, you must help Stanley and Sydney skydive back to Earth while careening across snake-life dragons above the planet. interviews and other…